Patent ID: 6644547
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
A retail terminal comprising:a microprocessing unit; a plurality of ports, each port in electronic communication with said microprocessing unit; a display in electronic communication with said microprocessing unit; a touch-screen in electronic communication with said microprocessing unit and overlaying said display; an interface in electronic communication with one of said ports and adapted to be in electronic communication with a legacy retail system wherein said microprocessing unit is able to utilize retail data from the existing retail system; a card reader electronically coupled to one of said ports; a camera electronically coupled to one of said ports; a scale electronically coupled to one of said ports; a server electronically coupled to one of said ports and adapted to be connectable to the internet to obtain internet data; and memory in electronic communication with said microprocessing unit and having a plurality of instructions stored therein, which when executed by said microprocessing unit, causes said display to be divided into a plurality of retail function windows including a PIN entry area, an internet area, a weight area, a scrolling receipt area, and a video-conferencing area, wherein said PIN entry area in conjunction with said touch-screen allows a consumer to securely enter a PIN to access customer retail account information, said internet area utilizes a web browser to display the internet data from said server, said weight area utilizes information from said scale to display weight of an object on said scale and in conjunction with said touch-screen allows entry of object type and calculation of object price data, said scrolling receipt area depicting a scrolling receipt of transactions based on all retail and price data, and said video-conferencing area utilizes said camera.