SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DIGITAL CONTENT
First Claim
1. A system for controlling digital content on a tabletop display, the system comprising:
- a tabletop unit having a display screen and an input mechanism;
a digital storage medium programmed to include a plurality of digital content files that can be accessed by the tabletop unit to provide a display on the display screen; and
a computer processor associated with the tabletop unit and programmed to provide selected ones of the plurality of digital content files to the tabletop unit based on timing of the stages of a customer dining experience.
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Abstract
A data processing system is provided for determining specific digital content for displaying on a restaurant table top display unit corresponding to a specific time point of a consumption cycle. In particular, the said data processing system is provided for recording inputs and their associated time stamps from a table top unit, reading a current time from a digital clock, performing calculations on the said inputs, time stamps, and the current time, based on a predetermined algorithm, producing a calculated index; storing a plural of digital contents tagged with tagging indexes; selecting specific digital content with its associated tagging index matching said calculated index for displaying on a signage unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling digital content on a tabletop display, the system comprising:
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a tabletop unit having a display screen and an input mechanism; a digital storage medium programmed to include a plurality of digital content files that can be accessed by the tabletop unit to provide a display on the display screen; and a computer processor associated with the tabletop unit and programmed to provide selected ones of the plurality of digital content files to the tabletop unit based on timing of the stages of a customer dining experience. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of displaying digital content comprising:
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providing a tabletop display unit that includes a display screen and an input mechanism; receiving an indication that a dining consumption cycle has begun from the input mechanism; and initiating a display of a plurality of digital content files on the display screen after receiving the indication, the content of the display being dependent upon the stage of the dining experience. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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- 10. A method of displaying information in a sitdown restaurant on a tabletop display of the type having a touchscreen and a payment receiving mechanism, the method comprising synchronizing the content displayed on the screen with the stages of a dining consumption cycle.
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13. A data processing system for determining specific digital content to display on a signage displaying unit at a specific time point, comprising:
computer processor means for processing data; storage means for storing data on a storage medium; first means for storing a plural sets of digital content each tagged with a specific tagging index; second means for receiving and storing specific input and associated time stamp; third means for reading current time from a digital clock; fourth means for performing calculation using the said specific input and associated time stamp and current time for providing a calculated index; fifth means for selecting a specific set of digital content for sending to and displaying on the said signage displaying unit using the said calculated index from the said plural sets of digital content at a specific time; - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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