KR20130130611A

KR20130130611A - Integrated digital menu management system for restaurant and operating method thereof

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Publication number: KR20130130611A
Application number: KR1020120138887A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 전종훈; 권동섭
Original assignee: (주)프람트테크놀로지
Priority date: 2012-05-22
Filing date: 2012-12-03
Publication date: 2013-12-02

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated digital menu management system and an operating system thereof. The integrated digital menu management system according to the present invention comprises a server for storing restaurant information about at least one restaurant including an address, a name, a location and opening hours and menu information about at least one menu selected from the group consisting of types of food provided by each restaurant, prices of each type of food, calorie information, ingredients, origins, recipes, cooking time, and waiting time, and providing web based information consisting of translation information including the menu information which is translated into various languages by being linked to the menu information and the web and money exchange information if a restaurant owner or user requests the information; a client for communicating with the server which is installed at each restaurant over wireless and wired networks; and a wireless communication device for wirelessly communicating with the server or client. The integrated digital menu management system and the operating method thereof according to the present invention can realize centralized menu management, be scalable because the system is not closed but open, provide supplementary services such as foreign language translation although maintenance such as an update is easy, and be installed without initial costs paid by a restaurant owner. [Reference numerals] (40) Internet

Description

Digital menu integrated management system and its operation method {INTEGRATED DIGITAL MENU MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RESTAURANT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an integrated digital menu management system and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, restaurant information including at least one restaurant address, a trade name, a location, and a business hour, and types of foods provided by the restaurants. Store one or more kinds of menu information selected from the group consisting of price, calorie information, ingredients, origin, cooking method, cooking time and waiting time for each food type, and in connection with the menu information and web upon request of a restaurant operator or user. A server for providing web-based information including translation information and exchange rate information for translating the information into languages of each country; A client installed in each restaurant to communicate with the server in a wired or wireless manner; The present invention relates to a digital menu integrated management system including a wireless communication device capable of wireless communication with the server or the client and a method of operating the same.

Conventionally, in order to order food at a restaurant, including a traditional restaurant, a waiter waits for an employee to accept a menu, or a menu attached to a wall of a restaurant, orders are placed, and wait for food to arrive. However, in recent years, as the ubiquitous era has been developed due to the development of communication, in particular, the development of wireless communication and the development of computer science, technology for integrating communication technology into ordering systems of restaurants has been developed. The patent publication of Korean Patent No. 729073 is arranged on each table, and it is possible to view menu information by the customer by operating the customer, and the customer can select and order from the menu information, and the table number automatic reading function is provided. A portable table terminal driven by a battery, a kitchen terminal capable of receiving and displaying order data from the table terminal, a settler that receives a clearing instruction from the table terminal, calculates and displays a fee, and cooked data on the kitchen terminal. Is provided with a wiring terminal that displays a table to be wired by inputting a key, and a table setter is provided for each table, and a table setter can set a unique table number. Table number automatic read function with the table mentioned above It is equipped with a terminal stand that enables the table terminal in the table to be read by reading the number, and an in-store control device for exchanging data between the table terminal, the kitchen terminal, the wiring terminal, and the checker. Can input the cooking completion data corresponding to the order data, and the table terminal can display the cooking completion data, and the data exchange between the table terminal, the kitchen terminal, the wiring terminal, the checkout device and the in-store control device is wireless. There is disclosed a restaurant management apparatus for restaurants, characterized in that the execution. In addition, Korean Patent No. 723684 discloses a personal subscriber station (PSS: Portable Subscriber Station) (PSS), which performs a voice call and receives a restaurant guide service, and an SMS message of a user's terminal number and reservation details. Received in the form of a restaurant terminal to inform the restaurant owner, a restaurant computer to manage the reservation list to manage the service in the restaurant, a wireless access network (RAN: Radio Access Network (RAN) for providing a communication path of the PSS and the restaurant owner terminal, A Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) for relaying transmission and reception of packet data (PDSN), and a Positioning Determination Entity (PDE) for determining the location of the PSS. ), An IP network providing a communication path between the wireless access network and an external server, an SMS server for generating and transmitting an SMS message, and the restaurant In a mobile communication system that provides a restaurant guide service in a mobile communication network including an internet providing a communication path of a computer, the user may download a map around the user to the PSS as an LBS platform that provides a location-based service. When the user's meal time is close to the road guidance service server that provides a road guidance service to a selected restaurant and the user's location is automatically detected, the surrounding restaurant information of the user is collected and downloaded to the PSS, and set in advance And a restaurant guide service server configured to provide a menu according to the user's taste and provide a restaurant guide service including a road guide, reservation, and payment, wherein the PSS maps the surrounding restaurant information to the map. The restaurant information service server provides the reservation details. Is disclosed in the restaurant guide service system characterized in that to send a form of an SMS message to the restaurant owner terminal, and transmits the reservation details to the restaurant computer to configure a reservation list.

However, the prior art including the above literature requires a system for each restaurant in order to use the restaurant menu system, so the initial installation cost is excessively consumed or the user must use an expensive smartphone to use the restaurant. There is a problem that it is difficult to expect a large ripple effect such as a reduction in manpower. In addition, the system is closed, it is not scalable and difficult to continuously update after installation, and there is a problem that the connection with other applications developed based on the web is inevitably deteriorated. You'll have to spend your free time, so you can act like holding an order or filing a claim with a restaurant.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 719073 Republic of Korea Patent No. 723684

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to centrally manage the menu information provided to the customers in the restaurant in a centralized manner, each of the various devices such as computers, smartphones, pads, tabs and web, apps, eBooks It is to provide a digital menu integrated management system and its operation method that can provide up-to-date information in multiple languages, but do not burden restaurant operators with the initial investment cost.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a restaurant information including the address, business name, location and opening hours of at least one restaurant, the type of food provided by each restaurant, the price for each food type, calorie information, ingredients, Store one or more kinds of menu information selected from the group consisting of origin, cooking method, cooking time and waiting time, and translate the menu information into languages of each country in connection with the menu information and the web at the request of a restaurant operator or user. A server for providing web-based information including information and exchange rate information; A client installed in each restaurant to communicate with the server in a wired or wireless manner; It provides a digital menu integrated management system including a wireless communication device capable of wireless communication with the server or client.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a digital menu integrated management system, characterized in that it further comprises a prize providing function to install a game on the digital menu using the wireless communication device when the user wins by running the game.

In addition, the present invention provides a digital menu integrated management system, characterized in that the game further comprises the function of notifying the winners of the prize to the user acquaintances on the SNS when the game wins in connection with the user's social network system (SNS). do.

In addition, the present invention, digital menu integrated management, characterized in that it further includes a function to inflow the potential customers in real time by issuing coupons or events in connection with the social network system (SNS) at the time the restaurant owner dynamically desired Provide a system.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for operating a digital menu integrated management system, characterized in that the operator of the server initially provides the digital menu integrated management system for each restaurant free of charge, and billing according to the period of use or the number of times of use. do.

Digital menu integrated management system and its operation method of the present invention is capable of centralized menu management, the system is open, not closed, it is excellent in scalability, easy to maintain such as update and provide additional services such as foreign language translation. It can be, and can be installed without the initial cost to the restaurant operators.

1 is a block diagram of a digital menu integrated management system of the present invention

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings attached hereto.

1 is a block diagram of a digital menu integrated management system 100 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the integrated digital menu management system 100 of the present invention, the restaurant information including the address, business name, location and opening hours of at least one restaurant, the type of food provided in each restaurant, each food Stores one or more types of menu information selected from the group consisting of price, calorie information, ingredients, origin, cooking method, cooking time and waiting time for each type, and is connected to the menu information and the web at the request of a restaurant operator or user. A server 20 for providing web-based information including translation information and currency exchange rate information translated into each language, a client 10 installed in each restaurant to communicate with the server 20 in a wired or wireless manner, and the server 20 or a wireless communication device 30 capable of wireless communication with the client 10.

The integrated digital menu management system 100 of the present invention includes restaurant information including at least one restaurant address, business name, location, and business hours, food types of each restaurant, prices for each food type, food origin, ingredients, and calories intake. Store one or more kinds of menu information selected from the group consisting of information, cooking method, cooking time and waiting time, and translate the menu information into the languages of each country in connection with the menu information and the web at the request of a restaurant operator or user. It includes a server 20 for providing web-based information including the information. As described above, the restaurant menu management system combined with the conventional IT technology has been operated independently for each restaurant, which has difficulty in management and continuous maintenance and updating. However, the digital menu integrated management system 100 of the present invention is managed in the centralized server 20, the maintenance and updates are made at the administrator level with ease of management, and the scalability is very excellent as a web-based system There is this. In addition, the server 20 not only provides menu information related to food to the user, but also provides foreign tourists with foreign tourists to travel in Korea by providing translation information and exchange rate information in which the menu information is translated into each language. Provide convenience when In particular, in the case of an application written in HTML, a vast amount of information on the web can be easily used. Therefore, the menu information can be easily developed or applied by utilizing the information related to the menu information. Reduction can be achieved. In addition, the present invention provides a translation application for automatically translating a web document written on the web into a language of each country, and there is no problem in the delivery of the translation of the menu information and other web-based information. In addition, by providing exchange rate information to foreigners, it is possible to conveniently provide the recognition of the price by converting the food price to the local currency. The exchange rate information can also be updated automatically every day by incorporating the exchange rate notification system of the bank.

The client 10 is installed in each restaurant and communicates with the server 20 through a wired or wireless network communication network 40. The client 10 may further include a terminal 11 connected to the kitchen or the cash register in order to process the customer's order and settlement. The wired / wireless network communication may be performed using a wired / wireless network communication network 40 such as a high speed internet network or a wireless communication network such as WCDMA, and the above matters are well known to those skilled in the art. It will not be described in more detail herein.

In addition, the digital menu integrated management system 100 of the present invention includes a wireless communication device 30 capable of wireless communication with the server 20 or the client 10. In the present specification, the wireless communication device 30 is not particularly limited, and includes a tablet PC, a tab, a pad, a notebook, a smartphone, and the like having a wireless communication function, for example, a wireless communication function such as wcdma or WI-FI. Include. By using the wireless communication device 30, the user can read the menu information stored in the server 20 in a restaurant, and then order it. In addition, the user can use the wireless communication device 30 after ordering to search for details such as the origin of food, ingredients, calories intake, or enjoy various other applications, so that the user may not get bored with the time until the food is served. Reduced complaints In addition, the user may register a new restaurant visited by the user or voluntarily input a photo, name, price information, etc. of the food provided by the restaurant, which is limited by the restaurant owner's authority.

In addition, the operating method of the digital menu integrated management system of the present invention is characterized in that the operator of the server initially provides the digital menu integrated management system to each restaurant free of charge and charges according to the period of use. As described above, the conventional restaurant menu management system must produce a closed system that can be used only in each restaurant, so the system maker (operator) must charge the restaurant operator for the cost of the system. . However, in the case of the present invention, the restaurant operator is basically a single platform system that is driven based on the web, and if the restaurant operator joins his or her own restaurant as a member on the web and voluntarily publishes the latest menu information, It can be used by customers or prospective customers of ordinary restaurants, and the profit base can be combined with social commerce of advertisement or social network service (SNS), rather than system construction, to create a new business model. Since it can be a source of revenue, there is no charge for building the initial system or only hardware costs such as pads and tabs provided to customers instead of paper-based menus. Charge restaurant operators based on the number of clicks There.

In the case of the present invention, regardless of the type and time of the wireless communication device, such as smartphone, pad, tab, note, operating system or method, it is possible to utilize it, Android tablet PC or iPad or smartphone to customers who come to the restaurant It is possible to provide a menu in the form of digitized multimedia in the form of a mobile web or a mobile app.

The integrated digital menu management system of the present invention may further include a prize providing function of installing a game on the digital menu by using the wireless communication device to reward the user when the user executes the game to win. The game is not particularly limited and may be a general game, for example, a game such as an electronic slot machine. The award may provide a product or a food of a restaurant in the form of a digital coupon to a user's mobile phone or the like to be printed and used, or may provide mileage or e-money. In addition, the game may further include a function of informing the winners of the prize to the user acquaintances on the SNS when the user game wins in connection with the user's social network system (SNS), such as Facebook or KakaoTalk. In other words, when the user logs in using his SNS ID when the game is executed, runs the game, and receives a prize by winning the game, SNS acquaintances are automatically informed to the acquaintances and the restaurant, and the prize is awarded. You can also have them eat. In addition, if the user does not want it can be of course not to notify the fact of award. In addition, depending on the type of the game, the number of games, time limit, etc. may be set by the authority of the system manager. In this case, the wireless communication device used may be a portable pad or tablet PC, or manufactured separately in the form of a kiosk to be installed outside the restaurant and used as a device for introducing external audiences. In addition, it is possible to induce customers in real time by inducing a restaurant to dynamically issue digital coupons or run a game with a function of providing a prize by linking with a social network service at a desired time. The game can be used as a common marketing tool of a restaurant of a member company as a whole by executing a game limited to one restaurant or by providing a number of restaurants to provide a prize at a number of restaurants.

Restaurant owners and employees can delete existing menus, modify prices, and supplement existing menus, or add new menu items by taking pictures on the spot. In this case, it is possible to easily maintain the latest information in conjunction with the inventory information. In addition, various additional functions such as promotion and coupon issuance are possible, and the restaurant employee can immediately input a customer's order through a digital menu and check it in connection with the kitchen and POS.

From the customer's point of view, by installing the mobile app on their smartphone or pad or accessing the web, even before visiting the restaurant, they can check the menu of the restaurant they want to visit in advance, or add additional functions such as ordering, booking, and customized recommendation menus. Can be provided. In addition, by providing a representative menu (number of orders, sorting by customer review) for each restaurant in real time, various information necessary for menu selection can be easily provided in a multi-dimensional view. In addition, by providing customers with the ability to voluntarily register new restaurants or enter menu information, recommend likes, and enter reviews, etc., customers can provide information on restaurants or food reviews that were only recognized as areas of existing power bloggers. In addition, the information exchange between closed group users connected to themselves and SNS is carried out, and the degree of trust in information is much higher than before. Can be. In addition, when the client 10 is used as a POS, it is possible to enter the market without violating the existing POS area by interlocking and providing order information to the POS by utilizing a standard data exchange method such as XML. Has the advantage.

The embodiments of the present invention described above should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art will be able to modify the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Accordingly, such improvements and modifications will fall within the scope of the present invention as long as they are obvious to those skilled in the art.

10: Client 20: Server
30: wireless communication device 40: network communication network
100: digital menu integrated management system

Claims

Restaurant information, including the address, business name, location, and opening hours of at least one restaurant, types of food provided by each restaurant, price for each food type, calorie information, ingredients, origin, cooking method, cooking time and waiting time. Store one or more kinds of menu information selected from the group consisting of, and provide web-based information including translation information and exchange rate information in which the menu information is translated into languages of each country in connection with the menu information and the web at the request of a restaurant operator or user. A server to perform;
A client installed in each restaurant to communicate with the server in a wired or wireless manner;
Digital menu integrated management system including a wireless communication device capable of wireless communication with the server or client.

The method of claim 1,
And installing a game on the digital menu using the wireless communication device, and further comprising a prize providing function to reward the user when the user executes the game.

3. The method of claim 2,
The game is connected to the user's social network system (SNS) digital menu integrated management system, characterized in that further comprising the function of notifying the winners of the prize to the users acquaintances on the SNS when the user wins the game.

In the method of operating the digital menu integrated management system of any one of claims 1 to 3,
And the server operator initially provides the digital menu integrated management system to each restaurant free of charge, and charges according to the period of use or the number of times of use.