ES1145109U - Letter to restaurant or similar (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Letter for restaurant or similar characterized in that it comprises a digital screen (4). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Sector of the technique.

The present invention refers to a menu for a restaurant or similar, of the type that contains the different dishes or wines offered together with the price and description.

It is applicable in the leisure and catering industry.

State of the known art.

In restaurants, cafeterias, high-end ice cream parlors, ... a booklet, with a list of dishes, combinations, wines, ice-cream glasses, etc., is offered to customers. offered by the establishment. This booklet usually has written the name and number of the plate, the price, the allergens and a small description. If the establishment modifies its letter it must replace the booklets or at least the pages that have changed. On the other hand, the amount of information you can offer from each dish is relatively limited.

The applicant does not know of any solution to this problem.

Brief explanation of the invention.

The invention consists of a letter for restaurant or similar, as defined in the claims. This letter resolves the problems of the state of the art with its different realizations.

The menu for restaurant or similar comprises essentially a digital screen, usually LeO or electronic ink. The screen can be placed anywhere in the letter, but will generally be installed on the back cover, as it is more resistant.

For the action on the screen, sensors of the opening of the card can be arranged, complemented or replaced by navigation buttons.

The stable information of the letter can be maintained on at least one traditional page, on paper or similar.

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Description of the drawings.

For a better understanding of the invention, Figure 1 is included with a schematic representation of an example of a letter according to an embodiment.

Embodiments of the invention.

The following is a brief description of an embodiment of the invention, as an illustrative and non-limiting example thereof.

Figure 1 shows an example of a letter, consisting of a booklet with cover (1) and back cover (2) generally padded, leather or leatherette, or similar. The better the finish, the better the brand image of the establishment. It may also correspond to triptychs or diptychs.

Inside the letter there is a number of pages (3) with the different elements of the menu that you want to keep more or less constant and any welcome text, description of the restaurant or type of kitchen, ... you want .

One of the elements of the little book, which can be the cover (1), the back cover (2) or a page (3) specially reinforced and prepared has a screen (4) in which it will be possible to display information that complements the one already offered in the other pages (3).

The screen (4) may emit information in an infinite loop, detecting only the opening of the card, for example by sensors (5) arranged on the cover (1) and back cover (2). These sensors (5) can be magnets, an induction circuit or a sensor on the edge or hinge of the letter.

You can also include buttons (6) to control the information on the screen (4), with the navigation between plates, the selection of one to show its ingredients and final presentation, ... If the establishment wishes, it may include information of the preparation or of the main ingredients (origin, form of

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collection, ...) or the recipe. For example, navigation will allow you to change the group of dishes (starters, rice dishes, salads, fish, desserts, ...), navigate within each group and select for information. It is interesting to allow the customer to save their choice to make it easier to place the order, as it may suffer from an excess of information.

If the letter does not have pages (3), the screen (4) may be on the back cover (2) and the buttons (6) on the cover (1), because they are also accessible. However, it is normal for the buttons (6) to be arranged in the same element of the book as the screen (4). the cover (1) is not essential, although in addition to providing brand image protects the screen (4) of bumps and scratches.

the screen (4) may be liquid crystal (leO), lEO (OLED, AMalEO), or electronic ink (with or without color). In the first cases the information will be more dynamic, while in the second it offers the advantage of showing information even off. Therefore, in the first cases the information provided is more powerful, while the second case is very useful to include static data, such as the menu of the day or special dishes out of the letter.

The battery charge can be done through a port (7), which will usually be USB, although it may correspond to another protocol. This port (7) can be used to update the information displayed on the screen (4).

the letter is complemented with batteries, a microprocessor, memory, ... which are known elements in electronics and do not need to be described.

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Claims (1)

Claims 1-Menu for restaurant or similar characterized by comprising a digital screen (4). 2-Menu for restaurant or similar, according to claim 1, where the screen (4) is arranged on the back cover (2). 3-Menu for restaurant or similar, according to any of claims 1 OR 2, which has navigation buttons (6). 4-Menu for restaurant or similar, according to any of the preceding claims, comprising sensors (5) of its opening. 5-Menu for restaurant or similar, according to any of the preceding claims, comprising at least one page (3). 6-Menu for restaurant or similar, according to any of the preceding claims, where the screen (4) is of the LCO type. 7-Menu for restaurant or similar, according to any of the preceding claims, where the screen (4) is made of electronic ink. 8-Menu for restaurant or similar, according to any of the preceding claims, which has a charging port (7) according to the USB protocol.