Hybrid industrial networked computer system
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A Point-of-Sale networked computing system includes a workstation with a first Personal Computer (PC)-based controller, a workstation with a second industrial PC-based controller having different performance characteristics than the first controller, and an Ethernet network coupling the workstations. The Ethernet network may include home-run or star Ethernet topology, and the controllers may be TCP/IP addressable. The computing system may be used in a restaurant, kitchen, shop, or department store. The computing system may also include a bump bar keyboard or keypad and a monitor coupled to the controllers Another Point-of-Sale networked computing system includes at least two workstations, each of which includes an industrial non-PC-based controller, and an Ethernet network coupling the workstations. Yet Another Point-of-Sale networked computing system includes a workstation with an industrial PC-based controller, a workstation with an industrial non-PC-based controller, and an Ethernet network coupling the workstations.
-
Citations
43 Claims
-
1-19. -19. (canceled)
-
20. A Kitchen Display System (KDS), which comprises:
-
a workstation comprising a first Personal Computer (PC)-based controller, the first PC-based controller being adapted to store and display at least one of video, multimedia, and a build card;
a fanless workstation comprising at least one of a second PC-based and a non-PC-based controller having lower cost than the first PC-based controller;
an Ethernet network operatively coupling the controllers; and
at least one of a bump bar, keyboard, touchscreen, and keypad operatively coupled to at least one of the controllers. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. A Kitchen Display System (KDS), which comprises:
-
a workstation comprising a first Personal Computer (PC)-based controller;
a fanless workstation comprising a controller having lower cost than the first PC-based controller; and
an Ethernet network operatively coupling the controllers. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
-
-
35. A Point-of-Sale (POS) networked computing system, which comprises:
-
a workstation comprising a first Personal Computer (PC)-based controller;
a fanless workstation comprising a controller having lower cost than the first PC-based controller; and
an Ethernet network operatively coupling the controllers. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
-
Specification