Dynamic Interactive Menu Board for Dietary Preference Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional menu boards are static and duplicative across multiple locations, and existing digital solutions lack interactive customization based on diner dietary preferences, leading to inefficiencies in menu presentation and management.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising processors and modules (menu, customization, user, and communication) that customizes menu items based on diner dietary preferences, allowing remote access and management of user profiles, and transmitting tailored interfaces to client devices, enabling dynamic menu customization and elimination of duplicated hardware.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional printed menu boards are used at multiple restaurant locations, then each location has a dedicated static menu board, but this leads to great deal of duplicated hardware across locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal digital menu board system that can serve multiple restaurant locations through remote configuration. A single physical display device can dynamically display different menu content for different locations based on GPS coordinates and network configuration, eliminating the need for separate dedicated hardware at each location while maintaining reliable location-specific menu display.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates virtual copies of menu content rather than physical copies of hardware. Digital menu data can be replicated and distributed to multiple locations through network communication, allowing the same physical display device to present different menu content for different restaurant locations without duplicating the actual display hardware.
2Adaptability or versatility
If digital signage is used to make menu boards dynamically changeable, then menu content can be updated remotely, but existing solutions still require dedicated hardware at each location and lack interactive customization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic menu board functionality where a single physical display device can dynamically change its displayed content based on time, location, and user preferences. The system uses GPS coordinates to identify restaurant location, retrieves appropriate menu data from a remote server, and dynamically configures the display without requiring hardware changes or complex manual reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the physical display device and the menu content. The server stores menu data for multiple locations and communicates with the display device over a network, eliminating the need for complex local hardware configurations at each location while enabling flexible, location-specific menu display.
3Adaptability or versatility
If menus are displayed via the internet on mobile devices, then a single device can support any number of restaurant menus, but this requires the diner to enter an internet address or search for the desired restaurant amongst unconstrained choices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service system where the mobile device automatically determines the user's location using GPS, identifies the nearest restaurant, and automatically displays the appropriate menu without requiring the user to manually enter URLs or search through multiple options. The system serves itself by autonomously completing the location identification and menu selection process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the mobile device with restaurant location data and menu information before the user needs it. The device continuously monitors GPS coordinates, pre-loads menu data for nearby restaurants, and automatically presents the relevant menu when the user approaches a restaurant, eliminating the need for last-minute searching or input.
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure relates to a system configured to customize a default set of menu items for diners of a food service establishment. The default set of menu items may be customized based on dietary preferences of the diners. The system may be configured such that diners may interact with the menu of the food service establishment. The system may be configured such that the customized set of menu items may be displayed to diners remotely from the food service establishment. In some implementations, the system may replace a traditional physical menu. In some implementations, the system may comprise an application server, one or more client devices, a database server, and/or other components.