Enhanced user display for use in a restaurant kitchen
First Claim
1. A graphical user display for use with a point of sale system display operated in a pizza restaurant which display provides for increased accuracy and efficiency in food preparation, the present graphical user display comprising:
- a first user interface display for presentation upon a monitor positioned at a make-line station which display conveys to the kitchen staff one or more orders for pizza, and includes a visual image of each pizza topping to be placed on the pizza ordered by the customer where such images are displayed arranged in the order upon which they are to be placed upon the pizza prior to cooking and where each image is accompanied by a textual identification of the topping and the portion of each to be applied; and
a second user interface for presentation upon the monitor positioned at a packing station which display conveys to the kitchen staff a photo-realistic image of the cooked pizza corresponding to each displayed food order of the first user interface display.
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Abstract
A graphical display for use with a pizza restaurant point of sale system display and includes a first display screen for display upon a monitor positioned at a make-line station which conveys to the kitchen staff one or more orders for pizza and displays a graphical representation of each pizza and photo-realistic image of each individual topping to be placed on the pizza prior to cooking and a second display screen for display upon a monitor positioned at a packing station which presents to the kitchen staff a photo realistic image of a cooked pizza corresponding to each displayed food order of the first display screen where the graphical display which provides for increased accuracy and efficiency in food preparation.
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30 Claims
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1. A graphical user display for use with a point of sale system display operated in a pizza restaurant which display provides for increased accuracy and efficiency in food preparation, the present graphical user display comprising:
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a first user interface display for presentation upon a monitor positioned at a make-line station which display conveys to the kitchen staff one or more orders for pizza, and includes a visual image of each pizza topping to be placed on the pizza ordered by the customer where such images are displayed arranged in the order upon which they are to be placed upon the pizza prior to cooking and where each image is accompanied by a textual identification of the topping and the portion of each to be applied; and
a second user interface for presentation upon the monitor positioned at a packing station which display conveys to the kitchen staff a photo-realistic image of the cooked pizza corresponding to each displayed food order of the first user interface display.
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2. A graphical display for use with a point of sale system operated in a pizza restaurant which display provides for increased accuracy and efficiency in food preparation, the graphical display including a primary user interface for presentation upon a monitor positioned at a make-line station which display conveys to the kitchen staff visual information of one or more orders for pizza, wherein the graphical display interface comprises:
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one or more order regions for separately displaying each food item which forms a customer'"'"'s order, one or more ingredient icons representing each ingredient to be combined to form the pizza as ordered and wherein the ingredient icons are visually arranged so as to indicate the order in which the ingredients are to be applied to properly form the pizza;
textual indicia associated with each of the one or more ingredient icons serving to indicate in human readable text the name of the ingredient associated with each ingredient icon;
placement control icons associated with each of the one or more ingredient icons serving to visually indicate the placement of each ingredient upon the pizza;
portion control indicia associated with each of the one or more ingredient icons serving to visually indicate the weight of each ingredient to be applied to the pizza;
portion control icons associated with each of the one or more ingredient icons serving to visually indicate generally the portion of each ingredient to be applied to the pizza;
crust icon associated with each order for a pizza visually indicating the type of pizza crust ordered;
crust indicia associated with each order for a pizza visually indicating in human readable text the type of pizza crust ordered; and
weight indicia associated with each order for a pizza visually indicating in human readable text the total weight of the pizza as ordered. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A graphical user interface display for use with a point of sale system display operated in a pizza restaurant which display screen provides for increased accuracy and efficiency in food preparation, the graphical display including a primary user interface for display upon a monitor positioned at a make-line station which display conveys to the kitchen staff visual information of one or more orders for pizza, wherein the graphical display interface comprises:
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one or more order regions dynamically generated for separately displaying each food item ordered, and one or more ingredient icons representing each ingredient to be combined to form the pizza as ordered. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A graphical display for use with a point of sale system display operated in a pizza restaurant which display screen provides for increased accuracy and efficiency in food preparation, the graphical display including a companion user interface for display upon a monitor positioned at a packing station which display conveys to the kitchen staff visual information of one or more orders for pizza, and wherein the companion user interface comprises:
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one or more order regions for separately displaying each food item comprising an order, a photo-realistic image displayed within each of the one or more order regions presenting a visual image of the pizza ordered after being cooked;
textual indicia associated with the one or more images indicating in human readable text the name of each ingredient ordered; and
crust indicia associated with each order for a pizza visually indicating in human readable text the type of pizza crust ordered.
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