RFID system of restaurant automation

• US 20060085266A1
• Filed: 11/15/2004
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Wei, Chang, Jen-Chieh, Wang, Yi-Tang, Lin, Xherry, Chen
• Application Number:
  US10/986,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20060085266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/15
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants

Abstract

The restaurant ordering system employing RFID of the invention comprises a central database, at least an ordering device, at least a serving device, at least a managing device, at least a RFID customer tag, and at least a RFID dish tag, wherein, the central database is used for storing customer information, personalized menus for frequent customers, payment programs, customer codes and dish codes; the order device further comprises a display and a RFID reader; the serving device further comprises a display and a RFID reader; the managing device further comprises a display and a RFID reader; the RFID customer tag is being used as the customer code; the RFID dish tag is being used as the dish code; and the central database, the ordering device, the serving device and the managing device are connected by an Ethernet.

Claims

1. A restaurant ordering system employing RFID, comprising:

a central database, for storing a data;

at least an ordering device, further comprising a display and a RFID reader;

at least a serving device, further comprising a display and a RFID reader at least a RFID customer tag, acting as a customer code; and

at least a RFID dish tag, acting as a dish code;

wherein, the central database, the ordering device, and the serving device is connected by a Ethernet.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the system further comprises

at least a managing device having a display and a RFID reader arranged therein.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the managing device is arranged at the counter of a restaurant.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the ordering device is arranged at a table of a restaurant.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the serving device is arranged at the kitchen of a restaurant.

6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the RFID customer tag is adapted for storing a data.

7. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the data is substantially the dining record of a customer.

8. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the RFID dish tag is arranged at a dining plate of a restaurant.

9. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data is substantially the personal information of a customer.

10. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data is substantially the personalized menu of a customer.

11. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data is substantially a billing program.

12. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data is substantially a customer code.

13. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data is substantially a dish code.

14. A restaurant ordering method employing RFID, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a restaurant ordering system employing RFID to a restaurant, and the system comprising a central database, at least an ordering device, at least a serving device, and at least a RFID customer tag, wherein the central database, the ordering device, the serving device are connected by an Ethernet;

(b) providing at least a customer operating the ordering device for enabling the central database to make an evaluation to determine whether the personal information of the customer is stored in the central database;

(c) processing the filing of personal information of the customer and issuing a RFID tag as the customer code of the customer while detecting no relevant personal information of the customer in the central database;

(d) repeating the steps (b) and (c) after a new RFID customer tag is issued;

(e) inputting the RFID custom tag to the ordering device by the customer for acknowledging the central database with the RFID customer tag through the Ethernet while the personal information is already stored in the central database;

(f) displaying a custom-made greeting and a personalized menu on the display of the ordering device indicating the entering of the restaurant ordering system; and

(g) inputting an order of the customer by selecting from the personalized menu shown on the display, wherein the order of the customer is transmitted to the serving device through the Ethernet.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the ordering device is arranged at a table of a restaurant.

16. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the serving device is arranged at the kitchen of a restaurant.

17. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the RFID customer tag is adapted for storing a personal information.

18. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the personal information is substantially the dining record of a customer.

19. A restaurant serving method employing RFID, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a restaurant ordering system employing RFID to a restaurant, and the system comprising a central database, at least an ordering device installed in a table of a restaurant, at least a serving device arranged in the kitchen of the restaurant, and at least a RFID dish tag disposed on a dining plate, wherein the central database, the ordering device, the serving device are connected by an Ethernet;

(b) providing at least a customer operating the ordering device for inputting the information of an order where the information of the order is being transmitted to the serving device and the central database;

(c) preparing and placing the order on a dining plate while the kitchen of the restaurant receives the information of the order through the serving device;

(d) placing the dining plate on the serving device for reading and transmitting the information of the dining plate to the central database through a Ethernet while serving the order;

(e) placing the dining plate on the ordering device for reading and transmitting the information of the dining plate to the central database through a Ethernet while the order is served to the table;

(f) making an evaluation at the central database to determine whether the information of the dining plate matches with the information of the order;

(g) representing the order is served and eliminating the information of the dining plate from the information of the order while the information of the dining plate matches with the information of the order; and

(h) displaying a “

wrong order”

message on the ordering device, notifying the kitchen for preparing the correct order by a waiter and repeating steps (c) to step (f) while the information of the dining plate is not matched with the information of the order.

20. A bill paying method employing RFID, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a restaurant ordering system employing RFID to a restaurant, and the system comprising a central database, at least an ordering device, at least a managing device, and at least a RFID customer tag, wherein the central database, the ordering device, the serving device are connected by an Ethernet, and the central database is adapted for storing customer information, menus and a billing program;

(b) providing at least a customer having a RFID customer tag;

(c) placing the RFID customer tag on the ordering device by the customer for enabling the RFID customer tag to be read by the ordering device and transmitted to the central database through the Ethernet;

(d) displaying a custom-made greeting and a personalized menu on the display of the ordering device indicating the entering of the restaurant ordering system;

(e) inputting an order of the customer by selecting from the personalized menu shown on the display, wherein the order of the customer is transmitted to the central database through the Ethernet;

(f) placing the RFID customer tag on the managing device by the customer while the customer is ready to pay the bill for enabling the billing program resided in the central database to calculate the amount due of the customer by comparing the order of the customer with the personalized menu and show the amount due on the managing device; and

(g) paying the amount due by the customer.

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