System and method for displaying and managing electronic menus
First Claim
1. A system for displaying and managing wireless electronic menus comprising:
- a computer terminal connected to a wireless communication network; and
a first electronic menu having a first display, a first memory, a first wireless transducer and a first sensor connected to a first microprocessor, wherein the first wireless transducer is configured to wirelessly connected to the wireless communication network such that the first electronic menu wirelessly communicates with the computer terminal over the wireless communication network,a second electronic menu having a second display, a second memory, a second wireless transducer and a second,sensor connected to a second microprocessor, wherein the second wireless transducer of the second electronic menu is configured to wirelessly connected to the wireless communication network such that the second electronic menu wirelessly communicates with the computer terminal over the wireless communication network,a proximitv sensor connected to the wireless communication network, Wherein the proximity sensor is configured to wirelessy detect a first dectected location of the First electronic menu and a second detected location of the second electronic menu, anda wireless electronic menu grouping comprising the first and second electronic menus, wherein the wireless electronic menu grouping is based on the first and second detected location of the first and second electronic menus or data associated with the first and second electronic menus and collected by the sensors of the first and second electronic menus.
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Abstract
Systems and methods display and manage wireless electronic menus that are capable of connecting to a computer terminal, a server and/or a database via one or more communication networks. The systems are capable of managing wireless electronic menus within a single site establishment or within multi-site establishments The menus have one or more sensors for determining if the menus are in motion, idle, in use not in use or docked to a charging base to define a menu status for each menu. The terminal updates the menu content of the menus based on the menu status of each menu. A proximity sensor determines a location of the menus to define a configuration of the menus with respect a table or a table configuration of tables on a floor plan. Sensors, a user input and/or the computer terminal associate the menus with a menu grouping or with the table in close proximity of the menus so that common menu content may be display by each menu. The menus display menu content for available goods and/or services offered by a provider in one or more languages as selected by users of the menus. Usage of menus is accurately tracked by the proximity sensor and the sensors of the menus to eliminate false counts and to correct for errors generated by multiple uses of the menu by multiple users. The menus provide lists of goods and/or services in a format which is capable of being sorted and/or filtered based on the information and/or multimedia data indicative of the goods and/or services.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for displaying and managing wireless electronic menus comprising:
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a computer terminal connected to a wireless communication network; and a first electronic menu having a first display, a first memory, a first wireless transducer and a first sensor connected to a first microprocessor, wherein the first wireless transducer is configured to wirelessly connected to the wireless communication network such that the first electronic menu wirelessly communicates with the computer terminal over the wireless communication network, a second electronic menu having a second display, a second memory, a second wireless transducer and a second,sensor connected to a second microprocessor, wherein the second wireless transducer of the second electronic menu is configured to wirelessly connected to the wireless communication network such that the second electronic menu wirelessly communicates with the computer terminal over the wireless communication network, a proximitv sensor connected to the wireless communication network, Wherein the proximity sensor is configured to wirelessy detect a first dectected location of the First electronic menu and a second detected location of the second electronic menu, and a wireless electronic menu grouping comprising the first and second electronic menus, wherein the wireless electronic menu grouping is based on the first and second detected location of the first and second electronic menus or data associated with the first and second electronic menus and collected by the sensors of the first and second electronic menus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying and managing electronic menus, the method comprising:
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connecting a computer terminal, a first electronic menu and a second electronic menu to a wireless communication network, wherein the first electronic menu comprises a first display, a first memory, a first wireless transducer and a first sensor connected to a first microprocessor, wherein the first wireless transducer is configured to wirelessly connect to the wireless communication network, wherein the second electronic menu comprises a second display, a second memory, a second wireless transducer and a second sensor connected to a second microprocessor, wherein the second wireless transducer is configured to wirelessly connected to the wireless communication network; detecting a first detected location of the first electronic menu and a second detected location of the second electronic menu, wherein the first and second locations are wirelessly detected by a proximity sensor connected to the first communication network; and grouping the first and second electronic menus together to form a wireless electronic menu grouping based on the first and second detected locations of the first and second electronic menus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for displaying and managing electronic menus, the method comprising:
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connecting a first electronic menu and a second electronic menu to a wireless communication network, wherein the first electronic menu comprises a first display, a first memory, a first wireless transducer and a first sensor connected to a first microprocessor, wherein the first electronic menu is configured to render advertising media via the first display, wherein the first wireless transducer wirelessly connects to the wireless communication network, wherein the second electronic menu comprises a second display, a second memory, a second wireless transducer and a second sensor connected to a second microprocessor, wherein the second electronic menu is configured to render information, multimedia data or advertising media via the second display, wherein the second wireless transducer wirelessly connects to the wireless communication network; detecting a first detected location of the first electronic menu and a second detected location of the second electronic menu, wherein the detected locations are wirelessly detected by a proximity sensor connected to the first communication network; and grouping the first and second electronic menus together to form a wireless electronic menu grouping based on the first and second detected locations of the first and second electronic menus and a table in close proximity of the first and second electronic menus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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