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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2009
Terry L. Glatt, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Sam M. Zietz, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Philip A. Betts, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Damon T. Young, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Carolyn Bruscino, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Terry L. Glatt, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Sam M. Zietz, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Philip A. Betts, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Damon T. Young, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Carolyn Bruscino, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Invenstar, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A system includes a device and software with a touchscreen, cash drawer, bar code scanner, and other point-of-sale peripherals. The device processes payments according to a method and can process a payment from multiple payment sources to multiple credit-card merchant accounts. Likewise, the system processes returns according to a method from multiple-merchant accounts. A scheduler is included with an appointment builder and manager that are especially useful in a beauty salon environment and other schedule-intensive service businesses.