US 2020/0027176 A1Published application

System, apparatus and method for organizing restaurant tasks and patrons' affairs

OwnerSerfass Jack, Serfass Nadine +1inventors

InventorsSerfass Jack, Serfass Nadine, Turner M. Phil

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Abstract

A computer-based, cloud-oriented restaurant management system is provided to manage various logistical operations of a restaurant. Databases containing highly specific data tables related to the managed restaurant functions are contained within the cloud-based portion of the system. Independent and distinct client applications are provided on mobile devices located in the restaurant and operated by restaurant patrons, managers, and staff to interact with the cloud-oriented system portion and perform those operations. The client applications operate in several modes depending on the user of the devices and the level of database access granted to the users. Virtual wine lockers having gifting capabilities and kitchen management applications are two such restaurant system managed functions.

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Dependent claims

A computer-based restaurant management system for storing and retrieving wines within a restaurant, said computer-based restaurant management system including a computer-based mobile network, said computer-based restaurant management system comprising:

at least one computer-based mobile device employed by a restaurant patron within said restaurant management system, said mobile device coupled to said computer-based mobile network, said mobile device including a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said mobile device including a virtual wine locker client application operated from said associated memory by said processor;
a computer-based cloud network, said computer-based cloud network coupled to said computer-based mobile network and said at least one computer-based mobile device, said computer-based cloud network implementing a virtual wine locker content management system for storing an inventory of wine for said restaurant patron, said virtual wine locker content management system including an application programing interface managed by said computer- based cloud network;
a database managed by said computer-based cloud network, said application programming interface coupled to said database and transmitting computer-based instructions between said virtual wine locker client application operating on said mobile device and said database, said database containing a plurality of data tables, said date tables including a wine locker table containing wine locker owner data, a locker wines table containing at least one bottle of wine having a identifying wine id, and a venue wine database containing a bottle sales price;
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wherein said application programming interface transmits said bottle sale price data to said virtual wine locker client application and said restaurant patron transmits a purchase message including said wine locker owner data to said application programming interface in response thereto, said application programming interface updating said locker wines table to include said wine having said identifying wine id.

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A computer-implemented method for storing and retrieving wines within a restaurant using a computer-based restaurant management system coupled to a computer-based mobile network, said computer-based restaurant management system including at least one computer-based mobile device employed by a restaurant patron, said at least one mobile device including a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said at least one mobile device including a virtual wine locker client application operating from said associated memory under the direction of said processor, said computer-based restaurant management system including a computer-based cloud network, said computer-based cloud network coupled to said computer-based mobile network and said at least one computer-based mobile device, said computer-based cloud network implementing a virtual wine locker content management system for storing an inventory of wine for said restaurant patron, said virtual wine locker content management system including an application programing interface managed by said computer-based cloud network;

said method comprising:
transmitting with said applications program interface to said at least one computer-based mobile device a bottle sales price data from a venue wine data table, said database including said venue wine data table;
receiving said bottle sales price data at said virtual wine locker client application;
transmitting a purchase message including wine locker owner data from said virtual wine locker application on said at least one computer-based mobile device to said application programming interface, said wine locker owner data being contained within a wine locker table within said database;
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updating a locker wines table having said wine locker owner data with an identifying wine id from a locker wines table, said locker wines table.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/676,840Filed 14 Aug 2017
Priority: 12 Aug 2016
Published: 23 Jan 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G06Q 50/12
Services: hotels or restaurants
G06Q 10/087
Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management: inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling,…
G06Q 30/0635
Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists: replenishment orders; recurring orders
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial