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Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/price Determination > Automated Electrical Financial Or Business Practice Or Management Arrangement > Restaurant Or Bar Restaurant Or BarRestaurant Or Bar patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.10/26/06 - 20060242025 - Communication terminal device, communication system, communication method, and program A communication terminal device, a communication system, a communication method, and a program which can realize the functions of joining and exiting from a network in the middle of communication, detecting disappearance of stations (communication terminals), and/or changing over a coordinator function. The communication terminal has the capabilities of: detecting ... 10/19/06 - 20060235755 - Digital advertisement board in communication with point-of-sale terminals A price associated with a menu item is determined automatically based at least in part on revenue management information. A menu display is updated on an electronic display device such as a digital menu board to include the automatically-determined price. ... 10/19/06 - 20060235754 - Purchasing, redemption and settlement systems and methods wherein a buyer takes possession at a retailer of a product purchased using a communication network Purchasing, redemption and settlement systems and methods are provided wherein a buyer takes possession of a product at a retailer. A purchasing system may communicate with a buyer through a communication network to establish a first price for a product between the buyer and a seller. The purchasing system may ... 10/19/06 - 20060235753 - Vehicular user hospitality system A series of motions where a user approaches, gets in, drives or stays in, and gets off a vehicle is divided into a plurality of scenes. In each scene, a hospitality operation is executed for assisting use of the vehicle by the user or for entertaining the user. Information about ... 10/05/06 - 20060224458 - Menu post, wireless headset and telephone system interface controller The present invention relates to an interface controller that integrates an existing telecommunication device, a door answering system and a headset base all set up in a restaurant. Based on the operation modes performed by the interface controller, a remote order center can talk to the customers in the restaurant ... 09/28/06 - 20060218043 - Computer-based method and system for online restaurant ordering A web-based restaurant ordering method and system wherein the customer accesses the restaurant's own web-site, reads the online menu, and may make dining reservations or place an online order by clicking on the desired menu items, verifying the order, and automatically sending the order via facsimile. The system monitors the ... 09/28/06 - 20060218042 - Method for operating a restaurant having an electronically changeable, geographically oriented visual environment A method of operating a restaurant or a chain or restaurants is described whereby the geographic theme at each restaurant location is visually changeable electronically, day by day, along with the menu offered at that location, to be reflective of the foods of the geographic location selected. The visual environment ... 09/28/06 - 20060218041 - Method of rapidly informing a passerby about a food-and-beverage establishment Method of rapidly informing a passerby outside a food-and-beverage establishment about the establishment, so as to entice the passerby to use the services of the establishment, comprises placing an interactive electronic menu board in a location accessible by a passerby from outside the establishment. The interactive menu board broadcasts, by ... 09/28/06 - 20060218040 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for ordering food/beverage items at a food/beverage establishment using a mobile terminal A method of taking a food/beverage order at a food/beverage establishment includes receiving a menu selection from a customer mobile terminal in the food/beverage establishment at a dedicated restaurant transceiver over a wireless data connection. The menu selection designates at least one food/beverage item. The menu selection may be received ... 09/28/06 - 20060218039 - Enhanced fast food restaurant and method of operation A fast food restaurant and method of operating a fast food restaurant, the restaurant having an order and staging station for drive through customers. The order and staging station has a plurality of order stalls for customer vehicles, each order stall having an order panel with a menu display and ... 06/29/06 - 20060143087 - Restaurant management using network with customer-operated computing devices The present invention provides restaurant management method in which a customer operates a computing device to make requests. A waiter can fulfill the request on the next visit to the customer's table, instead of having to visit the table first to obtain the request and requiring a second visit to ... 06/01/06 - 20060116933 - Payment system for restaurant using electronic money A payment system for restaurant having a reader/writer unit (100) and a control unit (300), wherein the control unit (300) includes a communication control section (310), which controls data communication with an external computer (500) via a network (400). The external computer (500) accesses to setting information stored in a ... 05/11/06 - 20060100931 - Point-of-sale server and method A method for use in marketing includes detecting, at the point-of-sale, a plurality of Uniform Product Codes associated with respective items purchased by a customer. The method also includes transmitting, on a substantially real-time basis, the plurality of Uniform Product Codes over the Internet to a remote computer connected to ... 04/27/06 - 20060089881 - Retail restaurant business In a retail food establishment, substantially all the food items on the menu are identified with their respective trademarks. Menus displayed on a board and printed menus handed to customers both make use of trademarks identifying the food items. Trademarks can be graphic logos or simple text. ... 04/20/06 - 20060085267 - Multi-function customer satisfaction survey device A multi-function customer satisfaction survey device, system, and method. A restaurant management system includes a plurality of electronic tip trays and a base unit. Each of the tip trays electronically obtains and stores customer contact information, customer payment information, and responses to a customer satisfaction survey. A data transceiver wirelessly ... 04/20/06 - 20060085266 - Rfid system of restaurant automation The restaurant ordering system employing RFID of the invention comprises a central database, at least an ordering device, at least a serving device, at least a managing device, at least a RFID customer tag, and at least a RFID dish tag, wherein, the central database is used for storing customer ... 04/20/06 - 20060085265 - System and method for restaurant electronic menu A system and method that provides an electronic menu wirelessly interconnected with a restaurant's server is provided. The restaurant server provides the electronic menu device with the menu items and menu software used to navigate through the menu items and options. The electronic menu provides the patron with details regarding ... 04/20/06 - 20060085264 - Restaurant and restaurant building A restaurant receives orders from customers for a variety of different foods. Rather than preparing the foods itself, the restaurant relies of a series of specialty type restaurants to provide the food. The food is prepared and individually packaged by the specialty restaurants. The food is collected from the specialty ... 04/13/06 - 20060080176 - Methods and apparatus for controlling the quality of a food brokering system Methods and apparatus for brokering food services are disclosed. The methods and apparatus described herein provide quality controlled room service to guests of hotels that do not otherwise have traditional room service available. A call center operator routes each call to the appropriate restaurant and stays on the phone line ... 03/30/06 - 20060069620 - Methods and apparatus for food brokering customer service Methods and apparatus for brokering food services are disclosed. The methods and apparatus described herein provide quality controlled room service to guests of hotels that do not otherwise have traditional room service available. A call center operator routes each call to the appropriate restaurant and stays on the phone line ... 03/09/06 - 20060053061 - Systems and methods for processing group orders Systems and methods for coordinating and scheduling interactions based at least in part on the group affiliations of the invitees. Vendor and group selections are made in the process of defining the interaction. Invitations are sent to invitees associated with the selected group. Responses generated by the invitees can include ... 02/16/06 - 20060036499 - Inventory management system and method A system for inventory management. The system contains an input/output device, a processor, and a storage device. The input/output device receives client, current inventory, purchase order, and backorder information pertaining to an article. The processor generates a hierarchy of clients according to the client information, determines an availability-to-promise of the ... 02/16/06 - 20060036498 - Parts stock amount management device Distribution of the parts (parts A, parts B), including shipment by a part supplier, delivery to the part orderer to be used in product manufacturing, is divided into stages in time-sequence (under transportation or at a location including the parking lot, warehouse, temporary storage facility, line side, etc.) and each ... 01/12/06 - 20060010037 - Method and system for auction or sales of deliverable prepared food via the internet A method and system for auctioning or sales of deliverable prepared food via the Internet permit customers to purchase or bid on prepared food items. A food preparation and delivery portion of the system includes a delivery vehicle, which may have a mobile kitchen for the preparation of food items ... 01/05/06 - 20060004634 - System and method for improving the satisfaction of customers of a high-volume restaurant A bakery-cafe is arranged and operated in a manner that efficiently moves a customer within the bakery-cafe to, for example, improve customer satisfaction by minimizing customer wait times. ... 12/01/05 - 20050267811 - Systems and methods of ordering at an automated food processing machine A customer of an Automated Food Preparation Machine communicates via telephone to a remotely located human order taker who negotiates a food order from a menu that is accessible to the customer and then via the Internet, the order taker obtains control of the remotely located Automated Food Preparation Machine ... 11/24/05 - 20050261966 - Automated food service system for remote recreational facilities A system is described with allows the delivery of butcher shop meat services to a remote location, such as marinas, campsites, parks etc., without significant input required from on site management personnel. Management operations are performed from a remote location. This includes food item selection, preliminary preparation, monitoring of inventories ... 11/17/05 - 20050256774 - Food preparation system A food preparation system and method that partially automates the ordering, preparation, and delivery of food items such as pizza. The food preparation system broadly comprising an ordering or point-of-sale station, a computing device, a conveyor system, at least one food preparation station, at least one heating station, a transfer ... 11/10/05 - 20050251450 - Diagnostic data interchange The present invention provides a bi-directional communication network which provides monitoring, data collection, and control of food service industry operations. The system includes a computer and control logic implemented by the computer which may be configured to perform various tasks. A communication network may be provided linking the computer with ... 11/10/05 - 20050251449 - Method and system for private data networks for sharing food ingredient item attribute and event data across multiple enterprises and multiple stages of production transformation A system of private data networks for sharing food ingredient information across production segments. Each network has shared communication between enterprise applications and one or more transactional event database for acquiring and storing event data for measurements, inputs, processing, transfers, and transformations of uniquely identified units of production. The data ... 09/29/05 - 20050216349 - Portable timer system for restaurant inventory management A portable timer system and method for restaurant inventory management includes a plurality of portable timers that connect to one or more food preparation, processing, and/or storage devices typically used in restaurants. The portable timer system may include at least one timer programming station, a computing device, and a handheld ... 09/08/05 - 20050197906 - Music purchasing and playing system and method An online music purchasing system and method is disclosed, in which a radio service operates on a user's computer and is configured for receiving and playing digital radio representations of media content in near real-time in a radio session. A content server is configured for serving the digital radio representations ... 08/18/05 - 20050182681 - Money dispensing system A money managing system for use in a business setting is provided that allows for automated ordering, payment and receipt of change. In a fast food setting, a customer uses a user interface unit to enter an order, indicate the completion of an order and indicate a desired method of ... 08/18/05 - 20050182680 - Wireless point-of-sale system and method for management of restaurants An automated system for management of a restaurant or bar includes a server computer, several wireless hand-held units, and at least one stationary touchscreen unit. A master copy of a menu is stored in the server, and changes to the master copy are automatically made to local copies stored in ... 08/18/05 - 20050182679 - Bakery-cafe arranged and operated to improve customer experience A bakery-cafe is arranged and operated in a manner that allows a customer to experience the making of artisan bread. From a customer area, the customer is able to view the mixing, shaping, and scoring of dough used in baking artisan breads, the baking of the dough, and the resulting ... 08/04/05 - 20050171850 - Device for ordering at dining table A device for ordering at a dining table, which is applied in a restaurant or an eatery, can be used to transmit menu messages, browse a menu status, pay the bill and surf the Internet. The device has a program control module used for performing a menu process, a transaction ... 07/21/05 - 20050160005 - Methods and systems for providing food, beverages, and associated goods and services in a retail environment Methods and systems for providing food, beverages, and associated goods and services are described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for providing breakfast cereal in a quick-serve restaurant setting includes displaying multiple readily-recognizable, competitively-branded, breakfast cereal boxes in view of customers. The method further includes receiving a ... 06/23/05 - 20050137935 - Direct distribution system for consumer goods and services A system and method for enabling direct transactions between a customer and a provider of goods and/or services. A plurality of suppliers or service providers provide data regarding offerings and services, and a database of selected information is collected and integrated for review and comparison by potential customers. An efficient ... 06/09/05 - 20050125293 - Order automation system improvement An order automation system improvement is provided for use in restaurants and akin, which offers special attention to operating the table saloon or waiting lines, by taking orders on electronic forms, based on portable computers type Pocket PC, with LCD coloured screen type touch screen and radio frequency wireless communication. ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |