1. A system for restaurant and customer service functions comprising:
at least one hand held device for inputting, outputting, and displaying restaurant and customer service information;
a networking means for containing and processing said information connected to said at least one hand held device;
software for running said networking means and said at least one hand held device contained in said software and said at least one hand held device; and
a connection means for connecting said at least one hand held device to said networking means.
2. A method for facilitating interconnection of restaurant customer service and restaurant management comprising the steps of:
Storing restaurant and customer service information;
Updating said restaurant and customer service information; and
Informing restaurant staff and management of said restaurant and customer service information.
3. A system for restaurant and customer service functions comprising:
at least one Maitre d’ station;
at least one kitchen station;
at least one bar station;
at least one networking means; and
at least one wait staff inputoutput (IO) device, wherein each said at least one Maitre ‘d station, said at least one kitchen station, said at least one bar station and said at least one wait staff inputoutput (IO) device is networked by said networking means so that at least one restaurant and customer service information is shared in real-time and personnel can access said information and conduct their duties within the restaurant.
4. The system of claim 3 further comprising:
at least one manager station;
at least one bus station; and
at least one printer.
5. The system of claim 3 wherein said networking means is a server.
6. The system of claim 3 wherein said networking means is wireless.
7. The system of claim 3 wherein said networking means employs partially cabled portions connected with wireless portions.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. An input compensation-type differential scanning calorimeter comprising;
a sample holder containing a sample;
a reference material holder containing a reference material;
a temperature measuring instrument for measuring a reference material side temperature and a differential temperature between a sample side and a reference material side;
a program temperature generator;
a reference material side temperature controller for controlling the temperature inside the sample holder and the reference material holder by comparing the reference material side temperature outputted by the temperature measuring instrument with a desired value of the temperature outputted by the program temperature generator; and
a differential thermal compensator for controlling the temperature inside the sample holder according to the differential temperature outputted by the temperature measuring instrument;
wherein power outputted by the differential thermal compensator is detected as a sample endothermicexothermic signal.
2. An input compensation-type differential scanning calorimeter comprising:
a sample holder for mounting a sample container containing a sample;
a sample temperature sensor arranged in proximity to the sample holder for measuring the sample temperature;
a sample side heater arranged in proximity to the sample holder for heating the sample;
a reference material holder for mounting the reference material container containing the reference material;
a reference material temperature sensor arranged in proximity to the reference material holder for measuring the reference material temperature;
a reference material side heater arranged in proximity to the reference material holder for heating the reference material;
a temperature measuring instrument connected to the sample temperature sensor and the reference material sensor for measuring the reference material side temperature and the differential temperature between the sample side and the reference material side;
a program temperature generator;
a reference material side temperature controller for controlling the temperature inside the sample holder and the reference material holder by comparing the reference material side temperature outputted by the temperature measuring instrument to the desired value of the temperature outputted by the program temperature generator; and
a differential thermal compensator taking as input the differential temperature outputted by the temperature measuring instrument and outputting the power to the sample side heater to set the value back to zero;
wherein the power outputted by the differential thermal compensator is detected as the sample endothermicexothermic signal.
3. An input compensation-type differential scanning calorimeter comprising:
a sample holder for mounting a sample container containing a sample;
a sample temperature sensor arranged in proximity to the sample holder for measuring the sample temperature;
a sample side heater arranged in proximity to the sample holder for heating the sample;
a reference material holder for mounting the reference material container containing the reference material;
a reference material temperature sensor arranged in proximity to the reference material holder for measuring the reference material temperature;
a reference material side heater arranged in proximity to the reference material holder for heating the reference material;
a temperature measuring instrument connected to the sample temperature sensor and the reference material sensor for measuring the differential temperature between the sample side and the reference material side;
a program temperature generator;
a differential thermal compensator for inputting the differential temperature outputted by the temperature measuring instrument and outputting the power to the sample side heater to set a value back to zero;
a bias power output instrument for outputting the fixed bias power to the sample side heater and the reference material side heater;
a heat reservoir surrounding the sample holder and the reference material holder;
a heat reservoir temperature measuring instrument for measuring heat reservoir temperature;
and a heat reservoir temperature controller connected to the temperature program function generator and the heat reservoir temperature measuring instrument for controlling the heat reservoir to make the heat reservoir temperature correspond to the desired value of temperature outputted by the temperature program generator;
wherein the power outputted by the differential thermal compensator is detected as the sample endothermicexothermic signal.