JP2002074176A - Restaurant information providing system utilizing portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for easily updating important data such as 'today' s recommended menu' and 'campaign for limited time offer' having customer collection power even when there is no place for installing a computer or no knowledge or no time for operating the computer in the case of changing a home page of a restaurant. SOLUTION: The contents of a data base for storing information provided from a restaurant are updated from a management picture displayed on a portable telephone. Therefore a computer installation place and specific knowledge are made unnecessary. In addition, data can be easily updated from the restaurant.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a system for displaying advertisements of restaurants, menu information, and the like on a screen of a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There has conventionally been a system for displaying advertisements and introductions of restaurants on a web browser on a personal computer or a display of a mobile phone. However, in order to change the display contents, after changing the homepage using a personal computer, it was necessary to further operate software for transferring the changed contents to the server.

[0003]

In the conventional method, an expensive personal computer was required to change the homepage of a restaurant. Even if a personal computer is provided, there is a case where there is not enough knowledge or time to operate the computer at a busy restaurant.
Furthermore, there is a case where there is no space for installing a computer in a small store. For this reason, it has been difficult to frequently update "today's recommended menus" and "limited-time campaigns" on the homepage that introduces and advertises the store on the Internet to provide high-quality information. The present invention easily updates the latest information of restaurants by using a database system using a mobile phone and the Internet.
It is an object to easily increase the added value of an advertisement on a restaurant homepage using a mobile phone.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, the system according to claim 1 provides information that a restaurant wants to provide to a user, such as "today's recommended menu" or "today's service". The contents of the database can be updated easily from the management screen displayed on the mobile phone.

[0005]

FIG. 1 shows a management screen displayed on a mobile phone. FIG. 2 shows an example of a screen for a user.
By simply pressing the update button (2 in FIG. 1) after inputting in the input area (1 in FIG. 1), the database on the server connected to the Internet is updated, and thereafter, the data display area ( This is reflected in FIG. Writing such a program itself is not difficult enough to require explanation here.

[0006]

The present invention has the following effects. In other words, the restaurant does not require an expensive and space-consuming personal computer. It is not necessary to have knowledge of uploading a homepage by a communication means such as FTP (File Transport Protocol). This system makes it possible to immediately update the homepage even in a small restaurant. For this reason, important information that influences the ability to attract customers, such as "Today's recommendation," can be changed flexibly according to the stock status of foodstuffs. Further, in the conventional system, it is necessary to operate a computer to disclose the vacant seat status and the reservation status of the restaurant on the Internet, but this system can be easily realized. In addition, by storing data of a plurality of restaurants in the same database, it is possible to compare and examine information of many restaurants. For example, search for restaurants with vacant seats or "Today's service"
The comparison of the "recommended menu" is easy and gives information for selecting a restaurant more suitable for the user. Further, it is easy for the restaurant to compare the current state of the other restaurant and to consider the service of the own restaurant. This will increase the value as an advertisement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example of a management screen displayed on a display of a mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is an example of a homepage screen displayed on a display of a mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Data input area. 2 Button on the screen for updating data. 3 Data display area.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] In a system for displaying information of a restaurant on a screen of a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet, data of the shop is displayed on a personal computer or a third party by a management screen of the shop displayed on the mobile phone. This is a system provided with a means that can be changed without going through. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein data of a plurality of restaurants is stored in one database on the Internet server.