Method and apparatus for dynamically processing events based on automatic detection of time conflicts

An article comprising a machine-accessible storage medium having associated data, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:

• selecting a first event associated with a transaction and an event time;
• determining whether a conflict exists between the event time and an item time associated with a second event included in a set of events stored in an event processing apparatus;
• and
• providing information associated with the first event for further processing of the set of events stored in the event processing apparatus if the conflict is determined not to exist.

A scheduling system, comprising:

• a point of sale device having information associated with a first event, wherein the first event is associated with a transaction and an event time;
• an event processing apparatus capable of being communicatively coupled with the point of sale device, the event processing apparatus including a memory capable of storing the information associated with the first event, the memory further storing a set of events, the set of events including a second event, the second event being associated with an item time;
• and
• an event processing module capable of identifying a conflict between the event time and the item time.