Transaction control system including portable data terminal and mobile customer service station
    4.
    发明授权
    Transaction control system including portable data terminal and mobile customer service station 失效
    交易控制系统包括便携式数据终端和移动客户服务站

    公开(公告)号:US06654378B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-25

    申请号:US08499328

    申请日:1995-07-07

    IPC分类号: H04L1228

    摘要: A communication system including a battery powered mobile service station is used to provide transactional support within a premises. The mobile service station includes a plurality of network devices that operate on a second wireless network, where at least one of the plurality of network devices participates on a first wireless network. In one embodiment, a network device participates as a slave device on the first wireless network and participates as a master device in the second wireless network. In another embodiment, a mobile service station includes a mobile network device that simultaneously operates over a wireless premises network and a wireless peripheral sub-network having a relatively shorter range than the wireless premises network. One or more peripheral devices communicate with the mobile network device in the peripheral sub-network. The mobile service station includes a battery power supply and may further include a peripheral device coupled to the battery. The mobile network device mounts to the service station and has access to the battery. The service station houses a number of peripheral devices which are used in merchandising operations to conclude customer purchase transactions. The peripheral devices may include a printer, a magnetic card reader and a cash drawer, and may wirelessly communicate with the mobile network device.

    摘要翻译: 包括电池供电的移动服务站的通信系统被用于在房屋内提供交易支持。 移动服务站包括在第二无线网络上操作的多个网络设备,其中多个网络设备中的至少一个参与第一无线网络。 在一个实施例中,网络设备作为从设备参与第一无线网络并且作为主设备参与到第二无线网络中。 在另一个实施例中,移动服务站包括通过无线驻地网络同时操作的移动网络设备和具有比无线驻地网络相对较短范围的无线外围子网络。 一个或多个外围设备与外围子网络中的移动网络设备进行通信。 移动服务站包括电池电源,并且还可以包括耦合到电池的外围设备。 移动网络设备安装到服务站并且可以访问电池。 服务站设有多个用于商品销售业务的周边设备,以完成客户购买交易。 外围设备可以包括打印机,磁卡读取器和现金抽屉,并且可以与移动网络设备无线通信。

    Transaction control system including portable data terminal and mobile
customer service station
    8.
    发明授权
    Transaction control system including portable data terminal and mobile customer service station 失效
    交易控制系统包括便携式数据终端和移动客户服务站

    公开(公告)号:US5202825A

    公开(公告)日:1993-04-13

    申请号:US727021

    申请日:1991-07-08

    摘要: A mobile customer service station includes a console on a wheeled chassis. The console carries and houses a number of components which are used in merchandising operations to conclude customer purchase transactions. The items supported externally on the console are a printer for printing purchase receipts, customer credit charge agreements and records of transactions, and a magnetic card reader for reading information from a magnetic stripe of a customer's credit card. The console further features a cash drawer. The operation of the printer, credit card reader and the cash drawer is controlled by a multifunction control unit located within an enclosure of the console. The control unit is electrically powered by a self-contained power source which is preferably a deep cycle rechargeable battery. The console also houses a transceiver unit which under the control of the control unit is capable of interactive communication with a radio communications system. The radio communications system is controlled by a central computer and includes a plurality of portable data terminals which are coded to individually communicate with the central computer. The infusion of the customer service station into the radio communications system allows the data terminals to become data entry units for the mobile customer service station. The self-contained power source and the transceiver permit the customer service station to be moved to merchandising locations of temporary peak customer activity without the expense or time requirements of first having to install electrical services.

    摘要翻译: 移动客户服务站包括在轮式底盘上的控制台。 控制台携带并安装了用于商品销售操作的许多组件来完成客户购买交易。 在控制台外部支持的物品是用于打印采购单,客户信用费用协议和交易记录的打印机,以及用于从客户信用卡的磁条读取信息的磁卡阅读器。 控制台还设有一个钱箱。 打印机,信用卡读卡器和现金抽屉的操作由位于控制台的外壳内的多功能控制单元控制。 控制单元由优选为深循环可充电电池的独立电源供电。 控制台还容纳收发器单元,其在控制单元的控制下能够与无线电通信系统进行交互式通信。 无线电通信系统由中央计算机控制并且包括被编码为与中央计算机单独通信的多个便携式数据终端。 将客户服务站输入无线电通信系统允许数据终端成为移动客户服务站的数据输入单元。 独立电源和收发器允许客户服务站移动到临时高峰客户活动的商品销售地点,而无需首先安装电气服务的费用或时间要求。

    Transaction control system including portable data terminal and mobile
customer service station
    9.
    发明授权
    Transaction control system including portable data terminal and mobile customer service station 失效
    交易控制系统包括便携式数据终端和移动客户服务站

    公开(公告)号:US5031098A

    公开(公告)日:1991-07-09

    申请号:US345146

    申请日:1989-04-28

    摘要: A mobile customer service station includes a console on a wheeled chassis. The console carries and houses a number of components which are used in merchandising operations to conclude customer purchase transactions. The items supported externally on the console are a printer for printing purchase receipts, customer credit charge agreements and records of transactions, and a magnetic card reader for reading information from a magnetic stripe of a customer's credit card. The console further includes a cash drawer. The operation of the printer, credit card reader and the cash drawer is controlled by a multi-function control unit located within an enclosure of the console. The control unit is electrically powdered by a self-contained power source which is preferably a deep cycle rechargeable battery. The console also houses a transceiver unit which under the control of the control unit is capable of interactive communication with a radio communication system. The radio communications system is controlled by a central computer and includes a plurality of portable data terminals which are coded to individually communicate with the central computer. The infusion of the customer service station into the radio communications system allows the data terminals to become data entry units for the mobile customer service station. The self-contained power source and the transceiver permit the customer service station to be moved to merchandising locations of temporary peak customer activity without the expense or time requirements of first having to install electrical services.

    摘要翻译: 移动客户服务站包括在轮式底盘上的控制台。 控制台携带并安装了用于商品销售操作的许多组件来完成客户购买交易。 在控制台外部支持的物品是用于打印采购单,客户信用费用协议和交易记录的打印机,以及用于从客户信用卡的磁条读取信息的磁卡阅读器。 控制台还包括一个钱箱。 打印机,信用卡读卡器和现金抽屉的操作由位于控制台的外壳内的多功能控制单元控制。 控制单元由优选为深循环可再充电电池的独立电源电粉末化。 控制台还容纳收发器单元,其在控制单元的控制下能够与无线电通信系统进行交互式通信。 无线电通信系统由中央计算机控制并且包括被编码为与中央计算机单独通信的多个便携式数据终端。 将客户服务站输入无线电通信系统允许数据终端成为移动客户服务站的数据输入单元。 独立电源和收发器允许客户服务站移动到临时高峰客户活动的商品销售地点,而无需首先安装电气服务的费用或时间要求。

    Drive circuit for electroluminescent panels and the like
    10.
    发明授权
    Drive circuit for electroluminescent panels and the like 失效
    用于电致发光面板的驱动电路等

    公开(公告)号:US5576601A

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-19

    申请号:US269910

    申请日:1994-07-08

    IPC分类号: H05B33/08 G09G3/10

    CPC分类号: H05B33/08 Y02B20/325

    摘要: A drive circuit for an electroluminescent panel applies an AC voltage cycle at typical power cycle frequencies by increasing the voltage profile in discrete, pulsed steps at a rate which is at least one order of magnitude greater than the AC frequencies applied to power the panel. A transformer through which the power pulses are applied to the panel is of smaller size than state of the art resonant transformers for applying power cycles to electroluminescent panels. The reduced size of the transformer is advantageous in packaging the drive circuit in portable devices using electroluminescent panels. The voltage steps at the leading edge of the voltage excursions of the AC cycle applied to the panel may be programmably changed to adjust the light output of the panel, or to adjust the power applied by the circuit to correspond to the size of the panel to which the power is applied.

    摘要翻译: 用于电致发光面板的驱动电路以典型功率周期频率的AC电压周期通过以比用于对面板供电的AC频率大至少一个数量级的速率的离散脉冲步长增加电压分布来施加。 功率脉冲施加到面板的变压器比用于向电致发光面板施加功率循环的现有技术的谐振变压器的尺寸更小。 变压器的尺寸减小有利于使用电致发光面板将驱动电路封装在便携式设备中。 施加到面板的AC循环的电压偏移的前沿处的电压阶跃可以被可编程地改变以调整面板的光输出,或者调整由电路施加的功率以对应于面板的尺寸 哪个功率被应用。