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Order delivery system and method

  • US 10,026,055 B2
  • Filed: 03/19/2013
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, performed by a first computer, for tracking of a delivery of a menu item, the method including:

  • at the first computer, receiving, over the Internet, an order for said menu item from a customer interface on a second computer, said order identifying a selected menu item and an address for said delivery;

    at the first computer, sending, over the Internet to a third computer, a request for preparation of said menu item;

    at the first computer, identifying an available delivery vehicle among a plurality of delivery vehicles;

    at the first computer, over the Internet, receiving a preparation completion notification indicating that preparation of said menu item has ended;

    at the first computer, dispatching, over the Internet, said order for delivery, including an identification of said available delivery vehicle and said address;

    at the first computer, receiving, over the Internet, a displacement notification indicating that said menu item is being displaced by said available delivery vehicle; and

    at the first computer, retrieving geopositional data representing a geographical position of said available delivery vehicle; and

    at the first computer, sending, over the Internet, a displacement notification to said customer interface on the second computer, the displacement notification including an indication of said geographical position of said available delivery vehicle.

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