Abstract: A heating piping device for heating a fluid provided from the gas reservoir unit and introducing the heated fluid into a piping system includes at least one heating unit and a control module. The heating unit includes a mounting cylinder defining a heating space therein, a spiral channel in fluid communication with the gas reservoir unit, a heater member for heating the fluid in the spiral channel into the heated fluid, a flow control valve and a check valve. The control module controls the amount of the fluid flowing into the spiral channel, and the temperature of the heater member. The temperature of the heater member and the amount of the fluid can be adjusted to meet different manufacturing requirements. Unnecessary energy and flow consumption is avoided.

Abstract: A method for increasing a transaction amount corresponding a patron of an establishment, the method including: receiving inputs comprising transaction data corresponding to a transaction, where a portion of the transaction data comprises personally identifiable information (PII), and extracting the PII from the portion of the transaction data, and employing the PII to generate PII transaction data and metadata corresponding to the transaction; analyzing the PII transaction data and the metadata to generate a single universal guest record (UGR) corresponding to the PII transaction data and the metadata, where the single UGR corresponds to the patron, the single UGR comprising UGR transaction metadata corresponding to the transaction and historical transactions associated with the patron; statistically analyzing the UGR metadata to generate a guest segmentation record that corresponds to the patron; and generating content for display on point-of-sale (POS) terminals associated with the establishment, where the

Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a patron of an establishment is provided. The apparatus includes a personally identifiable information (PII) extraction processor and a PII link processor. The PII extraction processor is configured to receive inputs comprising transaction data corresponding to a transaction, where a portion of the transaction data comprises PII, and is configured to extract the PII from the portion of the transaction data, and configured to employ the PII to generate PII transaction data and metadata corresponding to the transaction. The PII link processor is configured to receive the PII transaction data and the metadata, and is configured to analyze the PII transaction data and the metadata to generate a single universal guest record corresponding to the PII transaction data and the metadata, where the single universal guest record corresponds to the patron.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a personally identifiable information (PII) extraction processor, a PII link processor, and a universal guest record (UGR) analysis processor. The PII extraction processor receives inputs comprising transaction data corresponding to a transaction, where a portion of the transaction data comprises PII, and extracts the PII from the portion of the transaction data, and employs the PII to generate PII transaction data and metadata corresponding to a transaction. The PII link processor receives the PII transaction data and the metadata, and analyzes the PII transaction data and the metadata to generate a single UGR corresponding to the PII transaction data and the metadata, where the single UGR corresponds to a patron, the single UGR comprising UGR transaction metadata corresponding to the transaction and historical transactions associated with the patron.

Abstract: A method for increasing a transaction amount corresponding a patron of an establishment, the method including: receiving inputs comprising transaction data corresponding to a transaction, where a portion of the transaction data comprises personally identifiable information (PII), and extracting the PII from the portion of the transaction data, and employing the PII to generate PII transaction data and metadata corresponding to the transaction; analyzing the PII transaction data and the metadata to generate a single universal guest record (UGR) corresponding to the PII transaction data and the metadata, where the single UGR corresponds to the patron, the single UGR comprising UGR transaction metadata corresponding to the transaction and historical transactions associated with the patron; statistically analyzing the UGR metadata to generate a guest segmentation record that corresponds to the patron; and generating content for display on point-of-sale (POS) terminals associated with the establishment, where the

Abstract: A method for increasing a transaction amount corresponding a patron of an establishment, the method including: receiving inputs comprising transaction data corresponding to a transaction, where a portion of the transaction data comprises personally identifiable information (PII), and extracting the PII from the portion of the transaction data, and employing the PII to generate PII transaction data and metadata corresponding to the transaction; analyzing the PII transaction data and the metadata to generate a single universal guest record (UGR) corresponding to the PII transaction data and the metadata, where the single UGR corresponds to the patron, the single UGR comprising UGR transaction metadata corresponding to the transaction and historical transactions associated with the patron; statistically analyzing the UGR metadata to generate a guest segmentation record that corresponds to the patron; and generating content for display on point-of-sale (POS) terminals associated with the establishment, where the