公开(公告)号：US5510979A

公开(公告)日：1996-04-23

申请号：US402809

申请日：1995-03-13

申请人： Martin J. Moderi ,  Shigeharu Matsumoto ,  Paul M. Bouzide ,  Yung-Chun Tsau ,  Inge B. Kristiansen ,  Patrick F. Castor ,  John W. Nelson ,  Roger W. Carlson

发明人： Martin J. Moderi ,  Shigeharu Matsumoto ,  Paul M. Bouzide ,  Yung-Chun Tsau ,  Inge B. Kristiansen ,  Patrick F. Castor ,  John W. Nelson ,  Roger W. Carlson

IPC分类号： G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/01 ,  G07G1/12 ,  G07G1/14

CPC分类号： G07G1/14 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q20/203 ,  G06Q20/206 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/01 ,  G07G1/12

摘要： A computer system for entering, processing and recording sales of items is provided, which is especially suitable for use in retail sales, particularly quick service restaurants. The system includes a plurality of programmable POS registers for entering and tabulating customer orders, an off-line processor for programming the programmable POS registers, shared memory for recording data entered and tabulated by the programmable POS registers, and a communication structure for networking a plurality of programmable POS registers, the off-line processor and the shared memory. In one embodiment, the system includes an access control system for enabling access to the POS registers, the off-line processor or the shared memory if operation of those are authorized. In another embodiment, each POS register includes a programmable display for displaying a hierarchial menu of a plurality of keys, each of the keys being visually associated with a label of salable items or categories of salable items, and a touch sensitive apparatus for detecting when one of the keys has been touched by a human operator. The programmable display is responsive to the touch-sensitive apparatus so that a human operator can enter a particular salable item into the programmable display by touching the key which is visually associated with the label corresponding to the particular salable item or category in which the particular salable item is included.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于输入，处理和记录物品销售的计算机系统，特别适用于零售，特别是快速的餐饮服务。 该系统包括用于输入和制表客户订单的多个可编程POS寄存器，用于编程可编程POS寄存器的离线处理器，用于记录由可编程POS寄存器输入和制表的数据的共享存储器，以及用于联网多个 可编程POS寄存器，离线处理器和共享存储器。 在一个实施例中，系统包括访问控制系统，用于如果这些操作被授权则能够访问POS寄存器，离线处理器或共享存储器。 在另一个实施例中，每个POS寄存器包括用于显示多个键的分层菜单的可编程显示器，每个键可视地与可销售物品或可销售物品类别的标签相关联;以及触敏设备，用于检测何时 钥匙已经被操作人员所感动。 可编程显示器响应于触敏设备，使得操作人员可以通过触摸与视觉上相关联的标签来输入特定的可销售物品到与特定销售物品或类别相对应的标签 包含项目。

公开(公告)号：US5590288A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-31

申请号：US402810

申请日：1995-03-13

申请人： Patrick F. Castor ,  Yung-Chun Tsau ,  Inge B. Kristiansen ,  John W. Nelson

发明人： Patrick F. Castor ,  Yung-Chun Tsau ,  Inge B. Kristiansen ,  John W. Nelson

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F13/22 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F13/37 ,  G06F13/372

CPC分类号： G06F9/4843 ,  G06F13/22 ,  G06F9/547 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/403

摘要： A distributed data processing system is provided that is particularly well-suited for enabling a plurality of single-tasking computers connected to a network to continuously process input from the network and each computer's respective peripherals. A polling routine, resident on each computer, periodically polls the peripherals (including a network adapter) which are connected to the computer. Layered communications software is also resident on each computer and enables each computer to send and receive data to and from the network. The polling routine and layered software call predetermined application procedures in response to input from the peripherals and the network.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种分布式数据处理系统，其特别适合于使连接到网络的多个单任务计算机能够连续地处理来自网络和每个计算机的相应外围设备的输入。 驻留在每台计算机上的轮询程序定期轮询连接到计算机的外围设备（包括网络适配器）。 分层通信软件也驻留在每台计算机上，并使每台计算机能够从网络发送和接收数据。 轮询例程和分层软件响应于来自外围设备和网络的输入来调用预定的应用程序。