System and method for placing orders at a restaurant
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage medium stored within a transportable computer, said storage medium containing computer executable code for instructing a computer to operate as follows:
- (a) displaying to a user a menu listing a plurality of items available for ordering from an item provider;
(b) in response to user input of a selection of an item to order, receiving said selection from said user;
(c) storing said selection in an order file in a memory storage device on said transportable computer;
(d) optionally repeating steps (b) and (c) for storing additional items in said order file; and
(e) in response to a user instruction to transmit said order file, remotely transmitting said order file to a receiving terminal at a location of said item provider without physical connection between said transportable computer and said receiving terminal.
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Abstract
A system and method for transmitting stored user selections from a restaurant menu application on a handheld computer to a terminal at a drive-through lane or walk-up ordering area at a restaurant. Using the menu application on a handheld computer, a customer can record menu selections that he/she wishes to order during the next visit to a restaurant. These menu selections can then be saved as a file in the memory on the handheld computer. When the customer later arrives at the restaurant, he/she can select the file with the previously recorded menu selections and beam (transmit) it to a station adjacent to the drive-through lane, without having to get out of the car, or to a station at a walk-up ordering area. When received by the station, the order can then be automatically transmitted to a computer terminal or printer within the restaurant, where restaurant employees can fulfill the order.
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51 Claims
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1. A computer-readable storage medium stored within a transportable computer, said storage medium containing computer executable code for instructing a computer to operate as follows:
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(a) displaying to a user a menu listing a plurality of items available for ordering from an item provider;
(b) in response to user input of a selection of an item to order, receiving said selection from said user;
(c) storing said selection in an order file in a memory storage device on said transportable computer;
(d) optionally repeating steps (b) and (c) for storing additional items in said order file; and
(e) in response to a user instruction to transmit said order file, remotely transmitting said order file to a receiving terminal at a location of said item provider without physical connection between said transportable computer and said receiving terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium at a location of an item provider and in communication with a receiving terminal at said location, said storage medium containing computer executable code for instructing a computer to operate as follows:
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(a) in response to a customer transmission to said receiving terminal of an order file stored on a transportable computer, said order file comprising an identification of a plurality of items to be ordered, receiving said order file from said transportable computer without physical connection between said transportable computer and said receiving terminal; and
(b) transmitting order information relating to said order file from said receiving terminal to an order processing terminal within said location, said order processing terminal having a human readable display configured to display a human readable list of said order information.
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28. A system for implementing a remote ordering system at a location of an item provider, comprising:
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a receiving terminal comprising a remote transmission receiver configured to receive a transmission from a remote transportable computer placed in proximity to said remote transmission receiver, wherein said transmission comprises an order file including a listing of one or more items to be remotely ordered by a user; and
an order processing terminal in communication with said receiving terminal and configured to receive order information relating to said order file from said receiving terminal, said order processing terminal further comprising a human readable display configured to display a human readable list of said order information.
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39. A method for remotely receiving an order at a restaurant comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing a remote transmission receiver positioned in proximity to a customer ordering location at said restaurant;
(b) in response to a remote customer transmission to said remote transmission receiver of an order file stored on a transportable computer, said order file comprising an identification of a plurality of items to be ordered, receiving said order file from said transportable computer without physical connection between said transportable computer and said receiving terminal; and
(c) transmitting order information relating to said order file from said receiving terminal to an order processing terminal within said restaurant, said order processing terminal having a human readable display configured to display a human readable list of said order information.
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