Food and drink ordering system in eating and drinking place

• US 20020103751A1
• Filed: 01/22/2002
• Published: 08/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KURA Limited
• Original Assignee: KURA Limited
• Inventors: Tanaka, Kunihiko
• Granted Patent: US 6,914,582 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof

Abstract

A food and drink ordering system in an eating and drinking place for allowing a customer to make a precise order of a desired food and drink from the customer'"'"'s table to a kitchen. The food and drink ordering system includes image display means and order input means for inputting information on the food and drink ordered, both of which are provided at the customer'"'"'s table; order display means, set in the food and drink supplying place, for displaying the information on contents and place of the order; and a control unit having a menu display function of displaying information on available foods and drinks on the image display means at the customer'"'"'s table and an information function of giving the information on the selected food and drink to the kitchen when the customer selects any item from the information on the available foods and drinks displayed on the image display means by use of the order input means.

Claims

1. A food and drink ordering system in an eating and drinking place for allowing a customer to order any desired food and drink from the customer'"'"'s table to a food and drink supplying place, comprising:

image display means and order input means for inputting information on the food and drink ordered, both of which are provided at the customer'"'"'s table;

order display means, set in the food and drink supplying place, for displaying information on contents and place of the order; and

a control unit having a menu display function of displaying information on foods and drinks on the image display means at the customer'"'"'s table and an information function of giving the information on the selected food and drink to the food and drink supplying place when the customer selects any item from the information on the available foods and drinks displayed on the image display means by use of the order input means.

2. The food and drink ordering system in the eating and drinking place according to claim 1, wherein a card reader for reading the information recorded in a card having the function of making settlement of the charge for purchased goods and services is set in the customer'"'"'s table, and the control unit has a settlement function of making settlement of the charge for the customer'"'"'s meal from the information of the card read by the card reader.

3. The food and drink ordering system in the eating and drinking place according to claim 1, wherein there is provided carrying means for carrying foods and drinks from the food and drink supplying place to the customer'"'"'s table, and wherein the control unit includes an image control function of allowing an image displayed on the image display means to change one after another in accordance with developments of the ordered food and drink carried up to the designated customer'"'"'s table via the carrying means, so as to give the information on the arrival of the order to the customer.

4. The food and drink ordering system in the eating and drinking place according to claim 2, wherein there is provided carrying means for carrying foods and drinks from the food and drink supplying place to the customer'"'"'s table, and wherein the control unit includes an image control function of allowing an image displayed on the image display means to change one after another in accordance with developments of the ordered food and drink carried up to the designated customer'"'"'s table via the carrying means, so as to give the information on the arrival of the order to the customer.