Front end editing in custom joomla module - joomla

i want to write a module which shows a menu for a restaurant.
I don't want that my customer needs to do anything in the backend.
If the User is logged in, every Menu point should have an edit button.
If it's clicked, a little div pops up where the menu point can be edited.
I'm faily new to joomla extension dev. But i do know php/js/ajax stuff.
Can anyone point me into the right direction. Is this even possible with just a module?
Has anybody an example where this technique is used?
I'm using joomla 3.1.
Best regards. Maik

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