User operated group machine time slot reservation and management system
First Claim
1. A group machine time slot reservation and management system including:
- a. a machine time slot reservation subsystem including storage means for storing time slot reservation information, calendar and time clock information, time slot status information, intended user ID code information, and machine control information, for a user operated group machine (UOGM);
b. receiving and analyzing means for receiving and analyzing machine operation information including order quantity information for said UOGM;
c. means for checking a status of any time slot corresponding with a current clock time;
d. programmed means for operating said UOGM to run said received order quantity when said current clock time shows no reserved time slots for said UOGM;
e. user ID verification means for receiving and processing an actual user ID code against said intended user ID code, when said current clock time corresponds to a reserved time slot; and
f. programmed means for enabling operation of said UOGM to run said received order quantity when said actual user ID code matches said intended user ID code, thereby enabling efficient and economical management of the time of said UOGM, and that of potential users thereof in a group work environment.
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Abstract
A group machine time slot reservation and management system and process including (a) a machine time slot reservation subsystem having a storage device for storing time slot reservation information, calendar and time clock information, time slot status information, intended user ID code information, and machine control information, for a user operated group machine; (b) receiving and analyzing wares for receiving and analyzing machine operation information including order quantity information for the UOGM; (c) capability for checking a status of any time slot corresponding with a current clock time; (d) a first programmed application for operating the UOGM to run the received order quantity when the current clock time shows no reserved time slots for the UOGM; (e) user ID verifier for receiving and processing an actual user ID code against the intended user ID code, when the current clock time corresponds to a reserved time slot; and (f) a second programmed application for enabling operation of the UOGM to run the received order quantity when the actual user ID code matches the intended user ID code, thereby enabling efficient and economical management of the time of the UOGM, and that of potential users thereof in a group work environment.
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47 Claims
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1. A group machine time slot reservation and management system including:
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a. a machine time slot reservation subsystem including storage means for storing time slot reservation information, calendar and time clock information, time slot status information, intended user ID code information, and machine control information, for a user operated group machine (UOGM);
b. receiving and analyzing means for receiving and analyzing machine operation information including order quantity information for said UOGM;
c. means for checking a status of any time slot corresponding with a current clock time;
d. programmed means for operating said UOGM to run said received order quantity when said current clock time shows no reserved time slots for said UOGM;
e. user ID verification means for receiving and processing an actual user ID code against said intended user ID code, when said current clock time corresponds to a reserved time slot; and
f. programmed means for enabling operation of said UOGM to run said received order quantity when said actual user ID code matches said intended user ID code, thereby enabling efficient and economical management of the time of said UOGM, and that of potential users thereof in a group work environment.
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2. A group machine Time Slot Reservation (TSR) process comprising:
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a. displaying on a user interface connected to a controller, a Time Slot (TS) and Time Slot Status (TSS) information screen for a User Operated Group Machine (UOGM);
b. reviewing the Time Slot Status (TSS) information;
c. providing Time Slot Reservation (TSR) information onto the screen for the UOGM when the TSS information shows at least one Open Time Slot (OTS) for the UOGM; and
d. confirming and saving at least one TS as a reserved time slot responsively to the provided TSR information, thereby enabling subsequent efficient and economical management of the time of the UOGM, and the time of potential users thereof in a group work environment. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A group machine Reservable Time Slot Management (RTSM) process comprising:
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a. receiving and analyzing order information, including an order quantity, for operating a particular UOGM;
b. checking a status of any designated Time Slots for the particular UOGM corresponding with a current clock time;
c. requesting an actual User ID code from the operator actually attempting to use the UOGM when the current clock time corresponds to at least a Reserved Time Slot;
d. comparing the Actual User ID code with a stored Intended User ID code; and
e. operating the UOGM for the received order quantity when the Actual User ID code matches the stored Intended User ID code, thereby enabling efficient and economical management of the time of the UOGM, and that of potential users thereof in a group work environment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A group machine Time Slot Reservation (TSR) system comprising:
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a. a controller assembly including means for processing and storing information, and at least one user interface having display means for displaying stored Time Slot (TS) and Time Slot status information for a User Operated Group Machine (UOGM);
b. input means for providing Time Slot Reservation (TSR) information to said controller assembly for said UOGM when said TSS information includes at least one Open Time Slot for said UOGM; and
c. confirming and saving means for confirming and saving at least one TS as a Reserved Time Slot (RTS), for said UOGM, responsively to said TSR information, thereby enabling efficient and economical management of the time of the UOGM, and that of potential users thereof in a group work environment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A group machine Reservable Time Slot Management (RTSM) system comprising:
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a. storage means storing time slot reservation information and control information for a user operated group machine;
b. receiving and analyzing means for receiving and analyzing information, including order quantity information, for operating said UOGM;
c. means for checking a status of any designated Time Slot corresponding with a current clock time;
d. programmed means for operating said UOGM to run said received order quantity when the current clock time shows no reserved Time Slots for said UOGM;
e. User ID verification means for receiving and processing an actual User ID code against a stored intended user ID code, when the current clock time corresponds to a Reserved Time Slot; and
f. programmed means for enabling operation of said UOGM to run said received order quantity when said Actual User ID code matches said stored Intended User ID code, thereby enabling efficient and economical management of the time of the UOGM, and that of potential users thereof in a group work environment. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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