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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         7 . A system for conducting commerce and sales operations comprising:
 at least one mobile device, removably and communicatively coupled to a mobile holster, the at least one mobile device implementing a front-end point-of-sale software application;   a local server, coupled to the at least one mobile device via a first LAN and communicatively coupled to a payment processor, the local server implementing a central software application and an in-memory analytic application;   a central server, communicatively coupled to the local server via the first LAN, the central server implementing a central software application and an in-memory business analytic software application.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising an integration server communicatively coupled to the first LAN. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising an application server communicatively coupled to a database server via a second LAN, wherein the second LAN is communicatively coupled to the first LAN. 
     
     
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