A server apparatus as a management apparatus in a system includes a controller configured to execute acquiring commodity-or-the-like purchase information of a user in a first mobile store from a store device of the first mobile store, selecting a commodity or a service predicted to be purchased next by the user based on commodities or services in the acquired commodity-or-the-like purchase information, and transmitting information regarding the user to a store device of a second mobile store dealing in the selected commodity or service.

The disclosure relates to tracking ownership of a firearm, and more particularly, to leasing and repossessing a firearm.

A computer that simulates a real-world showroom experience for a wholesale buyer is described. During operation, the computer may receive information corresponding to first user-interface activity associated with an electronic device, where the user-interface activity indicates selections of the wholesale buyer of fashion items in a first user interface. Then, the computer may generate instructions for a second user interface based at least in part on the first user-interface activity, where the second user interface corresponds to a virtual showroom of the wholesale buyer, the second user interface includes the selected fashion items and a clothes rack with available hangers, and wherein the second user interface allows the wholesale buyer to dynamically assemble one or more groups of the selected fashion items on one or more of the available hangers. Next, the computer may provide the instructions for the second user interface addressed to the electronic device.

A system and method for a restaurant-as-a-service system, comprising one or more database(s), a cluster manager, and a platform which provides restaurants automated, multiple-domain spanning, intelligent business predictions and optimizations leveraging modular, highly integrable microservices which perform various domain-specific functions and tasks to enhance restaurant operations and patron experience. The cluster manager may intercept data requests and algorithmically forward requests to the appropriate microservice operating on an available cluster of computing devices.

The system receives registration from at least one seller and at least one wholesaler. The seller or wholesaler can register via an Application (“App”) on its mobile deice or via a computer device to run a program. During the registration process, the system provides a code to each seller to identify the seller. The seller provides the code to potential customers. After accessing the system via an app or a website, the system receives the code from the customer. The system can be a platform and/or managed by a store server. The system receives an order selection from the customer. The system receives payment information from the customer, and the system debits the customer's account and credits the sellers account for the retail price of the purchase. The system sends the order information to the wholesaler; the wholesaler can fill the order. The system debits the seller's account and credits the wholesaler's account for the wholesale price of the purchase. The system can generate one or more reports for the seller and/or the wholesaler.

A cross-entity and cross-retailer platform is provided that captures transaction data (associated with both in-store or on-line transactions), indexes, and stores the data in a cloud-accessible data store. For any given store of a given retailer, a Virtual Planogram (VP) is maintained for that store. The VP comprises metrics, relationships derived from the metrics, and inferences drawn from the relationships based on item sales and the corresponding transaction data for those item sales. The relationships show the rate of change in item sales over different intervals of time vis-a-vis sales of item categories/departments within the store. The inferences drawn from the relationships show a logical product placement mapping of the items or the proximity of the items to one another within the store. The VP is provided to the retailers and/or entities associated with items of the retailers as an interactive graph within retailer-provided and entity-provided interfaces.

A system and a method for online order and easy pickup comprising (1) a mobile application capable of interacting with customer to place and pay for the order, set up the time for pickup, generating order number and readable code associated with said order number, (2) a Tube Conveyor System (TCS) connecting the merchant's processing station to a kiosk. (3) said kiosk is located near the merchant facility for drive-through pickup using the order number and its associated readable code.

A system for drive through order and pickup comprising (i) at least one kiosk at a business facility capable of taking customer's order and process payment, (ii) a freely mobile capsule carrying the order, (iii) a Tube conveyor System capable of moving said capsule from the business process station to said kiosk

A computer-implemented method for managing electronic transactions includes receiving a commodity to be listed for sale. In addition, a purchase request for the commodity listed for sale is received. It is determined when to report a pre-disclosure data and request for a condition report data for the commodity listed for sale. Sale of the commodity based on the determined pre-disclosure data and the condition report data is completed.

Disclosure includes selecting a merchant from a plurality of merchants, enabling a trial mode for the merchant, during the trial mode, receiving an indication of a first order for the merchant, forwarding the indication of the first order to the merchant, allocating a first payment for the first order to the merchant, requesting an acceptance of a membership status from the merchant, and receiving an indication of the payment for the first order.

A method, computer program product, and system to perform a sale transaction are provided. The method includes identifying each item of a plurality of items, based on at least one image of the plurality of items, determining a cost for each item, optionally identifying a person based on an image of the person, adding each of the items and each of the costs to a sale transaction, and charging the person for the sale transaction.