US 12,488,402 B2 · Customer-friendly smart dining table

Abstract

Various versions of a customer-friendly smart dining table are disclosed for streamlining all processes and meeting customer needs and interests from food ordering to delivery directly on the table. The table may comprise an interactive interface capable of receiving touch-based inputs, voice-based inputs, or both from patron(s) and displaying output(s) respectively. The interface may comprise a feedback module to provide automated assistance to the patron(s) in food selection and customization of the menu, an order management module to allow the patron(s) to place food orders, a payment module to enable the patron(s) to complete payments directly from the table, a power management module to manage power usage and ambient lighting, and a leisure module to interact with various entertainment options. The interface may be capable of concurrently processing inputs from a plurality of patrons seated at the table.

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Dependent claims

A method for concurrently providing dining services to a plurality of users, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors at a tabletop comprising a touchscreen device and one or more voice input devices, a first input and a second input;
concurrently processing, by the one or more processors, raw input data detected by the touchscreen device and the one or more voice input devices to determine a seat position associated with each of the first input and the second input, wherein each seat position corresponds to an interactive region of the touchscreen device;
identifying, by the one or more processors, a first user corresponding to the first input and a second user corresponding to the second input, based on the respective seat positions;
processing, by the one or more processors, the first input and the second input to generate a plurality of outputs;
identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more interactive regions of the touchscreen device corresponding to each of the plurality of outputs based on the seat positions of the first user and the second user;
and
concurrently providing, by the one or more processors, each of the plurality of outputs in a respective interactive region of the touchscreen device.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for concurrently providing dining services to a plurality of users, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive, at a tabletop comprising a touchscreen device and one or more voice input devices, a first input and a second input,
concurrently process raw input data detected by the touchscreen device and the one or more voice input devices to determine a seat position associated with each of the first input and the second input, wherein each seat position corresponds to an interactive region of the touchscreen device;
identify a first user corresponding to the first input and a second user corresponding to the second input, based on the respective seat positions;
process the first input and the second input to generate a plurality of outputs;
identify one or more interactive regions of the touchscreen device corresponding to each of the plurality of outputs based on the respective seat positions of the first user and the second user;
and
concurrently provide each of the plurality of outputs in a respective interactive region of the touchscreen device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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