Order Validation Code for Restaurant Production Waste

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Solution Overview

Problem

In the field of restaurant management, there is a challenge in ensuring that food production is only initiated when there is a strong guarantee that the customer will receive and pay for the ordered products, as customers may not be present at the time of delivery, leading to potential waste due to incorrect orders or unmet needs.

Innovation Solution

A method involving an electronic device associated with a control zone, where a command engagement code is generated with activation circumstances such as date, schedule, and geographical location, ensuring validation before opening a session, which is only done if the request is recent and the device is recognized, thereby securing the order process and preventing fraud.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If orders are taken without verification of customer presence, then ordering speed is improved, but reliability of order execution deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveordering speedVSAvoidreliability of order execution

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary verification actions before finalizing the order: generating an engagement code with temporal validity, verifying customer presence through device detection, and confirming order details before production starts. This preliminary validation ensures reliability without significantly impacting ordering speed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If production is initiated without validating customer presence, then productivity is improved, but loss of substance increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduction efficiencyVSAvoidfood waste

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback loops to verify customer presence and order validity before production. The engagement code validation, device detection, and order confirmation steps provide feedback mechanisms that prevent production of unwanted food, thereby reducing waste while maintaining productivity through efficient validation processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If engagement verification steps are added, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveorder validation reliabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces an intermediary engagement code as a mediator between the ordering system and customer verification. This code encapsulates temporal validity and presence verification requirements, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining high reliability through structured validation steps.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Reliability

If temporal validity checks are implemented, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveorder timing accuracyVSAvoidvalidation time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements partial validation checks that are sufficient for reliability without being excessively time-consuming. The temporal validity check uses predefined thresholds and efficient comparison operations to verify order timing, providing adequate reliability while minimizing validation time through optimized check procedures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP3901891A1Method for taking orders for isolated productions

Publication Date: 2021.10.27 EL OUARDANI ABDELLAH

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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for taking orders for ad hoc productions for a plurality of order zones, comprising an association step (EASSOC) of an electronic device (203) with an order zone (202), then, in response to a request received electronically (ERECEP) by an order centralization server (300), the request including a date and a device identification, an opening step (E25) by the server of an order session for a sender of the request. The method further comprises a generation step (EPRES), in response to an activation (E1) of the electronic device (203) via an activation interface (204) of the electronic device (203), of an order commitment code.