Patent References 3267436 3622995 3826344 Point-of-sale system and apparatus Automated merchandising system Service bargain announcement in an electronic cash register Programmable device using selectively connectable memory module to simultaneously define the functional capability and the display associated with input switches Restaurant video display system Electronic cash register system for food dispensing business Restaurant or retail vending facility InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 518118 filed on 08/21/1995US Classes:707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)709/217REMOTE DATA ACCESSINGExaminersPrimary: Trammell, James P.Assistant: Peeso, Thomas R. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04Q 009/00AbstractA process for configuring electronic information for presentation at an interactive electronic device with which an item may be ordered, including the steps of: providing an original template presentation created at a first location to include a plurality of template items; providing a database to include a plurality of database items; and configuring, using a computer, the information to include each template item that is also a database item. A template data record can be associated with each template item, and a local data record can be associated with each database item. Additionally, a process for presenting display information at an interactive electronic device, including the step of configuring the display information for presentation by tagging as active for display, a cell associated with a template item that is also a database item. Different types of cells can be accommodated. Also, a system for configuring electronic information for presentation at an interactive electronic device, including: an original template presentation created at a first location to include a plurality of template items; a database to include a plurality of database items; and a communications medium for transmitting the original template presentation to a computer; wherein the template presentation includes a set of instructions for configuring, using the computer, the information to include each template item that is also a database item.Other References
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