Epson intelligent terminals for cloud POS solutions

The future of e-commerce is here!

Before proceeding to the abstruse story about the terminals, let's fantasize a little.

Imagine that you went to an electronics store, which stated that it was as easy to buy the necessary goods as if you did it at home via the Internet ...

What is it like?

Suppose you like a projector in a store. You take out a smartphone or tablet, read the QR code from the tag, which is located next to the selected product, and get to the product page on the store website.


After reading the characteristics of the product on the site, you decide to purchase it. The question immediately arises: is there a new projector in place, do not take the same model from the storefront! In order not to wait for a consultant or to clarify the availability at the checkout, click on the site "Warehouse". Yeah, there is! In the warehouse of such projectors more than 10 pieces, it means that we have enough of one. Add the item to the cart.
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Solve the issue of warranty on the goods. Click in the browser button "Call a consultant." A suitable consultant tells about the conditions of the guarantee, offers, for example, an extended warranty for 3 years for a certain amount of money. What you need, make out! A consultant pulls out a tablet, draws up a guarantee, and the value of the guarantee automatically goes into your shopping basket on the store website!

What to do if a smartphone or tablet is left at home?
No problem! A consultant will place an order for you from your tablet!

Wrap it up!

It remains to make a purchase. The consultant prints a receipt with a bar code and the number of your order on a mobile printer that hangs on his belt.

We go with a receipt to the box office. The cashier scans our barcode. We pay the purchase with a bank card and confirm the transaction with an electronic signature. Signed up!

And if at the checkout crazy queue? We approach the self-service terminal, scan the bar code with a printed receipt and pay by credit card. Done - the terminal issues a payment receipt!

We go to the point of issue of the goods. Get your projector and go home!

And how to organize this?

Believe it or not, the store owner will need only one POS terminal to organize the whole process of interaction with the customer! About him and tell.

Epson TMi - a series of ultra-compact POS-terminals for use in cloud POS-solutions

Epson TMi is the latest Epson series POS-terminals with built-in receipt printer and peripheral connectivity, specially designed for use in cloud POS solutions.

What are the advantages?

In short, Epson TMi is a ready-made solution for organizing trade, which is designed to complement the existing system, helping to optimize business processes and make stores or restaurants more customer-oriented.

Thus, the unique Communication Box function allows you to simultaneously connect several input / output devices to the TMi terminal and distribute data between them:

• cashier display
• customer display to display purchase information and advertising
• additional terminal in the form of a tablet for a consultant in the hall (with a wireless connection to the terminal)
• customer devices, etc.

In addition to the ability to connect peripheral devices such as a barcode scanner, keyboard, payment terminal, etc., additional receipt printers can be connected to the TMi series devices, for example, for installation in a restaurant’s kitchen or on a bar counter. The TMi-terminal will distribute the print job according to the printer identifiers, and also convert the data from the XML format into an ESC / POS format understandable to the printer.

Terminals can be easily integrated into systems based on WEB applications (using the universal protocol XMLPOS) or connected with devices running iOS / Android. The absence of the need to develop drivers and special applications simplifies the development and deployment of such a POS system.

Solution developers are provided with SDK for iOS, Android and JavaScript. An API is also provided for integrating the solution with third-party software.

Further more!

We understand that progress does not stand still, so Epson plans to develop a line of devices taking into account industry trends, in particular, equipping terminals with NFC modules for receiving payments using client devices.