| 摘要 |
<p>A generalized remote ordering apparatus for customer and employee use within a restaurant, auto repair facility, retail store, grocery store, airport, or other service facility, to place orders, determine the status of orders, access information, and allow the customer to pay the bill either by cash or credit card, comprising: (a) an input device (12) having a keypad (16), a battery (18), a first memory (20), a first processor (22), and a transmitter (24); and, (b) an ordering station (14) unconnected to the input device, the ordering station having a receiver (32) tuned to the transmitter, a second processor (34) adapted to decode information received from the transmitter through the receiver and produce decoded information, a display (36) adapted to display the decoded information, a second memory (38) adapted to store item numbers and prices, and a communications link (42) to a point-of-sale system (40).</p> |
