Restaurant
Wait Tracker
I Phone Application

                      Mary-Marshall Gallant
                                IMS 390, Pitch # 4
Problem
•  Long wait times at restaurants

•  Many restaurants don’t take reservations

•  General Lack of productivity
Solution
•  “Line 2 Dine”
•  User Generated I Phone Application
  –  communicates wait times for popular
     restaurants in real time
  –  Based on factors such as:
    •  Restaurant location
    •  Arrival time
    •  Size of party
Prototype
    Pitch
How it works
•  GPS technology
  –  You can search from home
  –  Or drive by & view results without leaving car
•  During wait, users provide quick post
  –  Including
           »  Restaurant Location. Party Size. Quoted Time
•  Automatically records arrival time then at
   “quoted time” a notification screen appears
   on phone asking if user has been seated.
Prototype
Pitch

                             On-site
     Submit Dinner Details

      Restaurant
                              User
                             Submits
      Location

      Party
      Size

      Quoted
      Time
                              This helps you to
                             know much longer
                             your own wait is…
Then Confirms exact location on map


           Submit Dinner Details

            Restaurant
            Location

            Party
            Size

            Quoted
            Time
Off-Site User Sees
                        1
Submit Dinner Details
   Search by…
 Restaurant
                                                  2
 Location                   Dinner Details for
   GPS Location             Chilis
 Party
    Restaurant Name         6:57pm, 4p = 30 min
 Size
                            5:27pm, 5p = 40 min
    Shortest Wait
 Quoted
 Time                       4:37pm, 4p = 25min

                            Accuracy rating= 5*

Line2dine

  • 1.
    Restaurant Wait Tracker I PhoneApplication Mary-Marshall Gallant IMS 390, Pitch # 4
  • 2.
    Problem •  Long waittimes at restaurants •  Many restaurants don’t take reservations •  General Lack of productivity
  • 3.
    Solution •  “Line 2Dine” •  User Generated I Phone Application –  communicates wait times for popular restaurants in real time –  Based on factors such as: •  Restaurant location •  Arrival time •  Size of party
  • 4.
  • 5.
    How it works • GPS technology –  You can search from home –  Or drive by & view results without leaving car •  During wait, users provide quick post –  Including »  Restaurant Location. Party Size. Quoted Time •  Automatically records arrival time then at “quoted time” a notification screen appears on phone asking if user has been seated.
  • 6.
    Prototype Pitch On-site Submit Dinner Details Restaurant User Submits Location Party Size Quoted Time This helps you to know much longer your own wait is…
  • 7.
    Then Confirms exactlocation on map Submit Dinner Details Restaurant Location Party Size Quoted Time
  • 8.
    Off-Site User Sees 1 Submit Dinner Details Search by… Restaurant 2 Location Dinner Details for GPS Location Chilis Party Restaurant Name 6:57pm, 4p = 30 min Size 5:27pm, 5p = 40 min Shortest Wait Quoted Time 4:37pm, 4p = 25min Accuracy rating= 5*