Brad BerdineBrian Henze

Beth CohlmanBryan Schiele

Table-Top Restaurant Ordering SystemBackground

Our project focuses on the development of a table top restaurant ordering system named TROS.

We hope to integrate a new level of technology into the dining experience.

Our product seeks to streamline the interaction between customer, server and restaurant staff while remaining simple and easy to use.

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The TROS seeks to integrate the connection between many technologies currently in use today, such as:

Point of Sale (POS)

Automated Ordering Kiosks

In-restaurant entertainment (e.g. trivia games, etc…)

Online ordering capability

Table-Top Restaurant Ordering SystemProject Details

Our final product will consist of a working prototype of a multi-touch, table-top ordering system.

Hardware consisting of: Multi-touch screen in table Computer powering the interface Multiple LCD displays for receiving orders Networked server Credit card reader

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Software consisting of: Multi-touch user interface Software running the server-side applications POS software

Platforms: Database (e.g. MySQL) Unix server Windows based –or- Linux based OS

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Table-Top Restaurant Ordering SystemEconomics

We remain unsure of the project costs simply because we have not yet done the necessary research to determine what materials we might use.

Whatever we would choose would have to remain within the type of budget that a restaurant would be willing to pay.

There would also by some recurring costs for the system, besides just the initial cost.

Table-Top Restaurant Ordering SystemPotential Challenges

Design Challenges Multi-touch GUI to implement multi-touch Software integration

Team Challenges Time constraints Financial backing Learning curve

Unknown Challenges Creating vs. Buying

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Table-Top Restaurant Ordering SystemDevelopment plan

Define high level requirements

Investigate possible implementations

State diagramming

Interconnection definitions

Prototype design

Prototype implementation

Table-Top Restaurant Ordering SystemEnvironmental impact statement

The TROS will seek to leave a small environmental footprint by: Utilizing power saving technologies Using low impact materials Efficiently performing basic operations

The TROS will help alleviate the chaos of day to day restaurant business by: Improving order accuracy Streamlining table side service Reducing overhead costs Making the dining experience memorable and

exciting!

Table-Top Restaurant Ordering SystemQuestions…