Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and a variance-analytic module that includes a generator of quantitative variance from the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission, the quantitative variance describing statistical variances and discrepancies within the first multimedia-document and within the second multimedia-document and between the first multimedia-document and the second multime

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and a variance-analytic module that includes a generator of quantitative variance from the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission, the quantitative variance describing statistical variances and discrepancies within the first multimedia-document and within the second multimedia-document and between the first multimedia-document and the second multime

Abstract: An embodiment of this disclosure provides an apparatus for use in an automated transaction system. The apparatus includes a first interface coupled to a primary bus, the first interface configured to permit communication of data. The apparatus also includes a second interface coupled to a secondary bus, the second interface configured to permit communication of the data. A network topology of the primary bus is different from a network topology of the secondary bus. The apparatus also includes at least one processing device coupled to the first interface and second interface. The at least one processor is configured to communicate the data over at least one of the first interface or second interface.

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and a variance-analytic module that includes a generator of quantitative variance from the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission, the quantitative variance describing statistical variances and discrepancies within the first multimedia-document and within the second multimedia-document and between the first multimedia-document and the second multime

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: In some implementations a query module generates one or more queries from multimedia objects that are encapsulated in inquiry transmissions and a variance analytic module generates a quantitative variance from responses to the inquiry transmissions, the quantitative variance describes variances and discrepancies within the multimedia objects and between the multimedia objects.

Abstract: In some implementations a computer-accessible medium includes a multimedia-document integration module that includes a heterogeneous distinction identifier between a first multimedia-document and a second multimedia-document and includes an integrator of the first multimedia-document and the second multimedia-document into an integrated multimedia-document, a data capture module that includes a data-extractor of the integrated multimedia-document, a query module that includes a query-generator encapsulated in a corresponding number of enquiry/inquiry transmissions, the enquiry/inquiry transmissions being short-message-service text-messages, a communication-subsystem that includes a transmitter of the enquiry/inquiry transmissions to an external device and receiver of an acknowledgement transmission or a negative-acknowledgement transmission from the external device, the acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement transmission being a short-message-service text-message, and, a variance analytic module that includ

Abstract: A point of sale system includes a host, an intermediate controller, a user interface device, and one or more peripheral devices. The intermediate controller includes an operating environment and is in communication with the host. The user interface device is associated with and in communication with the intermediate controller. The user interface includes a web browser and the intermediate controller includes a webserver, the webserver hosting one or more applications for interaction with a customer. The one or more peripheral devices are coupled to at least the intermediate controller via a bus. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.