Wireless/wired token access distributed network and system for using same
First Claim
1. A combination wireless and wired secure token access distributed network system comprising:
- a) data token means for storing data, including unique customer identifier data;
b) one or more data collection and transmission node means that has a data memory for storing the location of said data collection and transmission means, for reading and inputting the data token data and extracting the customer identifier data, including location identifier data where said data token data collection and transmission means is in use, and transmitting said data;
c) one or more data access point means for receiving said transmitted data from said data collection and transmission means and extracting said unique customer identifier data and data collection and transmission means location identifier data; and
(d) network system controller means for receiving the data transmitted by said data access point means and informing a user of said network controller means of the customer identifier data and the data collection and transmission means location identifier data;
whereby when said network system controller is in use, it allows a user to centrally gather customer identifier data simultaneously with the location of the transmitting data collection and transmission node.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a combination wireless and wired token access distributed network and system comprising a secure locator network (SLN) system having one or more network system controllers (NSCs), and where the data collection and transmission nodes (DCTNs) are magnetic stripe card readers or chip card readers that broadcast the data read from the data token card to data access points (DAPs) using wireless communications. The DAPs store the data in a table which is made available for TCP/IP access. The NSCs contain processing software which poll the DAPs at regular intervals, captures the resulting data table, parses said data and stores it in a database. This data is available for applications residing on the NSCs. If the SLN is connected to a larger network, such as a global computer network, applications on other linked computers or data processors can access the data for processing, depending upon security considerations and protocols. The system can be readily used in restaurant service applications, gaming tracking applications and entry access applications, to provide enhanced security and increased efficiency in service.
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44 Claims
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1. A combination wireless and wired secure token access distributed network system comprising:
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a) data token means for storing data, including unique customer identifier data;
b) one or more data collection and transmission node means that has a data memory for storing the location of said data collection and transmission means, for reading and inputting the data token data and extracting the customer identifier data, including location identifier data where said data token data collection and transmission means is in use, and transmitting said data;
c) one or more data access point means for receiving said transmitted data from said data collection and transmission means and extracting said unique customer identifier data and data collection and transmission means location identifier data; and
(d) network system controller means for receiving the data transmitted by said data access point means and informing a user of said network controller means of the customer identifier data and the data collection and transmission means location identifier data;
whereby when said network system controller is in use, it allows a user to centrally gather customer identifier data simultaneously with the location of the transmitting data collection and transmission node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An on-premises restaurant communication system for communicating an identifier for a customer'"'"'s table to a central service counter, said system comprising:
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(a) central service counter having a network system controller means for reading a data token that is provided to the customer when the customer places a food order, said token with a customer identifier number;
(b) data input means in a communication device mounted on the customer'"'"'s table in the form of a data collection and transmission node for inputting the data token and extracting the customer number therefrom;
(c) data memory in the data collection and transmission node that stores the table identifier;
(d) a communication transmitter in the data collection and transmission node that transmits a message containing the extracted customer number and the table identifier;
(e) communication receiver means in a data access point device that receives the message and extracts the customer number and the table identifier therefrom; and
(f) a user interface in the network system controller that receives the extracted customer number and table identifier from the data access point and informs a food server of the table identifier for the customer'"'"'s table. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless casino gaming controller and communication system for communicating game status and statistics, said system comprising:
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(a) multiple data collection and transmission nodes which monitor and track the various game statistics;
(b) one or more network data access points and communications means for the game status to be transmitted to said network access points at regular time intervals;
(c) data collection and transmission node and communications means for said network access points to collect data from multiple data collection and transmission nodes and forward the collected information to a network system controller; and
(d) a software application in the network system controller to display the statistics of multiple games. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An entry access system communicating an identifier for an employee'"'"'s identification and location to a network system controller and responding to the selected locations door activation with a access request, said system comprising:
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(a) a data token and a data token input means in a communication device mounted on the access door in the form of a data collection and transmission node for the purpose of inputting the data token stored data and extracting the employee'"'"'s identification therefrom;
(b) a data collection and transmission node and a communication transmitter in the data collection and transmission node that transmits a message containing the extracted employee identification number and the door identifier data;
(c) a data memory in the data collection and transmission node that stores the access door identifier data;
(d) a data access point and a communication receiver in said data access point that receives the message and extracts the employee id number and the door identifier therefrom; and
(e) a network system controller and a user interface in said network system controller that receives the extracted employee identification number and door identifier data from said data access point and validates the employee'"'"'s entry authority, and sends a command to the door lock to enable entry. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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