Menu sign system
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsAnne Stimson, Nathaniel Martin, Mary Sprague
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Abstract
A method for controlling a menu sign linked to a light and a menu sign system are disclosed. The method may include highlighting an item entry on a menu sign and/or illuminating a light associated with an item. The item entry is associated with the item. The system includes a processor, a menu sign in communication with the processor, a light that is controlled by the processor; and a processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processor. The menu sign includes a plurality of item entries. An item entry and a light are each associated with the item.
Claims21
A menu sign system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a menu sign in communication with the processor;
- a light that is controlled by the processor;
- and
- a processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processor,
- wherein the menu sign includes a plurality of item entries, wherein an item entry is associated with an item, wherein a light is associated with the item.
A menu sign system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a menu sign in communication with the processor;
- a movable light that is controlled by the processor;
- and
- a processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processor,
- wherein the menu sign includes a plurality of item entries, wherein each item entry is associated with an item, wherein the processor-readable storage medium contains one or more programming instructions for performing a method of linking an item to a menu sign, the method comprising:
- selecting an item entry,
- highlighting the item entry,
- directing the movable light towards the item associated with the item entry, and
- illuminating the movable light.
A method of controlling a menu sign, the method comprising:
- highlighting an item entry within a menu sign, wherein the item entry is associated with an item;
- and
- indicating a location of the item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.