摘要 |
Atty. Docket No. IMIDUS.010200/PCT A system for synchronizing and integrating the reservation data, order data, and e commerce data, gift card data, and/or loyalty points data residing in a POS device with that of a merchant's website and synchronizing data residing in a website database to the POS device is disclosed. The system includes a POS device to host a POS application, the POS application having a POS database layer, and a web server to host a website application, the website application including a website database layer. The web server hosts a publically accessible website and the website application processes data inputs in the website into the website database layer, and the POS application communicates with the website application to harmonize the website database layer and the POS database layer via Internet protocols. The system can be used to integrate a restaurant or other merchant's POS reservation, ordering, and e-commerce systems with those provided via the website. POS DEVICE 10 Web Server 30 POS Application 100 Website Application 300 Database Layer Database Layer 101 * 301 Intemet Data Access Laver XML Web Data Access Layer 0102 service/REST .02 Business Layer prtocol Business Laver Prnsentation LayerPrsainLye (Data Formttingf) ( Communication LayerCmuiatoae |