Method and apparatus for tallying food items selected on menus
CA 1090920 A · Owner: Medfare, Inc. · Inventors: Lum, Jackson; Schubert, Howard W.; Rahm, Melvin P.
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A system which processes menus on which food items have been selected. The menu is encoded to have a plurality of detecting paths, with a first transverse row of preassigned markings in selected areas of the paths. Additionally there, are provided uniform indicated spaces arranged in a subsequent transverse row on the menu. Each indicating space is associated with a respective food item. The user selectively places marks in the indicating spaces indicating desired food items. The system detects the preassigned markings in the first row and in reponse thereto initializes circuitry to register information identifying the menu, specifically the menu diet and meal. The system then detects the …
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- Granted December 2, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 2, 1997.
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