System and method providing a restaurant menu dynamically generated based on revenue management information
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1. A method for dynamically generating a menu, comprising:
- (a) automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receiving a request for a menu; and
(c) generating a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu.
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Abstract
A price associated with a menu item is automatically determined based at least partly on revenue management information. A request for a menu is received and a menu, including the automatically determined price, is generated in response to the request.
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69 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically generating a menu, comprising:
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(a) automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receiving a request for a menu; and
(c) generating a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to:
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(a) automatically determine a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receive a request for a menu; and
(c) generate a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A menu generating system, comprising:
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(a) a first port adapted to receive a request for a menu;
(b) a storage device storing information associated with a price management table, the price management table comprising prices associated with menu items;
(c) a processor coupled to said first port and said storage device, said processor being configured to;
receive the request for a menu;
generate information associated with a menu; and
dynamically update prices stored in said storage device based at least partly on revenue management information; and
(d) a second port coupled to said processor, said second port being adapted to output the information associated with a menu. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An apparatus for dynamically generating a menu, comprising:
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(a) a processor;
(b) a memory storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to;
(i) automatically determine a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information, (ii) receive a request for a menu, and (iii) generate a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu; and
(c) a port adapted to be coupled to an external device, said port being coupled to said processor.
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65. A system for dynamically generating a menu, comprising:
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(a) means for automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) means for receiving a request for a menu; and
(c) means for generating a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu.
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66. A method for determining a price associated with an order, comprising:
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(a) automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receiving a request for a menu;
(c) generating a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu;
(d) assigning a menu code to the generated menu;
(e) receiving an order for the menu item, the order including the menu code; and
(f) calculating a price associated with the order, using the menu code, based at least partly on the automatically determined price associated with the menu item.
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67. A method for dynamically generating a restaurant menu, comprising:
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(a) automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information, the automatic determination occurring on a periodic basis;
(b) receiving a request for a menu; and
(c) generating a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu.
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68. A method for dynamically generating a menu, comprising:
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(a) automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receiving a request for a menu, the request including information identifying a number of people in a party; and
(c) printing a number of menus, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu, the number of printed menus being based on the number of people in the party.
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69. A method of using dynamically generated menus in a restaurant, comprising:
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(a) automatically determining a first price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receiving a request for a first menu;
(c) generating the first menu, including the automatically determined first price, in response to the request for the first menu;
(d) automatically determining a second price associated with the menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(e) receiving a request for a second menu;
(f) generating a second menu, including the second price, in response to the request for the second menu;
(g) receiving an order for the menu item, the order being associated with one of the first menu and the second menu; and
(h) determining a price for the order based at least partly on the automatically determined price on one of the first menu and the second menu associated with the order.
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