Patent ID: 7984195
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
1. A Kitchen Display System (KDS), which comprises: a workstation comprising a first Personal Computer (PC)-based controller, the first PC-based controller storing and displaying at least one of video and multimedia, the first PC-based controller running an operating system, the first PC-based controller comprising a fan; a plurality of fanless workstations, each of the plurality of fanless workstations being smaller in size than the workstation comprising the PC-based controller and comprising a non-PC-based controller having a lower purchase cost and lower performance than the first PC-based controller, an Ethernet interface controller, a video graphics array (VGA) port, a keyboard port, and a peripheral device connector, each of the fanless workstations being incapable of running an operating system, and being without multimedia capability, a hard drive, a user interface, and any moving mechanical parts; a PC-based server having software applications for use by the workstation and the plurality of fanless workstations; an Ethernet network operatively coupling the workstation, the plurality of fanless workstations, and the server; and at least one of a bump bar, keyboard, touchscreen, and keypad operatively coupled to at least one of the PC-based and non-PC based controllers.