System, method and apparatus to facilitate commerce and sales

Abstract

A system and method for conducting commerce and sales operations is disclosed. A sales representative identifies a customer, chooses a product, and completes a sales transaction using a front-end POS software application. The sales data is transferred to a central storage server, where a master database is created with the data from the front-end POS software application. The central storage server transmits and receives data from back-end corporate servers and databases and creates a master database containing data from corporate applications. The front-end POS software devices uses a holster that includes a docking station, sliding cradle for a mobile device, a card reader, and an infrared scanner to identify products and complete payment.

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         10 . A system for conducting commerce and sales operations comprising:
 a first location comprising at least one mobile device, the at least one mobile device being removably and communicatively coupled to a mobile holster and implementing a front-end point-of-sale software application;   a second location comprising at least one mobile device, the at least one mobile device being removably and communicatively coupled to a mobile holster and implementing a front-end point-of-sale software application, and at least one local server, the at least one local server being communicatively coupled to the at least one mobile device via a first LAN and communicatively coupled to a payment processor, the payment processor implementing a central software application and an in-memory analytic application,   wherein the first location and the second location are communicatively coupled to a central server that implements both a central software application and an in-memory analytic software application.   
     
     
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