Communications: electrical – Continuously variable indicating – With meter reading
Patent
1991-05-16
1993-12-21
Yusko, Donald J.
Communications: electrical
Continuously variable indicating
With meter reading
34028609, H04Q 100
Patent
active
052724743
ABSTRACT:
A first table status control unit, which may be a master or maitre d' table status control unit, includes a first plurality of visual indicators, each visual indicator corresponding to an associated table for visually indicating the status of that table. A second table status control unit, which may be a waiter or busboy table status control unit, includes a second plurality of visual indicators, each visual indicator corresponding to an associated table in the first group of tables. A status entry device is provided for the first and second table status control units for entering status information for the tables. The possible table status include reserved, occupied, vacant, or closed (unavailable) and the keypad may be used to enter a time at which the table is to have a reserved status. Any number of reservation times may be entered for each table. If desired, an average seating time may be entered through the keypad or calculated by the processor so that, if the maitre d' wishes to seat a party at a table that is reserved at a later time, then seating will be allowed if the average seating time is less than the time remaining until the reservation time, or prohibited if the average seating time is greater than the time remaining until the reservation time. When a party is seated at a table that is reserved for a future time, then the system alerts the maitre d' if the reservation time is approaching and the table is still occupied. The average seating time also may be used to alert the maitre d' if a table has been occupied longer than the average seating time.
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Holloway III Edwin C.
Intelli-Host Corp.
Yusko Donald J.
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