Paging system for summoning service personnel to service point such as restaurant table or retail counter in store, makes efficient use of staff

摘要

Each service point, e.g. a table in a restaurant, a retail counter in a builders supermarket, etc. has a radio transmitting unit (1 to 6). The customer summons assistance by pressing a button. The transmitting unit signal is received at the central station (7). At the central station unit is a transmitter/receiver (8), an identification processor (10) and a programming interface. The appropriate member of staff is alerted by a pager (11 to 14) attached to his body.