Tattoo studio control and management system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for tracking use of an electrical device by an operator in the tattoo industry, the apparatus comprising a computer system coupled to the electrical device via a computer communications link, the computer system comprising management software which when executed by the computer system in response to user input selectively causes enabling and disabling of the electrical device, the management software tracking a time elapsed during which the electrical device is enabled.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for tracking use of an electrical device, such as a tattoo machine, by an operator in the tattoo industry. A power switch is coupled to a power source and a computer system. The computer system executes software which in response to user input activates the power switch, enabling current to flow from the power source to the electrical device coupled to the power switch. The software tracks a time elapsed during which the power switch is activated. The software can generate billing and audit information based on the time during which the power switch is activated.
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22 Claims
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1. Apparatus for tracking use of an electrical device by an operator in the tattoo industry, the apparatus comprising
a computer system coupled to the electrical device via a computer communications link, the computer system comprising management software which when executed by the computer system in response to user input selectively causes enabling and disabling of the electrical device, the management software tracking a time elapsed during which the electrical device is enabled.
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11. A computer-implemented method for managing a tattoo business, the method comprising
in a computer system creating an On Hold ticket containing billing information for a customer; -
in response to a start command, enabling an electrical device; and
,in response to a stop command, disabling the electrical device, recording an elapsed time value during which the electrical device was enabled, and associating the elapsed time value with the On Hold ticket. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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