KR20140100208A

KR20140100208A - Menu application for foreign tourists

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Publication number: KR20140100208A
Application number: KR1020130013242A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최종열
Original assignee: 나무커뮤니케이션즈
Priority date: 2013-02-06
Filing date: 2013-02-06
Publication date: 2014-08-14

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of providing customized menu information using the Internet. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of providing customized menu information using the Internet, and more particularly, And a method of ordering the menu information.
Such menu information providing and ordering system comprises a network communication network; A server connected to the network communication network, the server having a database for storing information on restaurants and languages, an application for searching and extracting the information, and a server connected to the server through the network communication network, And a smart phone for transmitting a search condition for searching for the menu information through the application to the server, wherein the server comprises: a search program for extracting menu information corresponding to the input search condition from the database; A recommendation menu creation program for calculating at least one menu corresponding to the search condition by calculating the menu information searched by the search program by artificial intelligence algorithm method and providing the menu to the smartphone; Ha It characterized in that it comprises a program order to provide to the smart phone.

Description

Menu application for foreign tourists

The present invention relates to a method of providing and ordering customized menu information using the Internet. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing customized menu information and ordering information by using a mobile terminal, Menu information providing and ordering method.

In 2012, the number of foreign tourists in Korea surpassed 10 million, ranking them as a major tourist destination.

In particular, IT technology, which is our strength in capturing foreigners who come to Korea, also plays a part, and smart phones are becoming increasingly popular as a tourist guide in the hand.

The recently released smart phone is equipped with an operating system (OS) program that can increase the screen size, calculation capability and memory capacity, and can run various programs as well as cameras and GPS.

Accordingly, an environment for providing a variety of information for sightseeing and the like can be provided by accessing an Internet portal site or downloading an application.

Nevertheless, our country has a serious problem of language communication with foreign tourists. According to BBB Korea's number of calls for the first half of 2012, the number of language-related inconveniences for foreign tourists reached 45% among all 29,519 total number of interpretation calls until June.

Among them, 55% of foreign tourists who come from restaurants and lodging facilities requested interpretation and inconveniences. It can be seen that the urgency of the tourist infrastructure is more urgent than the tourist infrastructure.

Also, as races and cultures of foreign tourists become more diverse, there are few inconveniences caused by different eating habits. Despite the fact that there are foods that can not be eaten due to cultural differences or religious reasons, such as in the western region as well as in the Asian region, Korean restaurants do not pay special attention, which causes inconveniences of foreign tourists.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal, in which when a type of food, a preference item, And an artificial intelligence algorithm method in connection with a hotel and restaurant search program, thereby allowing foreign users to place an order without inconvenience of language, and to provide customized menu information considering the cultural and religious differences of the user To provide a menu information providing system and an ordering method thereof that can be easily proposed.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described, the present invention provides a menu information providing system for exchanging information by connecting a server and a smartphone through a network communication network, the server including a controller for controlling the server;

An interface unit connected to the network communication network and processing data communication with the smartphone;

A database for storing information on restaurants and languages; And a storage unit having an application for retrieving and extracting the menu information; Wherein the smartphone is connected to the server through the network communication network to receive and install the application,

Transmitting a search condition for searching the menu information to the server through the application;

Wherein the storage unit of the server comprises: a search program for extracting menu information corresponding to the search condition inputted through the smart phone from the database; and a search program for searching the menu information, which is searched for by the search program, A recommended menu generating program for calculating at least one menu corresponding to a search condition and providing the selected menu to the smartphone; and an ordering program for converting the recommended menu into an order language and providing the menu to the smartphone Providing and ordering systems.

The menu information of the server and the smartphone includes a price of a menu, a location of a restaurant, a name of a menu, a photograph of a menu, a characteristic of a menu, and the like.

The artificial intelligence algorithm of the menu search program searches a restaurant in a tourist area using the menu search program and provides a menu of a restaurant in consideration of the taste of the user, thereby selecting a menu corresponding to the smartphone user.

In addition, the application includes a configuration menu, a location and a food type search menu, and includes various menu information and a detailed screen showing a spoken language for the menu.

In order to accomplish the object of the present invention, a menu information providing system and an ordering method of the present invention allow a server to convert information on a menu and a language into a database, and to transmit an application for searching the database to a smart phone Comprising: a first step of transmitting data;

A second step of a user of the smartphone inputting an input condition of a location, a food type, and a personal preference item by the application transmitted from a server and transmitting the input condition to the server;

A third step of the server calculating at least one restaurant corresponding to a condition requested by the user by calculating an AI algorithm according to the input condition;

A fourth step of transmitting menu information of the calculated restaurant and the restaurant to the smartphone,

And a fifth step of converting the menu into an order language and providing the menu to the smartphone.

In the third step, when the menu providing program analyzes items inputted by the artificial intelligence algorithm, the step of confirming the menu of the restaurant in consideration of the personal preference items such as taste, material, religion, And selecting a restaurant corresponding to the smartphone user by searching a restaurant.

In the fourth step, the smartphone user may click on the selected restaurant to transmit to the server,

The server may extract detailed menu information from the search program and the database according to the transmitted click information, and the extracted detailed information may be transmitted from the server to the smartphone.

In the fifth step, the smartphone user inputs a desired number of menus; The server includes a step of extracting language information from a database according to the transmitted input information, and a step of converting the language information extracted by the ordering program into an order language and providing the language information to the smartphone.

The server includes a first step of converting information on a menu and a language into a database and transmitting an application capable of searching the database to a smartphone through a network communication network,

A second step of a user of the smartphone inputting an input condition of a restaurant by the application transmitted from the server and transmitting the inputted condition to the server;

A third step of the server calculating at least one restaurant requested by the user by calculating by the artificial intelligence algorithm method according to the input conditions transmitted;

A fourth step of transmitting the calculated restaurant to the smartphone, and a fifth step of converting the menu into an order language and providing the menu to the smartphone.

As described above, the information providing system according to the present invention has the following advantages.

First, when inputting conditions such as area, food type, and personal preference items to be visited using an application of a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, the server uses an artificial intelligence algorithm method linked with a database and a restaurant menu search program Thus, there is an advantage that a menu suitable for the user, that is, a customized menu considering the user's taste and cultural difference can be easily proposed.

Second, the information providing system according to the present invention is advantageous in that it can generate publicity and business profit by linking the information provider with the restaurant in the tourist area.

Thirdly, in the case where an order is placed at a restaurant using menu information suitable for a smartphone user who is provided using an application,

It has the advantage of being able to order work without the problem of language communication which is the biggest inconvenience of foreign tourists.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining the concept of providing menu information and ordering system according to the present invention,
2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a configuration of the server shown in FIG. 2,
4 is a view showing an input list for inputting a currency unit, a notation language, a personal preference item, and the like for creating a recommendation menu as an initial screen of the menu application and an environment setting window,
FIG. 5 is a view showing an input list for inputting the conditions of the personal preference item of FIG. 4,
Fig. 6 is a view showing the details of the food in the list of Fig. 5,
FIG. 7 is a view showing details of religion in the list of FIG. 5,
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing details of a language in the list of FIG. 5,
9 is a screen showing a plurality of restaurants calculated as a result of calculating input conditions,
Fig. 10 is a view showing details of a restaurant in Fig. 9,
FIG. 11 is a screen showing the order language calculated through the input conditions in FIG. 10,
12 is a screen showing a comment menu for the details shown in Fig. 10,
FIG. 13 is a screen showing a map menu among the details shown in FIG. 10,
14 is a list displaying an input list for inputting a position and a food type for creating a recommendation menu,
FIG. 15 is a view showing details of the area direct selection in FIG. 14,
Fig. 16 is a view showing the details of selection by type in Fig. 14,
17 is a flowchart showing an information providing and ordering process by the menu information system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a concept of a customized menu information providing system using an application of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

As shown, the menu information providing system provided by the present invention receives information such as a region, a food type, and a personal preference item from a user of a mobile terminal (hereinafter referred to as a smart phone) and analyzes the information according to an artificial intelligence algorithm, It is possible to provide menu information most suitable for foreign users.

In order to provide such menu information, the information provider receives information such as location, price, and menu from restaurants, etc. and makes a database (Data Base) (①).

The information providing company inputs the menu information to the smartphone user and provides a predetermined application (A) for viewing the result using the communication network such as the Internet (2).

Then, the smartphone user inputs information necessary for menu selection, such as area, food type, and personal preference item, using the provided application A, and the input information is received by the server of the information provider

(③).

Then, the information provider calculates the information inputted by artificial intelligence algorithm method, and provides the user with the menu most suitable for taste or culture (④).

At this time, the information provider can provide the application (A) free or for a fee, and can receive the advertisement fee from the manager of the restaurant, that is, the advertisement fee.

Alternatively, the information provider may receive a certain amount of money from the mobile communication company in accordance with the use of the mobile communication of the smartphone, or may obtain the profit by various advertisement techniques such as providing the advertisement information to the application (A).

As a result, restaurants are able to generate profits by facilitating publicity and sales through information provision systems (⑤, ⑦)

In addition, a smartphone user can easily receive a menu suitable for his / her desired menu, for example, a region, a food type, a personal preference item, and the like through an information providing system (6).

The configuration of such a menu providing system is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. That is, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a menu information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a menu information providing server shown in FIG.

As shown, the information providing system 10 of the present invention includes a network communication network 300; A server (100) connected to the network communication network (300) and providing an application (A) for database information about restaurants, retrieving, computing and outputting the information; The application A is connected to the server 100 through the network communication network 300 to receive and install the application A. The application A is activated to input the personal information, And a mobile terminal 200 capable of selecting an appropriate menu by receiving the menu.

In the information providing system having such a structure, the network communication network 300 includes a communication network capable of data communication between the server 100 and the smartphone 200, for example, a Bluetooth, a WiFi, and a WiBro WiBro), and the like.

Also, the smart phone 200 accesses the server 100 through the network communication network 300 to receive and install the application A.

The smart phone 200 can activate the installed application A and input necessary personal information to select a desired menu.

That is, the smartphone user inputs information such as area, food type, personal preference item, etc. through the application A.

Then, the server 100 can receive the menu information calculated by the artificial intelligence algorithm method, that is, the detailed information of the restaurant best suited to the user, based on the inputted information.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to a smart phone as a mobile terminal, the present invention is not limited thereto and may include a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, a tablet PC, and a personal computer.

On the other hand, the server 100 includes components (for example, a central processing unit, a memory device, a storage device, and an input / output device, etc.) of a typical computer system.

The server 100 includes a control unit 102, an interface unit 104, a storage unit 110, and database units 120 and 128.

The server 100 may further include a notification message transmission unit 106 for transmitting a notification text message to the smartphone 200, for example, a recommended restaurant or a menu.

In the server having such a structure, the control unit 102 controls and processes all operations of the server 100. [ The control unit 102 includes hardware and software such as, for example, a central processing unit, a controller, and a control program.

The interface unit 104 is connected to the Internet via a network communication network, for example, a mobile communication network such as 3G or 4G, or a wireless LAN (WLAN) such as Bluetooth, WiFi or WiBro, And a wireless communication module for processing mutual data communication.

Of course, the interface unit 104 may be connected to a wired network, and may be connected to a network communication network through a mobile communication access point or a wireless communication access point (wirelessAP).

The storage unit 110 stores the menu application A, the restaurant search program 114, the recommendation menu creation program 116, and the order program 118.

As shown in FIG. 4, the menu application A displays an input list for inputting application environment setting information on an initial screen.

For example, in the case of inputting the personal preference item, when the ' Preference (220d)' button is clicked on the setting list of the initial screen, an input window as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

You can enter personal preference information by selecting the desired preference from the list listed in this input window.

When a material symbol is input, if an ' Ingredient (221a)' button is clicked, an input window as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

The user can enter material symbols by selecting the desired or unfavorable ingredients, such as pork, beef, fish and shellfish, vegetarian, etc., from the items listed in this input window.

When a taste symbol is input, if the 'Taste (221b)' button is clicked, an input window as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

The user can enter a taste symbol by selecting a desired taste, such as a spicy taste, a mild flavor, or the like from the items listed in this input window.

In the case of entering a religion, if the ' Religion (221c) ' button is clicked, an input window as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

Users can enter religion by choosing foods that are prohibited or recommended by certain religions, such as Kosher and Halal, from the items listed in this input window.

The user can adjust the currency unit by selecting the currency unit from the setting list of the initial screen.

When the currency unit is adjusted, if the ' Currency (220a)' button is clicked, an input window as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed.

The user can easily convert the monetary value by selecting monetary units from the items listed in this input window.

Also, the user can adjust the display language by selecting the display language from the setting list of the initial screen.

If you are adjusting the display language, Language (220b) 'button, an input window as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

The user can use the application environment in a language appropriate to him by selecting a display language from the items listed in this input window.

Also, the user can receive the recommended restaurant as an alarm message by checking the recommended restaurant alarm menu 220c in the setting list of the initial screen as shown in FIG.

After inputting the environment setting information, the user can retrieve the menu and receive the menu information by selecting the location and type of food in the menu search window, as shown in FIG.

For example, in the case of searching based on the position, when the user directly selects the region (230b) button in the menu search window, an input window as shown in Fig. 16 is displayed.

You can enter a region by selecting the desired region from the list listed in this input window.

Also, when searching based on the current location, a search for a current location (230a) button in the menu search window is clicked, and a list of recommended restaurants is displayed in the order closest to the user as shown in FIG.

Also, in the case of searching based on the food type, when the user clicks the selection button 230c in the menu search window, an input window as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed.

You can enter the type by selecting the desired food type from the list listed in this input window.

When the user of the smartphone inputs the personal preference item, region, food type, etc. through the menu application A and then clicks the search button on the screen as shown in FIG. 15, the inputted information is transmitted to the server .

Then, the information transmitted to the server is calculated by the recommendation menu creation program 116, thereby suggesting a restaurant including a menu most suitable for the user in terms of taste or culture.

At this time, the recommendation menu creation program 116 calculates appropriate restaurants by calculating the information inputted by the artificial intelligence algorithm method.

For example, if a foreigner likes a spicy taste, does not eat fish and shellfish, and is reluctant to religion foods such as halal, Kosher, etc., and is near Seoul Jung-gu and wants to eat Korean food, The condition automatically triggers the artificial intelligence algorithm.

First, the recommendation menu creation program 116 searches through the restaurant search program 114 to see if there is a restaurant including the menu most suitable for the user among the restaurants registered in the menu database 120. [

At this time, the menu database 120 stores basic information 122 of a plurality of restaurants, menu information 124, and location information 126.

Thus, the restaurants that are searched are not palatable, do not contain fish and shellfish, are not religious foods such as halal, Kosher, and are restaurants near the Jung-gu in Seoul and include Korean food in the menu.

The selected tour course through the above process is transmitted to the menu application A, and is displayed on the output window of the smartphone as shown in FIG.

At this time, the user can check the detailed details by clicking the desired restaurant among the displayed plurality of restaurants.

For example, when Chammaru is clicked, as shown in FIG. 9, the menu application A can operate in conjunction with the menu database to confirm the details of the restaurant.

That is, when the restaurant Chammaru is selected in the smartphone 200, the menu application A displays the details of the restaurant in the output window as shown in FIG.

From the details displayed, the user can check the recipient's name, telephone number, address, and operating hours. You can also get additional information through map view, photo view, menu view, etc.

In the case of the map view, clicking the map 240c button on the right side is displayed on the output window of the smartphone as shown in Fig.

At this time, the menu of the menu view is calculated by the recommended menu creation program 116, so that the menu list is displayed in order of the most suitable menu for the user in terms of taste or culture.

Then, the user can obtain specific information such as pronunciation of a foreign language, Korean price, price applied with exchange rate, taste, material, religion, etc. through the menu view.

At this time, the user can actually place an order using the displayed menu information.

For example, if you want to order 2 servings of miso soup and 1 soup of kimchi soup, enter the desired number of dishes through the number window on each menu in the menu view, then click the Order (220e) button at the top do.

The menu application extracts an appropriate order language for the user from the language information 130 stored in the language database 128 via the order program 118 and displays the order language by switching the language to Korean as shown in FIG.

In this case, the user can clearly communicate his / her intention through the displayed order language 241a even if he / she does not know Korean at all. Employees will also be able to receive accurate orders and provide accurate cuisine.

In addition, besides the order of the menu in the order language, addition of the conversation list 241b which can be used in the restaurant as shown in Fig.

12, the user can input his or her opinion on the restaurant and menu through the comment menu 250 as a post.

Users can also rate their tastes using rating features, or share their opinions with others via SNS connections such as Twitter and Facebook.

14, a user searches for and extracts menu information on a restaurant through a smartphone

The process is illustrated.

As shown in the figure, the smartphone 200 accesses the server 100 through the network communication network 300 at step m220 to download the application A and install it.

In step m222, the installed application A is activated and activated. When the application A is activated, the environment setting window is displayed as shown in Fig.

4, the environment setting window includes a currency unit setting menu 220a for inputting a search condition, a language setting menu 220b, an alarm message reception setting menu 220c, a personal preference An item setting menu 220d, and the like are provided.

When each personal preference item 220d is pressurized, the location and food category items are selected in step m226.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, a current location vicinity search menu 230a, a region direct selection menu 230b and a food type search menu 230c for inputting search conditions are provided at step m226.

Then, in step m228, the selected search item is transmitted to the server 100 through the network communication network 300. [

At this time, the server 100 receives the search item from the smart phone 200 and extracts the search list. In step S228, the search list is received from the server 100 and displayed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, a search list including a plurality of restaurants suitable for a search item is displayed. In step S232, the user of the smartphone 200 selects one desired restaurant from the search list.

Then, in step S234, detailed information on the selected restaurant is displayed as shown in FIG.

Here, detailed information includes basic information 240a for a restaurant, menu information 240b, a map view menu 240c for confirming the location of a restaurant, a photo view menu 240d, and the like.

If it is desired to actually place an order, the user inputs the desired number of menus in the menu input step m238.

Then, in step m240, the selected search item is transmitted to the server 100 through the network communication network 300. [

At this time, the server 100 receives an input item from the smartphone 200 and extracts an order language written in Korean. Then, in step m242, the order language list is received from the server 100 and displayed.

10: Information providing system 100: Information providing server
114: restaurant search program 116: recommended menu creation program
118: order program 120: menu information DB
128: Language information DB 200: Smart phone
300: Network communication network

Claims

A menu information providing system for exchanging information by connecting a server and a smart phone through a network communication network, the server comprising: a controller for controlling the server;
An interface unit connected to the network communication network and processing data communication with the smartphone;
A database for storing information on restaurants and languages; And a storage unit having an application for retrieving and extracting the menu information; Wherein the smartphone is connected to the server through the network communication network to receive and install the application,
Transmitting a search condition for searching the menu information to the server through the application;
Wherein the storage unit of the server comprises: a search program for extracting menu information corresponding to the search condition inputted through the smart phone from the database; and a search program for searching the menu information, which is searched for by the search program, A recommended menu generating program for calculating at least one menu corresponding to the search condition and providing the selected menu to the smartphone; and an ordering program for converting the recommended menu into an order language and providing the menu to the smartphone Providing and ordering system.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the menu information of the server and the smartphone includes a price of a menu, a location of a restaurant, a name of a menu, a photograph of a menu, a characteristic of a menu, and the like.

The method according to claim 1,
And the search program of the storage unit includes a restaurant search program for searching a menu of the restaurant.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the application includes an environment setting menu, a location and a food type menu, and includes various menu information and a detail screen showing an order language for the menu.

5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the configuration menu of the application includes a currency unit setting, a notation language setting, an alarm text message reception setting, and a personal preference item menu.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the personal preference item in the preference menu includes taste, material, and religion.

The method according to claim 1,
The artificial intelligence algorithm of the recommendation menu creation program searches for a restaurant in a tourist area using the menu search program and provides menu information in consideration of a user's taste of food, thereby selecting a menu corresponding to the smartphone user A menu information providing and ordering system.

The method according to claim 7, wherein the artificial intelligence algorithm of the menu search program further comprises the step of selecting a restaurant in consideration of the location when the smartphone user inputs the location. .

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the server further comprises an alarm message transmitter for providing an alarm message for the menu information to the smartphone.

The server comprises a first step of converting information on a menu and a language into a database and transmitting an application capable of searching the database to a smart phone through a network communication network,
A second step of a user of the smartphone inputting an input condition of a location, a food type, and a personal preference item by the application transmitted from a server and transmitting the input condition to the server;
A third step of the server calculating at least one restaurant that meets the conditions required by the user by calculating the input condition according to the artificial intelligence algorithm method;
A fourth step of transmitting menu information of the calculated restaurant and the restaurant to the smartphone, and a fifth step of converting the menu into an order language and providing the menu language to the smartphone.

10. The method of claim 9,
In the third step, when the menu providing program analyzes the items inputted by the artificial intelligence algorithm, the step of confirming the menu of the restaurant in consideration of the personal preference items such as taste, material, religion, And selecting a restaurant corresponding to the smartphone user by searching for a restaurant.

10. The method of claim 9,
In the fourth step, the smartphone user clicks the selected restaurant to transmit to the server,
The server extracting detailed menu information from the search program and the database according to the transmitted click information, providing the menu information including the extracted detailed information from the server to the smartphone, How to order.

10. The method of claim 9,
In the fifth step, the smartphone user inputs a desired number of menus; Wherein the server is capable of extracting language information from a database according to the transmitted input information, converting the language information extracted by the ordering program into an order language, and providing the menu information to the smartphone, How to order.

The server comprises a first step of converting information on a menu and a language into a database and transmitting an application capable of searching the database to a smart phone through a network communication network,
A second step of a user of the smartphone inputting an input condition of a restaurant by the application transmitted from the server and transmitting the inputted condition to the server;
A third step of the server calculating at least one restaurant requested by the user by calculating by the artificial intelligence algorithm method according to the input conditions transmitted;
A fourth step of transmitting the calculated restaurant to the smartphone, and a fifth step of converting the menu into an order language and providing the menu to the smartphone.