Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring a register having an electronic journal associated therewith which resides on a hosting server separate from the register, and which receives records of all transactions occurring at the register. A secure, nonvolatile memory device stores sales transaction data for the register. If the memory device does not have sales transactions within a specified date range, then the memory device is marked as having been examined for transactions in the specified date range. If it is determined that the memory device does have sales transactions within the specified date range, then the memory device is marked as having been examined for transactions in the specified date range if the transaction data stored therein corresponds to the transaction data stored in the register's electronic journal for the specified date range; otherwise, a data recovery process is initiated, and a notice of the discrepancy is generated.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a register is provided which comprises (a) providing a register having associated therewith (i) an electronic journal which resides on a hosting server separate from the register, and which receives digitally transmitted records of all transactions occurring at a register, and (ii) a secure, nonvolatile memory device which stores sales transaction data for the register; (b) determining whether the memory device associated with the register has sales transactions with a date within a specified date range; (c) if the memory device does not have sales transactions with the specified date range, then marking the memory device as having been examined for transactions in the specified date range; (d) if the memory device does have sales transactions with the specified date range, then determining whether the transaction data stored therein corresponds to the transaction data stored in the register's electronic journal for the specified date range; (e) if the transaction data stored in the me