Robotic waiter system
OwnerJose Ignacio Acitores Garcia, Andres Vallejo Cespedesinventors
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Abstract
A robotic waiter system that is programmed to serve a patron at an eating establishment. The robotic waiter comprises of a base that supports a tablet. The base has a servomotor that spins the tablet toward a patron that is placing an order. The servomotor is controlled by a microprocessor that is programmed to spin a display toward the source of the sound. The sound is captured by a trio of acoustic sensors that are mounted on a housing, the acoustic sensors are operatively connected to the microprocessor, and the microprocessor ensures that the display is directly aligned to the source of the sound.
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A robotic waiter system that is programmed to serve a patron at an eating establishment, the robotic waiter system comprises:
- a base has a servomotor that is powered by a power source, the servomotor is configured to spin a tablet toward the patron that is placing an order, the base is configured to be placed in a central location of a table that is in the eating establishment;
- a microprocessor that is operatively connected to the servomotor, the microprocessor has a transceiver, the microprocessor is programmed to identify a source of an audio signal and to center a display of the tablet toward the audio signal;
- a housing that is mounted on the servomotor, the housing houses the tablet, the housing has a left acoustic sensor, a middle acoustic sensor, and a right acoustic sensor that are operatively connected to the microprocessor, the left acoustic sensor, the middle acoustic sensor, and the right acoustic sensor transmit the audio signal to the microprocessor and the microprocessor uses the audio signal to direct the servomotor to move the housing so that the display of the tablet is directly aligned to the source of the audio signal;
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- the tablet that is secured within the housing, the tablet is programmed to provide the patron with a visual menu, to communicate with the patron, to allow a patron to visually review an order, to wirelessly request service from the establishment, and to accept a payment from the patron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.