SELF-SERVICE SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE POSITIONING
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1. A self-service system for drive-through venues comprising:
- touch screen for displaying transaction information and recording operator selections in a user interface; and
a computer for positioning the user interface at a height above ground which substantially coincides with a window height above the ground of a vehicle adjacent the user interface;
wherein the height of the user interface is within a predetermined range of possible heights of the user interface corresponding to different window heights of different vehicles.
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Abstract
A self-service system with user interface positioning which accommodates drive-through vehicles of different heights and optionally different distances from an order board. The self-service system includes a user interface and a computer for positioning the user interface at a height above ground which substantially coincides with a window height above the ground of a vehicle adjacent the user interface. The height of the user interface is within a predetermined range of possible heights of the user interface corresponding to different window heights of different vehicles.
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1. A self-service system for drive-through venues comprising:
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touch screen for displaying transaction information and recording operator selections in a user interface; and a computer for positioning the user interface at a height above ground which substantially coincides with a window height above the ground of a vehicle adjacent the user interface; wherein the height of the user interface is within a predetermined range of possible heights of the user interface corresponding to different window heights of different vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A self-service system for drive-through venues comprising:
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touch screen for displaying transaction information and recording operator selections; and a computer for configuring a portion of the touch screen less than all of the touch screen as a user interface for displaying the transaction information and recording the operator selections during a transaction; wherein the portion of the touch screen is located at a height above ground which substantially coincides with a window height above the ground of a vehicle adjacent the touch screen; and wherein the touch screen has a height dimension sufficient to provide different portions at different heights above the ground within a predetermined range of possible heights above the ground corresponding to different window heights of different vehicles.
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15. A self-service drive-through method comprising:
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receiving information directed to positioning a user interface including screens displayed by a touch screen and corresponding active touch points of the touch screen by a self-service computer; and positioning the user interface at a height above ground which substantially coincides with a window height above the ground of a vehicle adjacent the user interface by the self-service computer; wherein the height of the user interface is within a predetermined range of possible heights of the user interface corresponding to different window heights of different vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A self-service system for drive-through venues comprising:
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a user interface; and a computer for positioning the user interface at a height above ground which substantially coincides with a window height above the ground of a vehicle adjacent the user interface; wherein the height of the user interface is within a predetermined range of possible heights of the user interface corresponding to different window heights of different vehicles.
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