Point of Sale Enhancement System and Method

An apparatus for point of sale enhancement, the apparatus comprising:

• a control data capturer, configured to capture control data of an operation on a POS (Point of sale) terminal computer of a first party;
• a transaction data extractor, in communication with the control data capturer, configured to extract transaction data from the captured control data;
• and
• a query issuer, in communication with the transaction data extractor, configured to issue a query based on the extracted transaction data against a remote computer of a second party.

A computer implemented method for point of sale enhancement, the method comprising steps the computer is programmed to perform, the steps comprising:

• a) capturing control data of an operation on a POS (Point of sale) terminal computer of a first party;
• b) extracting transaction data from the captured control data;
• and
• c) issuing a query based on the extracted transaction data against a remote computer of a second party.

A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for performing steps of point of sale enhancement, the steps comprising:

• a) capturing control data of an operation on a POS (Point of sale) terminal computer of a first party;
• b) extracting transaction data from the captured control data;
• and
• c) issuing a query based on the extracted transaction data against a remote computer of a second party.