SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENABLE A CUSTOMER TO SELECT A WINE BASED UPON AVAILABLE INVENTORY
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1. A method of enabling a restaurant patron to make a wine selection based on available wine inventory at the restaurant including:
- providing interactive patron display devices for use by patrons in making a wine selection based on available wine inventory at the restaurant;
displaying a first selection screen with an interactive patron display device, the first selection screen prompting a patron to make a first selection, the first selection screen identifying at least one characteristic associated with wines available in the restaurant inventory;
receiving a first selection from the patron with the interactive patron display device, the first selection identifying a first wine characteristic;
transmitting the first selection from the interactive patron display device to a content management system;
identifying a subsequent selection screen with the content management system, the subsequent selection screen being selected based upon one or more wine characteristics identified in response to one or more prior selection screens;
transmitting the subsequent selection screen from the content management system to the interactive patron display device;
displaying the subsequent selection screen to the patron with the interactive patron display device, the subsequent selection screen prompting the patron to make a subsequent selection, the subsequent selection identifying at least one characteristic associated with wines available in the restaurant inventory;
receiving a subsequent selection from the patron with the interactive patron display device, the subsequent selection identifying a subsequent wine characteristic;
transmitting the subsequent selection from the interactive patron display device to the content management system;
repeating steps e)-i) until the patron has made a wine selection;
transmitting a confirmation screen from the content management system to the interactive patron display device, the confirmation screen prompting the patron to select an order complete messagedisplaying the confirmation screen from the content management system to the interactive patron display device;
receiving the patron response to the confirmation screen with the interactive patron display device;
transmitting the patron response to the confirmation screen from the interactive patron display device to the content management system; and
recording the patron'"'"'s responses to selected ones of the selection screens in a database associated with the content management system.
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Abstract
A system for aiding a restaurant patron to make a wine selection from wines available in the restaurant wine inventory includes a plurality of dedicated patron display devices and a content management system including a processor, a communications interface and a database wherein the dedicated patron display devices are operable to receive and display screens transmitted from the content management system and transmit patron input to the content management system in order to select a wine from the restaurant inventory.
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1. A method of enabling a restaurant patron to make a wine selection based on available wine inventory at the restaurant including:
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providing interactive patron display devices for use by patrons in making a wine selection based on available wine inventory at the restaurant; displaying a first selection screen with an interactive patron display device, the first selection screen prompting a patron to make a first selection, the first selection screen identifying at least one characteristic associated with wines available in the restaurant inventory; receiving a first selection from the patron with the interactive patron display device, the first selection identifying a first wine characteristic; transmitting the first selection from the interactive patron display device to a content management system; identifying a subsequent selection screen with the content management system, the subsequent selection screen being selected based upon one or more wine characteristics identified in response to one or more prior selection screens; transmitting the subsequent selection screen from the content management system to the interactive patron display device; displaying the subsequent selection screen to the patron with the interactive patron display device, the subsequent selection screen prompting the patron to make a subsequent selection, the subsequent selection identifying at least one characteristic associated with wines available in the restaurant inventory; receiving a subsequent selection from the patron with the interactive patron display device, the subsequent selection identifying a subsequent wine characteristic; transmitting the subsequent selection from the interactive patron display device to the content management system; repeating steps e)-i) until the patron has made a wine selection; transmitting a confirmation screen from the content management system to the interactive patron display device, the confirmation screen prompting the patron to select an order complete message displaying the confirmation screen from the content management system to the interactive patron display device; receiving the patron response to the confirmation screen with the interactive patron display device; transmitting the patron response to the confirmation screen from the interactive patron display device to the content management system; and recording the patron'"'"'s responses to selected ones of the selection screens in a database associated with the content management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for aiding a restaurant patron to make a wine selection from wines available in the restaurant wine inventory, comprising:
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a plurality of dedicated patron display devices, the patron display devices each including a first communications interface and a display, the patron display devices operable to receive an input from a patron; a content management system wherein the dedicated patron display devices are operable to receive display screens transmitted from the content management system, display the screens to patrons, receive input from patrons and transmit patron input to the content management system, the content management system including; at least one processor; a second communications interface; at least one data storage device associated with the processor, the data storage device having a database including wines available in inventory at the restaurant and characteristics of the wines available in inventory at the restaurant and a plurality of selection screens for display by the dedicated patron selection display devices; and wherein the selection screens enable a patron to select a wine based upon characteristics associated with the wine. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of enabling a restaurant patron to make a drink selection based on available inventory at the restaurant including:
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providing interactive hand held display devices for use by the restaurant patrons, the interactive hand held display devices operable to sequentially receive and display a series of selection screens from a content management system, each selection screen prompting the patron to make a selection including a drink characteristic associated with drinks available in the restaurant drink inventory; receiving sequential patron responses to each of the selection screens with the interactive hand held display devices; transmitting the sequential patron responses to a content management system until a patron has made a drink selection; transmitting a confirmation screen from the content management system to the patron, the confirmation screen prompting the patron to confirm the drink selection; receiving a confirmation of the drink selection with the interactive hand held display device; transmitting the confirmation from the interactive hand held display device to the content management system; and storing the patrons responses to the sequential selection screens in a database associated with the content management system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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