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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Shinji Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahito Uga, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Katori, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Nakafuji, Tokyo, JP;
Hideharu Kamiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Yamaguchi, Tottori, JP;
Yukio Yonemura, Tottori, JP;
Masayuki Hayano, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahito Uga, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Katori, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Nakafuji, Tokyo, JP;
Hideharu Kamiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Yamaguchi, Tottori, JP;
Yukio Yonemura, Tottori, JP;
Masayuki Hayano, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a menu distribution system that provides a menu, which is viewable in a conventional manner and is customized for each customer. A customer allows a read/write device to read a customer ID information storage medium storing customer ID information. The read/write device transmits the customer ID information to a menu server. The menu server has a customer information storage unit that stores, for each customer, attribute information such as food preferences. The menu server selects a menu item most suitable for the customer identified by the transmitted customer ID information, by comparing customer attribute information and menu items stored in a menu item information storage unit. Menu image data is generated based on the selected menu item and is transmitted to the read/write device. The read/write device writes the received menu image data to a memory of a paper like display.