Credit system for restaurant tables and bars
First Claim
1. A user based payment system comprising:
- a customer register located in a predetermined customer location, wherein the customer register includes a financial card reader for obtaining payment information from a customer, a customer I/O, and a transaction signal device for announcing whether a customer transaction has been completed, wherein the customer register is configured to provide a customer with access to order information; and
a main register configured to communicatively couple with the customer register, wherein the main register is configured to provide a seller with access to order information, and wherein the main register is configured to communicatively couple with a packet network for obtaining payment approval.
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Abstract
A restaurant table or other customer location is configured with a customer register that is provided with a financial card reader and a screen with display and data input options. The customer register is utilized to establish communications and make payments at a main register. A receipt printer may also be provided. The display and data input screen device has the option to automatically compute server tip as a percentage of the total balance due and confirm the balance charged to the respective credit card. The financial card reader and the display and data input screen are utilized to establish communication between the restaurant or bar main register and the customer register in order to make credit card payments from the customer register to the restaurant or bar main register. The receipt printer is utilized to print receipts having a value equal to the dollar amount charged to the credit card from the customer register after the balance is confirmed through a touch screen method. The customer swipes their credit card before ordering food and multiple credit cards can be swiped so that more than one person can utilize the customer register at the table. Alternatively, or additionally, the customer(s) swipe the credit card(s) after ordering; however, the customer register connects to a light switch device, prominently displayed at the top of the customer register that changes to a specific color to designate that the balance owed at the table has been paid.
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21 Claims
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1. A user based payment system comprising:
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a customer register located in a predetermined customer location, wherein the customer register includes a financial card reader for obtaining payment information from a customer, a customer I/O, and a transaction signal device for announcing whether a customer transaction has been completed, wherein the customer register is configured to provide a customer with access to order information; and
a main register configured to communicatively couple with the customer register, wherein the main register is configured to provide a seller with access to order information, and wherein the main register is configured to communicatively couple with a packet network for obtaining payment approval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. At a customer register situated in a predetermined customer location within a venue, a method for payment comprising:
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upon receiving customer data at a financial card reader of the customer register, communicating at least a subset of the customer data to a main register for obtaining approval;
displaying an order summary at a screen of the customer register for customer approval;
displaying a gratuity calculation form at the screen of the customer register;
updating the order summary to reflect a customer entry in the gratuity calculation form;
upon customer approval, providing an indication of order completion to venue staff. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of splitting a bill comprising:
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at a customer register situated in a predetermined customer location within a venue, receiving an indication of an order summary from a main register;
storing the order summary in memory at the customer register;
displaying the order summary at a display of the customer register;
for each paying customer, receiving a set of inputs from a customer I/O, wherein each set of inputs is indicative of payables for the respective customer;
iteratively modifying the order summary to indicate items that have been selected for payment by each respective customer;
receiving payment information at the customer register from each respective customer; and
providing an indication of the payment information to the main register for approval. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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