TEAM: I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE Hope Blanchard Garrett Ellison Alejandro Menocal Andrew Taheny Brandon Terribile Dinner Bell
D INNER B ELL Main Points Application Introduction GUI Overview DFD and Use Case Competition Target Audience Conclusion
D INNER B ELL Search For Restaurants Select Restaurant Allows to make a reservation Allow to see the waiting time for an available table Driving Directions View other user’s review Placing a Review Updating Restaurant Information Manager would be able to post menus, discounts, address, and schedules. Main Points
D INNER B ELL GUI To search for a restaurant: Press your finger on the search box and start typing the name of the restaurant your looking for.
D INNER B ELL GUI Restaurant Page: On the restaurant page, the following information can be found: Restaurant Name Restaurant’s Menu Specials Reviews button Hours of Operation Phone Number and “Call” button Reservation button Wait time displayed in minutes Picture of the restaurant Location on a map
D INNER B ELL GUI To Review a Restaurant: After pressing the Reviews button with your finger, press “Write Review” A new page will pull up with the restaurant’s name and a field to type your review. After typing your review, you can rate the restaurant out of 5 stars.
D INNER B ELL GUI For restaurant managers: Managers log into their website through the Dinner Bell Portal at DinnerBell.com. From there, managers can submit their restaurant info such as their menu, hours of operation, phone number, location, and description.
D INNER B ELL Use Case Diagram
D INNER B ELL Context Level Diagram
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D INNER B ELL Level 1 DFD
D INNER B ELL Competition Current Competitors: Open Table - similar, but you can’t place reservations Menu Pages - again, no table information or reservation options Yelp - but it shows all nearby businesses Around Me - better than Yelp, but still only things nearby
D INNER B ELL Target Audience So with so many competitors, who wants it? Everyone! First app that also has the restaurant owner in mind. In 2007 there were 566,020 food service and drinking locations.
D INNER B ELL Distribution Price Point: Free, Ad-Supported version and $.99 ad-free version. Free access to the Dinner Bell Portal for restaurant owners. To be sold in Apple’s App Store, Android’s Google Play Store, and Microsoft’s App Marketplace.
D INNER B ELL Conclusion No other restaurant application has this kind of depth and functionality! Even with all this advanced functionality, it remains thoroughly easy to use. The GUI creates a friendly and natural layout that appeals to users on any platform. Dinner Bell has a very simple layout for restaurant owners to keep their restaurant information updated. It provides a form of free advertising for these restaurants if listed with Dinner Bell.