Interactive terminal with advertising screen

摘要

An order preparation terminal and method of running this terminal to interact with customers is provided. The terminal includes an interactive display which allows a customer to select items to order, an advertising display which presents adverts to the customer, a first subsystem which operates the interactive display and tracks menu items selected by the customer, a second subsystem which operates the advertising display and receives selection information from the first subsystem, where the second subsystem, in advance of an expected variation in the menu items displayed. Also varies the display of advertising depending on whether the terminal determines upcoming interactive choices requested by the expected variation are significant.