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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2021
Kura Sushi, Inc., Sakai, JP;
Kunihiko Tanaka, Sakai, JP;
Daisuke Hashimoto, Sakai, JP;
KURA SUSHI, INC., Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A system includes: an entrance accepting unit configured to accept a seat-waiting request from a customer and store the request as acceptance information; a vacant seat processing unit configured to set any seat among a plurality of seats that has become vacant, as a vacant seat in association with seat information relating to the seat; a seat setting unit configured to associate the seat-waiting information with seat information relating to a vacant seat in a predetermined order under a predetermined condition when any seat among the seats for customers has been set as the vacant seat by the vacant seat processing unit; and a start setting unit configured to record eating and/or drinking start information that indicates start of eating and/or drinking in association with the seat information upon the acceptance information being associated with the seat information by the seat setting unit.