System and method for online meal customization and reporting

• US 20040204950A1
• Filed: 04/11/2003
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pam Culores, Steve Culores
• Original Assignee: Pam Culores, Steve Culores
• Inventors: Vlahos, Stephanie
• Application Number:
  US10/412,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20040204950A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an online meal customization and reporting method, comprising receiving meal selection data from at least one participant; maintaining the at least one meal selection data in an accessible format; and providing the at least one meal selection data to an authorized party. A customized lunch ordering and reporting system, comprising at least one processor; and memory, coupled to the at least one processor, the memory including instructions that when executed on the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to: receive a lunch selection from at least one participant; maintain the at least one lunch selection in an accessible format; and provide the at least one lunch selection to an authorized party.

Claims

1. An online meal customization and reporting method, comprising:

(a) receiving meal selection data from at least one participant;

(b) maintaining the at least one meal selection data in an accessible format; and

(c) providing the at least one meal selection data to an authorized party.

2. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 1, wherein the meal selection data includes one of the following:

at least one entré

e and one beverage.

3. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 2, wherein the meal selection data further includes one side dish.

4. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 1, wherein the meal selection data includes at least one side dish.

5. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 1, wherein the maintaining step further comprises:

(b1) storing the at least one meal selection data in an accessible format;

(b2) determining the total number of meal orders per institution;

(b3) generating a table representing the total number of meal orders per institution.

6. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 5, wherein the determining step further comprises determining the total number of entré

e orders per institution.

7. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing the at least one meal selection further comprises:

(c1) receiving a meal selection request from a meal plan administrator; and

(c2) transmitting a table containing the total number of meal orders to the meal plan administrator.

16. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing the at least one meal selection further comprises:

(e1) receiving a meal selection request from a meal plan administrator; and

(e2) transmitting a table containing the total number of lunch orders to the plan administrator.

8. An online meal customization and reporting method, comprising:

(a) receiving access request parameters from a participant;

(b) providing a menu page based on the access request parameters;

(c) receiving meal selection data from at least one participant;

(d) maintaining the at least one meal selection data in an accessible format; and

(e) providing the at least one meal selection data to an authorized party.

9. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 8, wherein the access request parameters further comprise:

student name and institution code.

10. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 9, wherein the access request parameters further comprise:

participant name, participant address, participant e-mail address, and participant phone number.

11. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 8, wherein the participant is one of the following:

student or parent of student.

12. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 8, wherein the meal selection data includes one of the following:

at least one lunch entré

e and one beverage.

13. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 12, wherein the meal selection data further includes one side dish.

14. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 8, wherein the maintaining step further comprises:

(d1) storing the at least one meal selection data in an accessible format;

(d2) determining the total number of meal orders per institution;

(d3) generating a table representing the total number of meal orders per institution.

15. The online meal customization and reporting method of claim 14, wherein the determining step further comprises determining the total number of lunch entré

e orders per institution.

17. A customized lunch ordering and reporting system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory, coupled to the at least one processor, the memory including instructions that when executed on the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to;

receive a lunch selection from at least one participant;

maintain the at least one lunch selection in an accessible format; and

provide the at least one lunch selection to an authorized party.

18. The customized lunch ordering and reporting system of claim 17, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

determine the total number of lunch orders per institution; and

generate a table representing the total number of lunch orders per institution.

19. The customized lunch ordering and reporting system of claim 17, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to receive at least one lunch entré

e selection and a beverage selection.

20. The customized lunch ordering and reporting system of claim 17, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to generate table representing an association between the lunch entré

e selections and the at least one participant.