DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE MENU BOARD

• US 20140310651A1
• Filed: 04/11/2013
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Padgett, John M., Sheehan, Michael, Spivey, Bonnie J., Chancey, Randy, Butler, Bart D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,342,216 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a system configured to customize a default set of menu items for diners of a food service establishment. The default set of menu items may be customized based on dietary preferences of the diners. The system may be configured such that diners may interact with the menu of the food service establishment. The system may be configured such that the customized set of menu items may be displayed to diners remotely from the food service establishment. In some implementations, the system may replace a traditional physical menu. In some implementations, the system may comprise an application server, one or more client devices, a database server, and/or other components.

Claims

1. A system configured to customize a default set of menu items for diners of a food service establishment, the default set of menu items customized based on dietary preferences of the diners, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising;

a menu module configured to define a user interface such that the user interface presents the default set of menu items to the diners and facilitates entry and/or selection of dietary preference information from the diners; and

a customization module configured to determine customized sets of menu items for presentation through the user interface based on received dietary preference information such that, responsive to receiving first dietary preference information from a first diner, the customization module determines a first customized set of menu items;

wherein the menu module is configured such that the user interface presents the customized sets of menu items to the corresponding diners.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the customization module is configured to determine the first customized set of menu items such that a first menu item not in the default set of menu items is included in the first customized set of menu items.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the menu module is configured such that the default menu items include default ingredient information associated with the default menu items.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the customization module is configured to determine customized ingredient information associated with the customized sets of menu items based on the dietary preference information.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the menu module is configured such that the dietary preference information includes one or more of the dietary preferences of the diners, religious preferences of the diners, or specific dietary labels,

wherein the specific dietary labels include one or more of vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, or kosher.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a user module configured to manage user profiles of the diners, and

wherein the customization module is configured to determine the customized sets of menu items based on the user profiles of the diners.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the user module is configured such that the user profiles include dietary preference information for the diners.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the user module is configured such that the dietary preference information in the user profiles is determined based on one or more of past dietary preference information entered and/or selected by the diners or past menu selections made by the diners.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program modules further comprise a communication module configured to transmit the definition of the user interface to a client device associated with an individual diner.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the client device associated with the individual diner is located remotely from the food service establishment.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the communication module is configured to transmit the definition of the user interface to a client device associated with the food service establishment.

12. A method for customizing a default set of menu items for diners of a food service establishment, the customization based on dietary preferences of the diners, the method comprising:

defining a user interface such that the user interface presents the default set of menu items to the diners and facilitates entry and/or selection of dietary preference information from the diners;

determining customized sets of menu items for presentation through the user interface based on received dietary preference information such that, responsive to receiving first dietary preference information from a first diner, a first customized set of menu items is determined; and

presenting the customized sets of menu items to the corresponding diners.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first customized set of menu items is determined such that a first menu item not in the default set of menu items is included in the first customized set of menu items.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the default menu items include default ingredient information associated with the default menu items.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining customized ingredient information associated with the customized sets of menu items based on the dietary preference information.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the dietary preference information includes one or more of the dietary preferences of the diners, religious preferences of the diners, or specific dietary labels,

wherein the specific dietary labels include one or more of vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, or kosher.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising managing user profiles of the diners, and determining the customized sets of menu items based on the user profiles of the diners.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the user profiles include dietary preference information for the diners.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising determining the dietary preference information in the user profiles based on one or more of past dietary preference information entered and/or selected by the diners or past menu selections made by the diners.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting the definition of the user interface to a client device associated with an individual diner.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the client device associated with the individual diner is located remotely from the food service establishment.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising transmitting the definition of the user interface to a client device associated with the food service establishment.