Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of trays on which a plurality of service items are provided; a plurality of sensors respectively disposed above the plurality of trays; a memory configured to store map information of a specific space; and a processor configured to: identify a respective service item provided on each of the plurality of trays, based on sensing data received from the plurality of sensors, based on a result of the identifying and the map information stored in the memory, identify a travel path to sequentially deliver each of the plurality of service items that are identified to a plurality of locations corresponding to the specific space, and control travel of the electronic apparatus, based on the travel path.

Abstract: A manufacturing process for physical components can be optimized using some techniques described herein. For example, a system can receive, via a graphical user interface, a user selection of a particular type of production location. The system can determine a cumulative consumption of a component at the particular type of production location over a particular time window. The system can analyze a group of candidate types of production equipment to identify a particular type of production equipment that can accommodate the cumulative consumption of the component during the particular time window. And the system can execute one or more computing operations configured to facilitate deployment of the particular type of production equipment at the particular type of production location.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: A method for providing information in an information management system that manages taste information regarding a user including an order record at a first restaurant and that associates the taste information with identification information for identifying the user. The method includes obtaining, from a terminal apparatus, the identification information and a store identifier indicating a second restaurant in a chain different from a chain to which the first restaurant belongs, arranging, on a basis of the taste information associated with the identification information and menu information regarding the second restaurant indicated by the store identifier, menu items included in the menu information in order according to the taste information, and transmitting menu information regarding the menu items arranged in the order to the terminal apparatus to display the menu information regarding the menu items arranged in the order on a display screen of the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A method of providing information includes acquiring allergy information related to a user from a first server, the allergy information including information indicating a level of an allergic reaction of the user to each ingredient, generating, based on the menu information and the allergy information, a personalized menu arranged for the user according to the allergy information, the menu information including information indicating one or more ingredients contained in each dish and an amount of each ingredient, and transmitting the personalized menu to the information terminal. In the generating of the personalized menu, when the level of the allergic reaction of an ingredient in the menu information is equal to or lager that a criterion value, the ingredient is determined as an allergy ingredient that causes allergy. The personalized menu includes one or more dishes, in each of which the allergy ingredient that causes allergy is reduced.

Abstract: A restaurant service system for assessing the accuracy of estimated delivery time provided by a restaurant includes an order server, a restaurant server, a service server, and an assessment server. Each of the servers includes a server software application. The order server software application collects a set of orders from a set of diner devices. The restaurant server software application retrieves an estimated delivery time for each order in the set. The service server software application determines an order actual delivery time for at least one order in the set. The assessment server software application determines an accuracy measure of estimated delivery time for the restaurant.

Abstract: An information processing device obtains order identification information capable of identifying an order placed by an order-placing person, transmits, as payment information, the order identification information, causes a printing process of a print medium to be executed, the print medium being capable of identifying the order identification information and gives, to another information processing device when an additional order placed by the order-placing person is received, an invalidation command which invalidates the order identification information in such a way that a payment with respect to the order identification information on an order not paid yet and placed by the same order-placing person is disabled.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: A system and method for providing location information on a social network, including: sending, to a social mapping system, a request for one or more social media posts, wherein the request includes screen attribute information about a display of a client device, geographic location information, and an identification of a requesting account of the social network; receiving, in response to the request, a suggested group for display by the client device; and displaying, by the client device, the suggested group.

Abstract: A method acquires, on a basis of a restaurant ID, menu information indicating one or more foods provided by a restaurant over a network from a second server associated with the restaurant corresponding to the restaurant ID, extracts one or more first foods compatible with religion information on a basis of the menu information and the religion information, displays the one or more first foods through a second operation screen, corresponding to the second server, for accepting an order of a food to be provided by the restaurant and displayed on a display of the information terminal of a user, and transmits food order information indicating a food selected from among the one or more first foods and a seat ID to the second server.

Abstract: A system and method for image-based personalized food item search, design, and culinary fulfillment. The system is a cloud-based network comprising a food image engine, a prediction engine, a food item design engine, and portals for restaurants and patrons to enter their information. The system may receive as an input a food item image, perform image recognition on the food item image to identify a target food item, use the identified target food item to predict an ingredient list for the target food item, and generate personalized target food item recommendations for patrons based on a multitude of variables associated with the business enterprises, patrons historic culinary transactions, dietary needs and preferences both explicit and inferred. The system may be accessed through web browsers or purpose-built computer and mobile phone applications.

Abstract: Systems and methods for real-time churn prediction using a flexible and robust machine learning system to predict user churn propensities in real-time using user activity data. In addition to churn propensity prediction, systems and methods may provide insights based on user activity data intelligence.

Abstract: A method includes acquiring, on a basis of a restaurant ID, menu information indicating one or more foods provided by a restaurant over a network from a second server associated with the restaurant corresponding to the restaurant ID, transmitting identification information stored in an information terminal to a first server and acquiring classification information from the first server on a basis of the identification information, generating a personalized menu for the user corresponding to the classification information on a basis of the menu information and the classification information, displaying the personalized menu through a second operation screen for accepting an order of a food to be provided by the restaurant, the second operation screen being displayed on a display of the information terminal carried by the user, and transmitting food order information indicating the food selected from the personalized menu and a seat ID to the second server.

Abstract: A method for controlling a display device in a motor vehicle includes detecting a person's body posture using sensors that generate corresponding sensor values, and determining, based on the detected sensor values, whether the person is in a normotonic posture. The method also includes determining a distance between the person's eyes and the display device if the person is determined to be in a normotonic posture, and adjusting predetermined display parameters on the display device based on the distance of the person's eyes from the display device.

Abstract: Systems and related methods providing for online ordering of menu items from a merchant are discussed herein. Circuitry may be configured to generate an online menu based on menu information stored in a menu database. The menu information may be also configured to facilitate point-of-sale functionality at the merchant, such as by a point-of-sale device. The online menu may be provided to a consumer device. An online order may be received from the consumer device. The circuitry may be configured to process the online order, such as by facilitating a reservation, order preparation, and payment.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for determining a response to a digital task in a computer-implemented crowd-sourced environment. The method comprises determining if a number of the plurality of responses to the digital task received meets a pre-determined minimum answer threshold; in response to the number of the plurality of responses to the digital task meeting the pre-determined minimum answer threshold, executing: for each of the plurality of responses generating, by the server, a confidence parameter representing a probability of an associated one of the plurality of responses being correct; ranking the plurality of responses based on the confidence parameter to determine a top response being associated with a highest confidence parameter; and in response to the highest confidence parameter being above a pre-determined minimum confidence threshold, assigning a value of the top response as a label for the digital task and terminating the digital task execution.

Abstract: A system of determining an alimentary preparation provider is disclosed. The system comprises a computing device. The computing device is configured to receive input from a user device at a current geographical location. The input comprises an alimentary request and a plurality of request parameters. The computing device generates a plurality of alimentary preparation providers as a function of the plurality of request parameters. A request parameter classifier is generated by the computing device. The computing device classifies, by the request parameter classifier, the plurality of request parameters and the plurality of alimentary preparation providers. The classification outputs an ordered list of request parameters. The computing device assigns the alimentary request to a first alimentary preparation provider as a function of an ordered list of request parameters. A method for determining an alimentary preparation provider is disclosed.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: ascertaining a user state of a user based on user state data for a cognitive menu selection service from an eatery by use of an electronic menu system. Selection criteria to request one or more items from menus of the eatery is determined based on the user state. A request including the selection criteria is sent and the one or more items corresponding to the selection criteria is obtained and presented to the user by use of a customized virtual reality interface on a personal device of the user.

Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, methods, systems, computer-readable storage medium. A method can include receiving, by a processing device, image data including one or more image frames indicative of a current state of a drive-thru area. The processing device determines a vehicle disposed within the drive-thru area based on the image data. The processing device receives order data with a pending meal order. The processing device determines a first association between the vehicle and the pending meal order based on the image data. The processing devices determine a meal delivery procedure associated with the based on the association between the vehicle and the pending meal order. The processing device performs may perform the meal delivery procedure. The processing device may provide the meal delivery procedure for display on a graphical user interface (GUI).

Abstract: Methods and devices include database management and graphical user interfaces for measurements collected by analyzing blood.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving food-related personalization for a user including generating a recipe database including a set of recipe data structures; deriving a recipe vector representation of the recipe data structures; determining a set of user food preferences; extracting a set of recipe vector constraints from the set of user food preferences; determining a personalized food plan for the user, including automatically selecting a subset of the set of recipe data structures associated with recipe vector representations that satisfy the set of recipe vector constraints; determining fulfillment parameters for grocery items associated with the personalized food plan; and automatically facilitating fulfillment of grocery items associated with the personalized food plan based on the fulfillment parameters.

Abstract: Herein provided are methods and systems for assessing a fuel burn level of an aircraft for a planned mission. Flight information relating to the planned mission is obtained via a graphical user interface, the flight information comprising configurable number of passengers for the aircraft. A requisite engine bleed level for the planned mission is determined based on the flight information. The fuel burn level is assessed based on the requisite engine bleed level.

Abstract: Method, system, and media for improving a fan experience for an event at a venue with a live audience. Broadly speaking, embodiments of the invention provide techniques for systematizing fan interactions based on automatically detected fan groupings and criteria triggering activation events. Fans are classified into audience groupings based on collected data associated with each fan. Fan interactions map activation criteria (such as activities performed by the fan or purchases made by the fan, information about the event, or the ambient conditions) to activation events that can collect additional data about the fan, incentivize the fan to make a purchase, or improve the fan experience in some other way.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus acquires, on the basis of tag information read by a wireless tag read from a wireless tag attached to a product, allergen information indicating an allergen contained in the product. Further, the information processing apparatus accepts an input of designation information for designating a product whose allergen information is to be output. Further, the information processing apparatus outputs the acquired allergen information for a product designated on the basis of he accepted designation information.

Abstract: A system for arranging and executing transport of alimentary components. Data is received by at least a server based off one or more diagnostic outputs of biological extractions, performed by a diagnostic engine, and a transport request based on the diagnostic outputs and other data pertaining to the user is transmitted to a client device associated with one or more physical performance entities. Based on the geographic location of the user and the transport request, one or more physical performance entities configured to transmit alimentary components aligning with the transport request are identified, and the transport request is transmitted to the client device based on a determination by the at least a server that the one or more physical performance entities include an ability to execute the transport request.

Abstract: A gratuity analytics computing system, for generating gratuity analytics for a plurality of transactions of a customer at a service provider within a date range, is in communication with an electronic device of the service provider over an electronic network. The system includes a gratuity analytics computing device, a database including a memory in operable electronic communication with the gratuity analytics computing device, and a processor configured to: receive transaction data for the plurality of customer transactions occurring within the date range, match a plurality of authorization messages with a respective plurality of clearing messages, generate gratuity analytics for the plurality of customer transactions over the date range based on average tip data from the customer, and calculate a customer satisfaction score for one customer transaction of the plurality of customer transactions based on the generated gratuity analytics.

Abstract: This application discloses a technology for guiding a person to prepare foods at a food preparation station. The food preparation station has a plurality of food pans. The technology may track location changes of the food pans or ingredients contained in the food pans, and indicating the current location of an ingredient when needed. The technology monitors a dish being prepared, and provides a step-by-step guidance according a predetermined recipe.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for automatically adjusting strategies. One of the methods includes: determining one or more characteristics of a plurality of complaints, wherein each of the complaints corresponds to an order; classifying the plurality of complaints into a plurality of categories based on the one or more characteristics by using a trained classifier; selecting a category from the plurality of categories based on a number of complaints in the selected category; from a group of strategies each associated with one or more conditions and one or more actions, identifying a candidate strategy causing the complaints of the selected category, wherein the one or more actions are executed in response to the one or more conditions being satisfied; and optimizing the candidate strategy using a reinforcement learning model at least based on a plurality of historical orders.

Abstract: A modular ruggedized protective case for a mobile communications device is disclosed. In embodiments, the protective case includes a flexible (e.g., rubberized) primary housing partially enclosing the mobile device and itself partially surrounded or enclosed by a rigid secondary housing. The secondary housing includes port protectors for concealing or shielding connector ports (e.g., USB, HDMI, AC, other like power/data inputs) of the mobile device. The protective case includes an adapter for a type cover keyboard, e.g., capable of partially covering the display surface of the mobile device when closed and serving as a keyboard or other input device when opened; the type cover adapter attached to a connection port and provides for transmission of control input from the type cover to the mobile device when the mobile device is enclosed in the protective case.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.

Abstract: Expedited order pickup systems and methods are provided. An exemplary system is configured to receive order information including an order identifier identifying an order and a user identifier identifying a user associated with the order, determine that the user is commencing travel to a fulfillment location to pick up an item associated with the order, track, in response to the determination, a geographic location of the user, determine, based on the geographic location, an estimated time of arrival of the user at the fulfillment location, and signal the estimated time of arrival of the user at the fulfillment location to facilitate timely preparation of the item for pickup by the user at the fulfillment location.

Abstract: An order processing system and method includes sending, to a backend, an order queue comprising at least one order identifying a delivery object associated with a client and comprising at least one ordered item, receiving, from the backend, an updated preparing status of each target ordered item in the order queue, updating the order queue based on the preparing status of each target ordered item, determining the preparing status of each target ordered item in the target order based on the updated order queue, and sending the preparing status of each ordered item in the order to the client associated with the delivery object of the order.

Abstract: A system for providing alimentary elements includes a computing device configured to receive a primary input relating to a first user for a compatible alimentary element based on biological extraction, receive secondary input from the second user for an alimentary element not associated with biological extraction, generate an extensible alimentary element display for the second user, wherein generating the extensible alimentary element display includes locating at least an alimentary element originator as a function of the secondary input and the compatible alimentary elements, generating a queue of alimentary elements from the located alimentary element originator, wherein the queue includes alimentary elements for the second user as a function of the secondary input and compatible alimentary elements for the first user, and provide a representation, via a graphical user interface, of a compatible alimentary element for the first user and an alimentary element for the second user.

Abstract: A user health profile is created at a personal food item customization system. The personal food item customization system receives a food item recipe including a plurality of ingredients, identifies at least one ingredient that includes a nutritional value that places the food item outside of a nutritional parameter range in the user health profile, modifies one or more identified ingredients in the food item recipe to bring the nutritional value of the nutrient in the food item within the nutritional parameter range, and generates a user specific food item recipe.

Abstract: A system is provided for interpretable viewing interest. A transformer with multi-head self-attention derives different hierarchical orders of input features. Hierarchical attention layers (i) aggregate the different hierarchical orders to obtain aggregated single-order feature representations and (iii) derive aggregation attention weights for the different hierarchical orders based on an applied order of the hierarchical attention layers. An attentional scoring layer evaluates the aggregated representations to output a significance of each order with respect to various CTR predictions. A hierarchical interpretation layer determines a respective importance of each input feature in various combinations from which the various CTR predictions are derived based on the aggregation attention weights and the significance of each order.

Abstract: A serving robot includes a camera to obtain image data including at least one of a facial expression or a gesture, which is associated with food, of a customer, a microphone to obtain voice data including voice of the customer, which is associated with the food and a processor to obtain customer reaction data including at least one of the image data or the voice data, through at least one of the camera or the microphone, estimate a reaction of the customer to the food, from the obtained customer reaction data, and generate or update customer management information corresponding to the customer based on the estimated reaction. The robot estimates the reaction the customer from the customer reaction data through the learning model based on artificial intelligence.

Abstract: A network system managing a network service can receive queries and service requests from multiple user devices. The network system can manage the network service such that multiple service requests can be fulfilled by a single service provider. In addition, the network system can dynamically compute parameters associated with the network service. The computation of the parameters can be based on pending service requests or anticipated demand for the network service.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a first menu item on a standard menu of an establishment. A first plurality of ingredients of the first menu item are determined. A first subset of the first plurality of ingredients of the first menu item are categorized into a substitutable category. A second subset of the first plurality of ingredients of the first menu item are categorized into a non-substitutable category. Each ingredient of the first menu item that is in the substitutable category is compared to user preferences. A substitutable ingredient of the substitutable category is excluded, based on the comparisons, where the substitutable ingredient is in the first menu item. An available substitute is automatically identified for the substitutable ingredient of the substitutable category. A personalized menu of menu items selected from the standard menu is generated, where the personalized menu includes the first menu item modified with the available substitute.

Abstract: A menu generation system including a menu item information storage that stores menu information for each restaurant, a menu item property master storage that stores menu item properties including at least any one set of a plurality of ingredients that are used in menu items, a plurality of seasonings that are used in the menu items or a plurality of cooking styles of the menu items, processing circuitry that receives a request to edit a menu item property in the first language, consults the menu item property master storage, extracts choices of menu item properties, causes the extracted choices to be displayed, and receives input of a selected choice from among the displayed choices.

Abstract: System, methods, and computer program products are provided herein for supporting electronic testing. An example of a method includes receiving a first electronic inquiry, determining parameters of the market analysis test based at least in part on the first electronic inquiry, determining a first configuration change for at least one first merchant device based at least in part on the parameters of the market analysis test, transmitting the first configuration change to the at least one first merchant device to initiate a change in configuration of the at least one first merchant device, receiving electronic marketing information comprising first electronic data related to the first configuration change, determining a correlation between at least one of the parameters of the market analysis test and the electronic marketing information, and transmitting an electronic notification of the correlation to a first merchant associated with the at least one first merchant device.

Abstract: Smart table devices determine aspects associated with individual and items at a table. Sensors associated with a table are used to determine a location of each individual from a group of individuals at the table. The sensors also determine the location of a first item on the table. The first item is automatically associated with a first individual from the group of individuals based on proximity of the location of the first item on the table to the location of the first individual at the table. It is also determined using the sensors that the first individual has consumed at least a portion of the first item.

Abstract: A robot service providing system includes a table monitoring terminal associated with one of a plurality of tables in a venue, a central control terminal, and a movable waiter robot. The central control terminal includes a communication interface, a display, an operation panel, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the display to display a screen including an image including a consumable item captured by a camera of the table monitoring terminal based on image data received by the communication interface, and control the communication interface to transmit a service instruction in response to a user operation on the operation panel. The movable waiter robot is configured to move to said one of the tables based on the service instruction.

Abstract: Methods and Apparatus related to generating representations of information. The information may include menu information for merchants such as restaurants. Referring to menus, methods may include receiving potential information for a first menu, and receiving indications of associations of the information with the first menu and/or any number of additional menus. Information and/or associations may later be updated by a desired set of users.

Abstract: A computer implemented system for anonymous electronic verification of location credentials including at least one processor and data storage is described in various embodiments. The system includes cryptographic mechanisms and electronic communication between one or more computing systems that in concert, provide verification of a prover's location credentials in accordance to logical conditions of a verifier's policy without providing additional information to a verifier entity.

Abstract: In a restaurant having a customer-facing food service counter, a video camera is positioned to produce video of an area that includes the food service counter. The video is analyzed to determine the ingredients that are used to prepare each of multiple customer meals. This information may be used to recommend a modified ingredient layout of the food service counter, where the modified ingredient layout is formulated so as to improve serving efficiency or customer convenience.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that enable certain establishments that serve self-serve food and/or serve food via vending machines, to comply with recently issued FDA rules for providing calorie content and Nutrition Facts information to consumers. The calorie content and/or Nutrition Facts may be displayed on an electronic display, printed on a label, and/or provided via an audible signal, and/or may be provided in real time.

Abstract: A merchant uses a merchant point of sale (POS) device to identify items or services for purchase by a customer, and costs for each. One or more payment amounts are sent from the merchant POS device to a checkout server using an application programming interface (API), which the checkout server sends on to an authorized payment terminal device that then reads payment information from a payment object and sends the payment information back to the checkout server. The checkout server processes the transaction and confirms transaction completion to the merchant POS device and payment terminal device.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for communication of orders and payments in a drive through using wireless beacons. A merchant location may include a drive through with a wireless beacon established in the drive through. The beacon may provide communication services with a device for the user. The merchant may detect that the user is in a vehicle in the drive through using either the connection between the device of the user and the beacon or a camera, sensor, or other detector located near the beacon in the drive through. Based on check-in information generated on the connection, an order for the user may be accessed. The user may pay for the order using the device and through the connection to the beacon. Further, if other devices for additional users in the vehicle connect to the beacon, the additional users may split the payment for the order.

Abstract: A restocking hub with interchangeable buttons mapped to item identifiers is described herein. In some instances, a local hub may receive an actuation signal from a particular interchangeable button communicatively coupled with the local hub. The actuation signal may include a button ID that identifies the particular interchangeable button and may indicating an actuation of the particular interchangeable button. The local hub may generate an order signal identifying the button ID based on the actuation signal, and may transmit the order signal instructing a remote server to perform a defined operation using the button ID. In some instances, the local hub may output a confirmation notification based on data received from the remote server based on the defined operation.

Abstract: In some examples, a computer may receive, from a buyer application on a buyer device, an indication that the buyer has accessed information related to a first merchant of a plurality of merchants. The computer may send a communication to a merchant application on merchant computing device of the first merchant to determine a current backlog of orders for the first merchant. Based at least partially on receiving an indication that the current backlog exceeds a threshold, the computer may send, to the buyer application, item information that causes the buyer application to present, in a user interface, information indicating availability of a meal kit for a menu item offered by the first merchant. The computer may receive a selection via the user interface indicating an order for the meal kit and may send a communication to the merchant application to indicate the order for the meal kit.