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WO1986003609A1 - Systemes de communications et de traitement de donnees - Google Patents

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WO1986003609A1
WO1986003609A1 PCT/GB1985/000559 GB8500559W WO8603609A1 WO 1986003609 A1 WO1986003609 A1 WO 1986003609A1 GB 8500559 W GB8500559 W GB 8500559W WO 8603609 A1 WO8603609 A1 WO 8603609A1
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Christopher Trevor Farley Green
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White, Adrian, Richard
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/02—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by keys or other credit registering devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/20—Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/08—Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
    • G06Q10/087—Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

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  • the present invention relates to a communication and data processing system.
  • the task of ascertaining the nature of the service required communicating instructions for the required service and rendering and accepting a charge for the service once completed are all tasks which take time and require additional support particularly in terms of manpower.
  • a plurality of portable units each having a keyboard, a display and a printer, each portable unit being capable of storing keyed-in items of data representing at least two different groups of information, a plurality of saddle units, each data output unit being associated with a different one of said groups of information, and a control unit, said control unit being arranged to receive data stored in a portable unit when the portable unit is coupled to a selected one of said saddle units and to direct the data representing the different groups to corresponding ones of the output units.
  • each portable unit is arranged to process the data keyed in, and to provide a summarised print-out.
  • one of said portable units comprises a master unit, the remaining portable units being slave units, and wherein the data stored in each slave unit can be downloaded to master unit through the control unit when the master unit and the selected slave unit are each coupled to a corresponding saddle unit.
  • the data keyed into each portable unit may comprise an order for a meal and the said summarised output may comprise the bill for the meal.
  • the system is intended for use in a restaurant.
  • the system includes a plurality of portable units: two slave units 2 and 4 and one master unit 6 being shown.
  • Located at suitable fixed sites in the dining area of the restaurant are two saddle units 8 and 10.
  • Two printers 12 and 14 are located respectively in the cooking area and the bar area of the restaurant.
  • a central control unit 16 connects the saddle units 8 and 10 to the printers 12 and 14-
  • Each portable unit 2, 4 and 6 includes a keyboard 2a, 4a, 6a, a screen 2b, 4b and 6b and a printer 2c, 4c and 6c.
  • each portable unit 2, 4 and 6 includes a coupling 2d, 4d and 6d which is arranged to mate with a coupling 8d and 10d on a corresponding saddle unit 8 and 10.
  • Each portable unit 2, 4, 6 also has a corresponding trigger button 2e 4e and 6e.
  • each waitress is provided with a slave unit 2 or 4 and the head waiter or manager is provided with the master unit 6.
  • the master unit 6 has all the facilities of a slave unit but includes other facilities as will be described in more detail hereinafter.
  • the waitress When taking an order for a meal the waitress keys into the unit 2 her personal code, the table designation and both the food and drinks ordered. Once the order has been keyed into the unit the waitress takes her unit to one of the two saddle units and causes the coupling 2a of her unit to couple with the coupling 10a of say saddle unit 10. The trigger button 2e is then pressed and the saddle unit 10 causes the data stored in the unit 2 to be read out and directed to the control unit 16.
  • the control unit 16 includes a discriminator (not shown) which discriminates between the food content of the order and the drinks content. The control unit 16 then directs the data concerning the food content to the printer 12 located in the cooking area. The printer 12 then provides a print-out of the food ordered. The cook in the cooking area can then act on the order.
  • control unit 16 directs the data concerning the drinks content of the order to the printer 14 in the bar area whereupon the printer 14 will provide a print-out of the drinks ordered.
  • the bill for the meal can be automatically printed out from the unit 2 simply by keying in the table code and an appropriate bill code. The customer then settles the bill with the waitress who will then retain the takings until the end of her shift.
  • the waitress approaches the person holding the master unit 6 and then asks him to couple his unit 6 to one of the saddle . units 8 and 10.
  • the waitress then couples her unit 2 to the other saddle unit 10 and 8 and operate the downloading code on her unit 2.
  • the trigger button 2e is operated and the data stored in the unit 2 is downloaded into the control unit 16 via the saddle unit.
  • the control unit 16 recognises the downloaded data and directs it to the master unit 6 through the associated saddle unit.
  • the master unit 6 stores the downloaded data of the unit 2. In this way the data from every store unit is transferred to the master unit 6 at the end of every shift.
  • the master unit 6 stores the data in an enlarged store and at the end of a suitable period, such as a day or a week, the stored data is fed to a mainframe computer for example through the public telephone network, for checking and analysis.
  • the described system provides significant savings in the amount of travel the waitress is involved in and allows her to spend more time in the restaurant area to attend to customers. Also the automatic print-out of bills avoids the need for a cashier and will much appreciated by the more impatient customers.
  • the portable units 2 to 6 are suitably
  • the keyboard may be an alphanumeric one containing the numbers 0 to 9 and only a minimum number of the most used letters of the alphabet, say 1 letters.
  • the waitress enters the first letter of the drink such as S for sherry.
  • a prompt will then be displayed listing some if not all the drinks having S as a first letter and a simple yes/no button can then be operated to confirm the correct drink to be ordered.
  • each unit will store data concerning the price of each item of food and drink on the menu, the unit is programmed to sum the cost of the meal as each item is entered and so a total figure is always available at a moment's notice.
  • the speed of transfer of the data from each unit 2, 4 and 6 to a selected saddle unit 8 or 10 is such that transfer of data is effected in a fraction of a second.
  • system has been described for use in a restaurant environment it will be appreciated that there are many other environments where the system can be suitably operated.
  • the system can be used in a garage, where the mechanic working on a car can order parts from different locations and automatically print a bill for the customer's convenience the instant work on the car has been completed.

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Abstract

Une variante du système est destinée à être utilisée dans des restaurants. Chaque garçon ou serveuse dispose d'une unité portative (2, 4, 6). Chaque unité (2, 4, 6) possède un clavier (2a, 4a, 6a), un écran d'affichage (2b, 4b, 6b) et une imprimante (2c, 4c, 6c). Grâce au clavier (2a, 4a, 6a) chaque garçon ou serveuse peut introduire les données relatives au repas et aux boissons commandés par un client. Ces informations peuvent être transférées ensuite vers une unité centrale de commande (16) qui distribue les données relatives aux boissons et au repas à des unités d'affichage séparées (12) et (14). Les données sont acheminées vers l'unité centrale de commande (16) à l'aide de coupleurs acoustiques (2d, 4d, 6d, 10d). A la fin du repas les unités (2, 4, 6) peuvent imprimer l'addition. Une des unités (6) peut faire office d'unité principale et stocker les transactions de toutes les unités (2, 4, 6) pour chaque jour ou semaine.
PCT/GB1985/000559 1984-12-12 1985-12-09 Systemes de communications et de traitement de donnees WO1986003609A1 (fr)

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GB08431392A GB2168515B (en) 1984-12-12 1984-12-12 Communication and data processing systems

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DE19519660A1 (de) * 1995-05-30 1996-12-05 Esselte Meto Int Gmbh Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung der Reihenfolge der Bedienung von Kunden an mindestens einer Bedienstelle
DE19638251A1 (de) * 1996-09-19 1998-03-26 Mathias Koscheck Verfahren und Vorrichtung für tragbare Netzwerkkassen, die auch bei unterbrochener Netzwerkverbindung selbständig und ohne Zentraleinheit weiterarbeiten, da sie alle Funktionen und Daten einer Registrierkasse und die Option zu einer Schankmengenabrechnung beinhalten können

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