Terminals provide Entertainment
and Information
The whole of terminals presented by the ibowling lanes effectively
fascinate any bowler. The Terrestrial Multifunction Terminal(TMT)
for instance, has been developed specifically to the bowler management.
Composed by a totem that covers a last generation computer it utilize
a friendely interface terminal providing information on a 100% flat
screen LCD with 15 inches.
A keyboard is unnecessary because the terminal uses a touchscreen
technology allowing the bowlers to check from the game information
to a bar request. The system is composed by a wizard that conduces
the bowler during all the game phases. The multilanguage software
enable the selection of english, spanish, french and portuguese.
By means of a simple touch in the screen the bowler can order
the bar service and according to marketing studies it improves
the food and beverage service into over 40%. The TMT allows any
kind messages to be send as well as the exhibition of advertising
what encrease the revenue.
As the TMT operates with multithematic animations where the
bowler can choose the theme prefered to be displayed in between
the games. Besides accounting the game score the TMT takes care
of the exhibition of the selected images. When a strike happens
for instance, the selected image will be shown contributing for
the bowlers motivation.
The lane software enable others facilities as planing a traning
game where the bowler informs wich pins he wishes to knock down.
If the pin 7 is the most difficult in his opinion, he can choose
only the pin 7 and try until knock it down. The system will inform
how many times he tried and how many times he was successful.
Terminal Multifunction Aerial – This terminal is composed
by a 29 inches screen where all the information shown in the
TMT are displayed enable all the bowlers to follow the the game
situation. The TMA is strategiclly located allowing the insertion
of advertising messages.
Screen / TV: Between the TMA there´s a 29 inches screen
that enable the presentation of general programing contemplating
entertainment to bowlers and general public.
Central – All these technology is controlled by the Operation
and Management Central, w disposing of a software with friendely
interface that allows a personalized control of the lanes occupancy
and revenue generated by the bowlers.
The Central registers the costumers and relate it differents
preferences (lanes, food, beverage, shoe size,...) and the data
for marketing purpouse.The costumers registrationmay be estimulated
by promoting any kind of advantage.
When a bar request is done it is projected in the central until
the moment the costumer is served. Another important service
of the central is the possibility to register the reservations
and as soon as a lane is disoccupied a display strategiclly positioned
indicate the lane release.
Through the Central it is possible to generate administrative
and financial reports. It also inform the lane that collected
more money and the total sum. It may divulge the employee who
collected more money too. Theses values can be organized to facilitate
visualization.
A user register limits the access to the central. By using passwords
it is possible to create a hierarchy that limits the access to
determined informations. The user change can be done without
exiting the system. |