Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for analyzing restaurant operations
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Application No.: US15194959Application Date: 2016-06-28
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Publication No.: US09798987B2Publication Date: 2017-10-24
- Inventor: Charles Jarvis Chapman , Michael R. Nettles
- Applicant: Panera, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Panera, LLC
- Current Assignee: Panera, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06Q10/06
- IPC: G06Q10/06 ; G06Q50/12 ; G06K9/00 ; G06Q30/02 ; G11B27/28 ; G11B27/34

Abstract:
Some embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for analyzing the deployment of employees in a restaurant. For example, some embodiments are directed to determining whether an employee who has vacated his/her assigned station has acted appropriately in doing so, and if not, causing the employee to be redirected to his/her assigned station. Determining whether an employee acted appropriately in leaving his/her assigned station may involve analyzing video recordings of the restaurant at o around the time the employee left his/her station, operational data describing events occurring in the restaurant at or around the time the employee left his/her station, and/or other information, which may supply valuable context in determining whether or not the employee acted properly. If the employee acted improperly, he/she may be redirected to his/her assigned station, using automated, semi-automated and/or manual techniques.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160364676A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING RESTAURANT OPERATIONS Public/Granted day:2016-12-15
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