Synthesized speech-facilitated product preparation and/or delivery system and method
First Claim
1. In an order processing system, data entry means for entering data pertaining to an order,processing means having real time clock means, and coupled with said data entry means for storing data pertaining to an order and an associated reading of the real time clock means, andspeech generator means controlled by said processing means and operable for supplying a voice message if an order has not been processed within a selected time interval.
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Abstract
In the case of a pizza home delivery system, customer addresses and mapping information may be auomatically retrieved and displayed based on customer telephone number, and order data including an assigned order number may be imprinted on a label to be attached to each pizza container. Preferably, the system produces the order number in the form of a bar code on an adhesively backed label. Each driver may check out order for delivery by inserting his coded identification key at a bar code reader station and having the bar code labels scanned into the system, so that each order is assigned to a particular driver in a reliable and accurate manner. A voice synthesizer unit at the station can then remind the driver that the order includes beverages or more than one pizza container, and can advise the driver when the sum of the cash payments he has received for his deliveries exceeds a certain amount, making it advisable to deposit some of the accumulated cash before the next delivery. The system is modular and readily expanded to a multi-store system with a centralized telephone order entry station.
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52 Claims
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1. In an order processing system, data entry means for entering data pertaining to an order,
processing means having real time clock means, and coupled with said data entry means for storing data pertaining to an order and an associated reading of the real time clock means, and speech generator means controlled by said processing means and operable for supplying a voice message if an order has not been processed within a selected time interval.
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2. In a method for processing orders for delivery,
(a) establishing customr files with respective customer addresses associated with respective customer telephone numbers; -
(b) registering a telephone number for each telephone order; (c) scanning the customer files for an address previously associated with a given telephone number; (d) registering information concerning incoming telephone orders; (e) associating an order number with each telephone order; (f) printing out for each order a label with a machine readable order number and a customer address; (g) affixing the label with the order; (h) assigning an order for delivery; and (i) contemporaneously with such assigning of an order for delivery reading the order number to identify such order as being assigned for delivery. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a telephone order processing system for processing orders for home delivery,
(a) telephone order entry means for entering telephone order information pursuant to respective telephone orders; -
(b) data processing means coupled with said telephone order entry means for storing said telephone order information and for associating respective order identification codes with the respective telephone orders, and operable to associate a personal identification code for identifying an individual order delivery person with each telephone order; (c) printer means for printing machine readable indicia representing respective order identification codes, and human readable data on respective labels which are to be attached to respective orders; (d) control means controlling said printer means for causing said printer means to print respective machine readable indicia representing respective order identification codes, and human readable data pertaining to the respective telephone orders on respective labels; (e) delivery check-out means comprising identification means coupled with said data processing means and operable for reading said machine readable indicia and for sensing the personal identification code of the delivery person assigned to deliver an order, wherein said data processing means assigns a delivery person to an order by associating the read indicia and sensed personal idenification code; and (f) data transmission means coupling said identification means with said data processing means for the transmission of data to said data processing means as to the order identification code, and as to the personal identification code of the delivery person assigned to deliver the order having such order identification code. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. In an order processing data system,
(a) data processing means for recording data pertaining to an order to be delivered to a customer, and operable to associate a personal identification code for an individual order delivery person with an order identification code; -
(b) delivery check-out means comprising identification means for generating signals representing a specific personal identification code, and for generating signals according to a specific order identification code applied to a respective order received at the delivery check-out means, wherein said data processing means assigns a delivery person to an order by associating the personal identification code and the order identification code, data transmission means coupling the identification means with the data processing means; and (c) control means controlling said data processing means to generate a listing of orders delivered by each individual order delivery person. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. In an order processing data system for processing orders for home delivery by a number of different delivery persons,
(a) data processing means including data storage means for storing respective order identification codes representing the identity of respective individual orders and the cash amounts to be received upon delivery of respective individual orders; -
(b) a delivery check-out station having delivery check-out means coupled with said data processing means and operable for generating signals representing respective order identification codes in accordance with respective individual orders, and operable for generating signals representing respective personal identification codes of respective different delivery persons, wherein said data processing means assigns a delivery person to an order by associating the personal identification codes and the order identification codes; (c) data transmission means coupling the delivery check-out means with said data processing means for transmitting to the data processing means information corresponding to said signals generated by said delivery check-out means; and (d) control means controlling said data processing means so as to associate the cash amounts to be received for delivery of respective orders with respective individual delivery persons assigned to deliver the respective orders. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. In an order processing data system for processing orders for the home delivery of food items,
(a) order entry means for entering particulars of an order including customer identification means, and time of order; -
(b) order processing station means for preparation of food items for home delivery, said order processing station means comprising annunciator means for presenting a message concerning an order; (c) signaling means for signaling when an order has been completed for delivery; (d) data processing means coupled with said order entry means, said annunciator means and said signaling means; and (e) control means coupled with said data processing means and controlling said annunciator means such that a warning message is delivered if the signaling means has failed to signal completion of a given order within a selected time interval. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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