Web-based point of sale builder
AssigneeCloudofchange, LLC
InventorsWayne Baratta, Quentin Olson
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Abstract
This invention provides a system and a method for online, web-based point of sale (POS) building and configuration, which can assist non-expert business operators in building, editing and testing a point of sale system to manage their businesses. The business operations range from a single branch to a large chain of stores or branches. The key advantages of the Web-based POS builder are that it is completely built on the foundation of the Web. The POS builder is accessible anywhere in the world. It can be used by a person of any skill level. The POS builder builds, edits, and tests new POS terminals in real time.
Claims31
A web-based point of sale (POS) builder system comprising:
- at least one server configured to:
- communicate remotely with one or more computing devices over a network, the network comprising the Internet, to provide said one or more computing devices with access to POS builder software on said at least one server for creating or modifying one or more POS terminal functions for supporting one or more POS transactions associated with one or more items;
- and
- communicate remotely with one or more POS devices over the network to configure at least some of the POS devices with the POS terminal functions for supporting the one or more POS transactions, said POS transactions by corresponding customers respectively associated with at least one of said one or more POS devices,
- wherein each POS device is configured to store transaction information corresponding to the one or POS transactions respectively carried out thereat, builder information used for creating or modifying the one or more POS terminal functions, or a combination thereof, whereby such transaction information and builder information is accessible to the corresponding POS device without access to the network or the at least one server, and
- wherein the transaction information regarding the one or more POS transactions, the builder information used for creating or modifying the one or more POS terminal functions, or a combination thereof comprises one or more of item information, employee clock information, customer add/update information, item add/update information, promotion information, loyalty point information, discount information, taxation information, item cost information, or inventory information.
A method of implementing a web-based point of sale (POS) builder system, the method comprising:
- communicating from one or more servers, with one or more computing devices over a network, the network comprising the Internet, to provide said one or more computing devices with access to access to POS builder software on at least one server for creating or modifying one or more POS terminal functions for supporting one or more POS transactions associated with one or more items;
- receiving by said one or more servers, over the network information for creating or modifying the one or more POS terminal functions on one or more POS devices;
- and
- communicating remotely, from said one or more servers, with the one or more POS devices over the network to configure at least some of the POS devices with the POS terminal functions for supporting the one or more POS transactions, said POS transactions by corresponding customers respectively associated with at least one of said one or more POS devices,
- wherein each POS device is configured to store transaction information corresponding to the one or POS transactions respectively carried out thereat, builder information used for creating or modifying the one or more POS terminal functions, or a combination thereof, whereby such transaction information and builder information is accessible to the corresponding POS device without access to the network or the at least one server, and
- wherein the transaction information regarding the one or more POS transactions, the builder information used for creating or modifying the one or more POS terminal functions, or a combination thereof comprises one or more of item information, employee clock information, customer add/update information, item add/update information, promotion information, loyalty point information, discount information, taxation information, item cost information, or inventory information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.