DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT BOARD IN COMMUNICATION WITH POINT-OF-SALE TERMINALS

• US 20060282398A1
• Filed: 07/10/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew S Van Luchene, Raymond J Mueller
• Original Assignee: Andrew S Van Luchene, Raymond J Mueller
• Inventors: Van Luchene, Andrew S., Mueller, Raymond J.
• Application Number:
  US11/456,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20060282398A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/201 Price look-up processing, e.g. updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/203 Inventory monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants

Abstract

A price associated with a menu item is determined automatically based at least in part on revenue management information. A menu display is updated on an electronic display device such as a digital menu board to include the automatically-determined price.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

means for determining a price for a menu item; and

means for automatically updating a menu displayed at a digital menu board based on the determined price for the menu item.

2-43. -43. (canceled)