System and method providing a restaurant menu dynamically generated based on revenue management information
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1. A method for dynamically generating a menu, comprising:
- (a) automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receiving a request for a menu; and
(c) generating a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu;
wherein the automatically determined price associated with the menu item is further based at least partly on information related to a customer associated with the request for a menu.
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Abstract
A price associated with a menu item is automatically determined based at least partly on revenue management information. A request for a menu is received and a menu, including the automatically determined price, is generated in response to the request.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically generating a menu, comprising:
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(a) automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receiving a request for a menu; and
(c) generating a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu;
wherein the automatically determined price associated with the menu item is further based at least partly on information related to a customer associated with the request for a menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
(d) automatically selecting menu items based at least partly on the information related to the customer.
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4. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of automatically determining a price further comprises the step of adjusting the price associated with a menu item based on information related to the customer.
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5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to the customer comprises at least one of (i) an indication that the customer is a frequent customer and (ii) information about past menu items ordered by the customer.
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6. The method of claim 5, wherein the automatically determined price is not included on the generated menu based on the information about past menu items ordered by the customer.
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7. The method of claim 5, wherein an item is not included on a menu generated for a second customer based on the information about past menu items ordered by the customer.
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8. A menu generating system, comprising:
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(a) a first port adapted to receive a request for a menu;
(b) a storage device storing information associated with a price management table, the price management table comprising prices associated with menu items;
(c) a processor coupled to said first port and said storage device, said processor being configured to;
receive the request for a menu;
generate information associated with a menu; and
dynamically update prices stored in said storage device based at least partly on revenue management information; and
(d) a second port coupled to said processor, said second port being adapted to output the information associated with a menu;
wherein said processor is configured to dynamically update prices stored in said storage device based at least partly on information related to a customer associated with the request for a menu. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
(e) a customer input device coupled to said processor and configured to provide the information related to the customer, said customer input device comprising at least one of a card reading machine, a visual recognition unit and a manual input device.
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10. The system of claim 8, wherein said processor is further configured to automatically select menu items based at least partly on the information related to the customer.
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11. The system of claim 8, wherein said processor automatically determines a price by reducing the price associated with a menu item based on information related to the customer.
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12. The system of claim 8, wherein the information related to the customer comprises at least one of (i) an indication that the customer is a frequent customer and (ii) information about past menu items ordered by the customer.
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13. The system of claim 12, wherein said processor does not use the automatically determined for some menu items based on the information about past menu items ordered by the customer.
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14. The system of claim 12, wherein said processor is further configured to not include a menu item in the information generated associated with a second menu based on the information about past menu items ordered by the customer.
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15. A method for determining a price associated with an order, comprising:
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(a) automatically determining a price associated with a menu item based at least partly on revenue management information;
(b) receiving a request for a menu;
(c) generating a menu, including the automatically determined price, in response to the request for a menu;
(d) assigning a menu code to the generated menu;
(e) receiving an order for the menu item, the order including the menu code; and
(f) calculating a price associated with the order, using the menu code, based at least partly on the automatically determined price associated with the menu item.
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