Patent ID: 9747632
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. An improvement in database storage and retrieval systems for retail point of sale (POS) computer-based systems, said improvement comprising a store mobile cloud application and a specialized universal serial bus wiring harness operable through a mobile tablet device having a display screen and a Wi-Fi or wireless cellular connectivity back to a central corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and point of sale (POS) store systems server, in communication with a mobile scanner system and incorporating mobile applications for managing real-time store level inventory and transacting retail store purchases for customers, comprising: a) mobile applications associated with said corporate ERP system and POS store systems server, connected and operated via encrypted Wi-Fi or wireless cellular connectivity relating to real-time store level inventory management and mobile POS sales transactions within the store environment, wherein said mobile applications are available to either manage real-time daily store level inventory management directly accessing said corporate ERP system and visible chain-wide or process POS transactions for customer purchases including selling merchandise unavailable within an operating store from any other store or warehouse within a retail chain, wherein once said POS transaction is completed sold merchandise is allocated and updated within said corporate ERP system and systemically visible chain-wide; b) wherein said mobile application displays: i) real-time store inventory data and management applications associated with software that provides entry of daily store level inventory management directly connected to said corporate ERP system; and ii) displays POS sales data and transaction means associated with said POS store systems server that provides ability to carry out sales transactions within said mobile application throughout said operating store or beyond its walls regardless of physical location; c) said mobile applications being connected through said Wi-Fi or wireless cellular connectivity back to host applications running on the corporate ERP system and the POS store systems server, providing the user interface for said host applications and operating on said mobile scanner system for both real-time daily store level inventory management and POS customer sales transactions throughout the store and beyond its walls; d) said mobile applications being operative to establish a Wi-Fi or wireless cellular connection between said mobile scanner system and said software; e) said mobile tablet device being attached to Universal Serial Bus (USB) input devices, such as a scanner and Magnetic Strip Reader (MSR), of said mobile scanner system through a base mount universal receiver adapted to removably mount said mobile tablet device on said Universal Serial Bus (USB) input devices through said specialized universal serial bus wiring harness to effect communication between said scanner and mobile tablet device and enable real-time store level inventory management and mobile POS sales transaction data transfer; f) said Main Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a previously programmed Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) that is initiated through execution of said store mobile cloud application system for controlling all actions of said USB scanner and a gun trigger for activating a scan operation of an item of interest to a customer by an employee of a retail establishment; g) said store mobile cloud application system activated by initiation through selection of said icon causing said EEPROM of the Main PCB to communicate with said mobile tablet device, launching said mobile applications to ready said mobile tablet device for receiving a scanned barcode; h) said Main PCB having said previously programmed EEPROM that is initiated through execution of said store mobile cloud application system for controlling all actions of said USB MSR input device for activating an MSR operation through the swipe of a customer payment card, initiating a Payment Card Industry (PCI) secured payment card authorization through the bank card processor by an employee of a retail establishment; i) said mobile applications communicating with said ERP system to obtain detailed information for real-time daily store level inventory management purposes for such tasks as physical inventory, cycle counting, inventory receiving, store to store transfers, return to vendor and product re-ticketing; j) said mobile applications communicating with said store systems server to obtain specific product information such as, product availability within the store and chain, price and any promotions available, available electronic and physical coupons and customer loyalty information; k) said mobile applications enables mobile POS application and executes authorization of electronic payment card transactions; l) said mobile applications communicating said POS to said POS store systems server and initiating allocation of said product inventory unavailable in the store and sold from within the chain, sending a receipt therefor to the e-mail address of the customer if requested and/or printing a hard copy of the transaction on a central printer in the store; l) providing said specialized universal serial bus wiring harness attachment through said base mount universal receiver to interchangeably mount and communicate with said mobile tablet device, said base mount universal receiver allowing for interchangeability between different docking stations and providing for functionally and operation at said different docking stations while functioning to communicate with both said corporate ERP system and said point of sale (POS) store systems server; whereby the customer purchases a product from any retail store employee having a mobile scanner system receiving full product details, price, promotions, electronic and physical coupons, customer loyalty data and rewards and then charges the purchase in a friendly, efficient, informative atmosphere without having the need to bring the product to a central checkout station and waiting in queue to check out.