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Abstract

Apparatus is provided for the video intercommunication between a drive-through customer at the outdoor ordering station and the indoor order-taking clerk at the order processing station of a fast food restaurant. A first video camera is located at the food ordering station and positioned to electronically capture video images of an auto-borne customer while placing a food order. A second video camera is located at the order-taking station and positioned to electronically capture video images of the order-processing clerk. A first video monitor is located at the order-taking station for displaying the video images of the customer and a second video monitor is located at the food ordering station for displaying the video images of the order-processing clerk. A computerized cash register with food order and cash display is located at the order-taking station. A controller is electronically interconnected to the first and second video cameras, to the first and second video monitors, and to the computerized cash register and includes switches operated by the order-processing clerk to selectively interconnect the first video camera and the second video camera to the first video monitor and to selectively interconnected the second video camera and the computerized cash register to the second video monitor.

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