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Information administering system for an eating house

US7324958B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by
41References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 2002
Grant dateJan 29, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q50/12
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A customer of an eating house orders refreshments by pressing a first touch panel provided at a customer's seat, watching a liquid-crystal monitor on which a menu of the refreshment and an average cooking time thereof are displayed. A cook inputs cooking-state information with a second touch panel provided in a kitchen when cooking is started and is completed. The cooking-state information is displayed on the liquid-crystal monitor so that it is possible to confirm a cooking state of the ordered refreshment. When the ordered refreshment is untouched, the customer can cancel or urge the refreshment by pressing the first touch panel. Upon instructing a check with the first touch panel, the check is printed out from a printer. The customer can order, cancel and urge the refreshments without calling a waitperson.

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