摘要 |
A user such as a customer or store employee uses a service finding node to generate a request for information related to a desired service. The request is made on an input device such as a touch sensitive panel. The service finding node sends the request to an information source such as a monitor program executing on a store controller. In response, the requested information is transmitted to the service finding node and is presented to the user via an output device such as a display. In one embodiment the presented information is displayed on a map and includes location, distance, and status information as well as directions to one or more customer service nodes providing the desired service. In a second embodiment, the presented information includes directions to an active, operational, and staffed checkout station.
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