Multimedia menu system linked with POS data
By designing a multimedia menu system linked to the POS system, we collect and process menu information and inventory data in real time, and update menu content dynamically, solving the problem that the existing electronic menu system cannot effectively connect with the POS system, and improving restaurant management efficiency and customer points Meal experience.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411635549.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-07
AI Technical Summary
The existing electronic menu system cannot effectively link with the restaurant's POS system, and cannot collect and process the dish information and inventory data in the POS system in real time, resulting in inaccurate dish information and inventory status, affecting customer ordering experience and restaurant management efficiency.
Design a multimedia menu system, including a data acquisition unit, a data processing unit, a display unit and an interactive unit, through linkage with the POS system, collect and process dish information and inventory data in real time, update menu content dynamically, and touch display module and multimedia The menu module displays information such as inventory status.
Real-time update of menu content and dynamic display of inventory status are realized, the restaurant management efficiency and customer ordering experience are improved, and the dish inventory status and promotion information are ensured.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of catering industry, in particular to a multimedia menu system linked with POS data. Background Art
[0002] With the rapid development of the catering industry, traditional paper menus have been gradually replaced by electronic menus. Electronic menus can not only improve the service efficiency of restaurants, but also improve customers' ordering experience through multimedia displays. However, most of the existing electronic menu systems only statically display dish information and cannot effectively link with the restaurant's POS system. They cannot collect and process dish information and inventory data in the POS system in real time, and thus cannot update dish information and inventory status in real time, making the inventory status and promotion information of dishes displayed in the restaurant inaccurate, affecting customers' ordering experience and bringing inconvenience to restaurant management. Therefore, it is of great practical significance to develop a multimedia menu system that can link with POS data. Summary of the invention
[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a multimedia menu system linked with POS data, which has the advantages of achieving real-time updating of menu content and dynamic display of inventory status, and solves the problem that most of the existing electronic menu systems only statically display dish information, cannot be effectively linked with the restaurant's POS system, cannot collect and process dish information and inventory data in the POS system in real time, and thus cannot update dish information and inventory status in real time, resulting in inaccurate inventory status and promotion information of dishes displayed in the restaurant, affecting customers' ordering experience and bringing inconvenience to restaurant management.
[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a multimedia menu system linked with POS data, comprising a POS system and a multimedia menu system, wherein the multimedia menu system respectively comprises a data acquisition unit, a data processing unit, a display unit and an interaction unit, wherein the output end of the data acquisition unit is transmission connected to the input end of the data processing unit, the input end of the data acquisition unit is transmission connected to the output end of the POS system, the output end of the data processing unit is transmission connected to the input end of the display unit, the output end of the display unit is transmission connected to the input end of the interaction unit, and the output end of the interaction unit is transmission connected to the input end of the POS system.
[0005] As a preferred solution, the data collection unit includes a dish information collection module and an inventory data collection module.
[0006] As a preferred solution, the data processing unit includes an inventory data update processing module.
[0007] As a preferred solution, the display unit includes a touch display module and a multimedia menu module respectively.
[0008] As a preferred solution, an operation method of a multimedia menu system linked with POS data includes the following steps: Step 1: The data acquisition unit obtains dish information from the POS system, including dish name, price, picture, description, etc., obtains inventory data, including the current inventory of each dish, and transmits the collected data to the data processing unit. The data acquisition unit can also obtain promotion information of dishes from the POS system at regular intervals, and transmit the promotion information to the data processing unit for processing and to the display unit for display; Step 2: The data processing unit receives the dish information and inventory data transmitted by the data acquisition unit, updates the saleable status of the dish according to the inventory data, such as marking it as "sold out" when the inventory is insufficient, and transmits the processed data to the display unit; Step 3: The display unit receives the updated dish information transmitted by the data processing unit, and displays the updated dish information through the touch display module and the multimedia menu module, including the dish name, price, picture, description, inventory status, etc., to facilitate customers to order; Step 4: The interactive unit receives the customer's order information, transmits the order information to the POS system, and updates the sales data in the POS system.
[0009] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention provides a multimedia menu system linked with POS data, which can realize dynamic update of menu content by real-time collection and processing of dish information and inventory data in the POS system, so that the restaurant can display the inventory status and promotion information of dishes in real time, thereby improving the management efficiency of the restaurant and the customer's ordering experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] Figure 1 It is the principle diagram of the system of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the data acquisition unit system of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the data processing unit system of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the display unit system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0012] Secondly, the term "one embodiment" or "embodiment" as used herein refers to a specific feature, structure, or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. The term "in one embodiment" that appears in different places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it refer to a separate or selective embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments.
[0013] Example: See also Figure 1-Figure 4 As shown, the present invention provides a multimedia menu system linked with POS data, including a POS system and a multimedia menu system, the multimedia menu system respectively includes a data acquisition unit, a data processing unit, a display unit and an interaction unit, the output end of the data acquisition unit is transmission connected to the input end of the data processing unit, the input end of the data acquisition unit is transmission connected to the output end of the POS system, the output end of the data processing unit is transmission connected to the input end of the display unit, the output end of the display unit is transmission connected to the input end of the interaction unit, and the output end of the interaction unit is transmission connected to the input end of the POS system.
[0014] Through the above technical scheme, the data acquisition unit includes a dish information acquisition module and an inventory data acquisition module, the data processing unit includes an inventory data update processing module, and the display unit includes a touch display module and a multimedia menu module. By setting the data acquisition unit, it plays a role in real-time collection of dish information and inventory data from the POS system. By setting the data processing unit, it plays a role in processing the collected data and updating the multimedia menu content according to the data. By setting the display unit, it plays a role in displaying the updated multimedia menu. By setting the interactive unit, it plays a role in receiving customer order information and feeding back the order information to the POS system.
[0015] The working principle of the present invention is: an operation method of a multimedia menu system linked with POS data, and the operation method comprises the following steps: Step 1: The data acquisition unit obtains dish information from the POS system, including dish name, price, picture, description, etc., obtains inventory data, including the current inventory of each dish, and transmits the collected data to the data processing unit. The data acquisition unit can also obtain promotion information of dishes from the POS system at regular intervals, and transmit the promotion information to the data processing unit for processing and to the display unit for display; Step 2: The data processing unit receives the dish information and inventory data transmitted by the data acquisition unit, updates the saleable status of the dish according to the inventory data, such as marking it as "sold out" when the inventory is insufficient, and transmits the processed data to the display unit; Step 3: The display unit receives the updated dish information transmitted by the data processing unit, and displays the updated dish information through the touch display module and the multimedia menu module, including the dish name, price, picture, description, inventory status, etc., to facilitate customers to order; Step 4: The interactive unit receives the customer's order information, transmits the order information to the POS system, and updates the sales data in the POS system.
[0016] Importantly, it should be noted that the construction and arrangement of the present application shown in a number of different exemplary embodiments are only exemplary. Although only a few embodiments are described in detail in this disclosure, it should be readily understood by those who refer to this disclosure that many modifications are possible (e.g., the size, scale, structure, shape and proportion of various elements, and parameter values (e.g., temperature, pressure, etc.), mounting arrangements, use of materials, color, changes in orientation, etc.) without substantially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the subject matter described in the application. For example, an element shown as integrally formed may be composed of multiple parts or elements, the position of the element may be inverted or otherwise changed, and the nature or number or position of the discrete element may be altered or changed. Therefore, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be changed or reordered according to an alternative embodiment. In the claims, any "device plus function" clause is intended to cover the structure described herein that performs the function, and is not only structurally equivalent but also equivalent structure. Other substitutions, modifications, changes and omissions may be made in the design, operating conditions and arrangement of the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the invention is not limited to a specific embodiment, but extends to numerous modifications still falling within the scope of the appended claims.
[0017] Additionally, in order to provide a concise description of exemplary embodiments, all features of an actual embodiment may not be described (ie, those features that are not relevant to the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the invention or those features that are not relevant to implementing the invention).
[0018] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, rather than to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solution of the present invention can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the essence and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
Claims
1. A multimedia menu system linked with POS data, comprising a POS system and a multimedia menu system, characterized in that: The multimedia menu system includes a data acquisition unit, a data processing unit, a display unit and an interaction unit respectively. The output end of the data acquisition unit is connected to the input end of the data processing unit, the input end of the data acquisition unit is connected to the output end of the POS system, the output end of the data processing unit is connected to the input end of the display unit, the output end of the display unit is connected to the input end of the interaction unit, and the output end of the interaction unit is connected to the input end of the POS system.
2. A multimedia menu system linked with POS data according to claim 1, characterized in that: The data collection unit includes a dish information collection module and an inventory data collection module.
3. A multimedia menu system linked with POS data according to claim 1, characterized in that: The data processing unit includes an inventory data update processing module.
4. A multimedia menu system linked with POS data according to claim 1, characterized in that: The display unit includes a touch display module and a multimedia menu module.
5. An operating method of a multimedia menu system linked with POS data, characterized in that: The operation method includes the following steps: Step 1: The data acquisition unit obtains dish information from the POS system, including dish name, price, picture, description, etc., obtains inventory data, including the current inventory of each dish, and transmits the collected data to the data processing unit. The data acquisition unit can also obtain promotion information of dishes from the POS system at regular intervals, and transmit the promotion information to the data processing unit for processing and to the display unit for display; Step 2: The data processing unit receives the dish information and inventory data transmitted by the data acquisition unit, updates the saleable status of the dish according to the inventory data, such as marking it as "sold out" when the inventory is insufficient, and transmits the processed data to the display unit; Step 3: The display unit receives the updated dish information transmitted by the data processing unit, and displays the updated dish information through the touch display module and the multimedia menu module, including the dish name, price, picture, description, inventory status, etc., to facilitate customers to order; Step 4: The interactive unit receives the customer's order information, transmits the order information to the POS system, and updates the sales data in the POS system.