DISCOUNTED RESTAURANT RESERVATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system is provided for marketing restaurant reservations during non-peak periods by offering promotions through a central distribution system. The system includes a central distribution processor to which consumers are provided access for determining the availability of discounted restaurant reservations and purchasing discounted restaurant reservations. The system also includes a plurality of remote restaurants linked to the central distribution processor, the remote restaurants including interface software compatible with the central distribution processor for facilitating the uploading of relevant discounted restaurant reservations to the central distribution processor. The interface software further provides a user interface through which the plurality of remote restaurants selectively enter available discounted restaurant reservation information which is subsequently uploaded to the central distribution processor for access and purchase by consumers.
31 Citations
18 Claims
-
1-15. -15. (canceled)
-
16. A system for marketing restaurant reservations by offering discounted meals through a central distribution system, comprising:
-
a central distribution processor to which consumers are provided access for determining availability of restaurant reservations and discounted meals; a plurality of remote restaurants linked to the central distribution processor, each of the remote restaurants including a computer with interface software compatible with the central distribution processor for facilitating uploading of relevant restaurant reservations and discounted meals to the central distribution processor; the interface software further provides a user interface through which the plurality of remote restaurants selectively enter available restaurant reservation and discounted meal information which is subsequently uploaded to the central distribution processor for-access and purchase by consumers; wherein a consumer pays a reservation fee to an operator of the system or the restaurants pay an operator of the system a fee.
-
-
17. A method for marketing restaurants through a central distribution system, comprising the following steps:
-
establishing a central distribution processor which stores information concerning availability of restaurant reservations and discounted meals; installing interface software compatible with the central distribution processor at a plurality of remote restaurants, the interface software installed at each of the restaurants facilitates uploading of restaurant reservation and discounted meal information to the central distribution processor; entering available restaurant reservation and discounted meal information at the remote restaurant via a user interface associated with the interface software, the user interface permitting the plurality of remote restaurants to selectively enter available restaurant reservation and discounted meal information for uploading to the central distribution processor for access; uploading the restaurant reservation and discounted meal information to the central distribution processor; and providing consumers with access to the central distribution processor for determining the availability of restaurant reservations and discounted meals charging a consumer a reservation fee when a restaurant reservation is purchased or charging the restaurant a fee.
-
-
18. A system for marketing restaurants through a central distribution system, comprising:
-
a central distribution processor to which consumers are provided access for determining availability of restaurant reservations and discounted meals; a plurality of remote restaurants linked to the central distribution processor, each of the remote restaurants including a computer with interface software compatible with the central distribution processor for facilitating uploading of relevant restaurant reservations and discounted meal to the central distribution processor; the interface software further provides a user interface through which the plurality of remote restaurants selectively enter available restaurant reservation and discounted meal information which is subsequently uploaded to the central distribution processor for access and purchase by consumers.
-
Specification