Customer managed restaurant information system
First Claim
1. A customer managed restaurant information system, comprising:
- a point-of-sale (POS) device constructed and arranged for identifying a customer at a restaurant, a financial transaction including a monetary amount owed by the customer for food or other items purchased by the customer at the restaurant, an associated financial services provider, and a restaurant customer service of which the customer is a member;
a first network server associated with the financial services provider, wherein the first network server is configured to produce an acknowledgment message representing an approval of the customer'"'"'s financial transaction at the restaurant, and the POS device at the restaurant is configured to receive the acknowledgment message from the first network server;
the restaurant customer service is associated with a second network server that is configured to enable a member of the service including the customer to create a corresponding personal file that is accessible only by the given member and by other members of the service designated by the given member, and the POS device at the restaurant is configured to link with the second network server;
wherein each personal file is structured to include a rating, a review, or other information entered by the given member with respect to one or more restaurants patronized by the member; and
wherein, after the acknowledgment message representing an approval of the given member'"'"'s financial transaction is produced by the first network server and received by the POS device at the restaurant, the POS device is configured to prompt and to receive an entry by the given member including the rating, review or other information concerning the restaurant, and to address the entry and an identification of the member to the second network server for writing the entry in the personal file of the member.
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Abstract
A restaurant information system includes a point-of-sale (POS) device constructed and arranged for identifying a customer at a restaurant, an amount owed for food or other items purchased at the restaurant, a financial services provider, and a restaurant customer service of which the customer is a member. A network server is associated with the restaurant customer service, and is configured to access a personal customer file created by the customer. The POS device is configured to prompt and receive a customer entry including a review or other comments concerning the restaurant, and to address the customer entry to the network server for writing in the customer'"'"'s personal file. The network server may also be configured to compile a searchable database reflecting customer entries made in a number of different customer files.
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12 Claims
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1. A customer managed restaurant information system, comprising:
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a point-of-sale (POS) device constructed and arranged for identifying a customer at a restaurant, a financial transaction including a monetary amount owed by the customer for food or other items purchased by the customer at the restaurant, an associated financial services provider, and a restaurant customer service of which the customer is a member; a first network server associated with the financial services provider, wherein the first network server is configured to produce an acknowledgment message representing an approval of the customer'"'"'s financial transaction at the restaurant, and the POS device at the restaurant is configured to receive the acknowledgment message from the first network server; the restaurant customer service is associated with a second network server that is configured to enable a member of the service including the customer to create a corresponding personal file that is accessible only by the given member and by other members of the service designated by the given member, and the POS device at the restaurant is configured to link with the second network server; wherein each personal file is structured to include a rating, a review, or other information entered by the given member with respect to one or more restaurants patronized by the member; and wherein, after the acknowledgment message representing an approval of the given member'"'"'s financial transaction is produced by the first network server and received by the POS device at the restaurant, the POS device is configured to prompt and to receive an entry by the given member including the rating, review or other information concerning the restaurant, and to address the entry and an identification of the member to the second network server for writing the entry in the personal file of the member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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