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Methods and apparatus for facilitation of orders of food items

  • US 10,032,201 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2015
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for facilitating an order of a food item by a customer, comprising acts of:

  • (A) during a first restaurant visit by the customer, causing a plurality of images each representing an ingredient of the food item to be displayed to the customer via a screen interface;

    (B) during the first restaurant visit by the customer, receiving input from the customer specifying a change to the food item;

    (C) during the first restaurant visit by the customer and in response to receiving the input in the act (B);

    (C1) determining that the specified change comprises including in the food item a first ingredient having first physical dimensions instead of a second ingredient having second physical dimensions different than the first physical dimensions;

    (C2) in response to the determining, causing one or more of the plurality of images on the screen interface to be re-scaled and/or rearranged to reflect the specified change; and

    (D) during a second restaurant visit that is subsequent to the first restaurant visit by the customer, identifying the customer and causing the one or more re-scaled and/or rearranged images to be displayed to the customer in response to the identifying.

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