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.
Claims2
A web-based point of sale (POS) builder system comprising:
- one or more point of sale terminals, that display POS screens,
- an internet connection from said one or more point of sale terminals to a web server,
- one or more local or remote PC workstations,
- point of sale builder software that runs on said web server, and
- one or more cameras,
- wherein said local or remote workstations are utilized to build or edit said POS terminals in real time, from anywhere in the world and over the worldwide web, wherein said web servers are provided as a vendor subscription service wherein web server software resides and is hosted on said vendor's remote servers and wherein subscriber company's POS terminal access and repeatedly interact with said web server software from said vendor's remote servers, in order to perform the subscriber's desired function, over a network, wherein the network comprises the internet, and
- wherein video captured by said cameras is processed and organized by video software residing on said point of sale personal computer hardware.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.