Patent ID: 7158938

Claim:
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 identification (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.