Systems and methods for processing group orders
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1. A method for receiving food orders for a group, comprising:
- accepting a vendor selection for a group;
sending a communication to at least one invitee associated with the group not responsible for the vendor selection; and
receiving a menu selection from at least one invitee not responsible for the vendor selection.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for coordinating and scheduling interactions based at least in part on the group affiliations of the invitees. Vendor and group selections are made in the process of defining the interaction. Invitations are sent to invitees associated with the selected group. Responses generated by the invitees can include one or more selections from a predefined list of options provided in the invitation.
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1. A method for receiving food orders for a group, comprising:
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accepting a vendor selection for a group;
sending a communication to at least one invitee associated with the group not responsible for the vendor selection; and
receiving a menu selection from at least one invitee not responsible for the vendor selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for processing group orders, comprising:
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a server, said server including an application and a database, said database comprising a plurality of groups and a plurality of potential invitees, wherein at least one said group is associated with at least two said potential invitees;
a coordinator interface, wherein said coordinator interface is configured to create an order, said order includes a plurality of order attributes, said order attributes comprises an invited group, wherein said coordinator interface identifies said invited group from at least one said group stored in said database;
a plurality of invitee interfaces, wherein only said invitee interfaces associated with said invited group receive an invitation, and wherein said invitee interfaces are configured to transmit a plurality of responses to said invitation;
wherein said application generates said invitation using said order;
wherein said coordinator interface provides for creating, modifying, and deleting at least one said group; and
wherein said coordinator interface provides for creating, modifying, and deleting at least one said invitee stored in said database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system of processing group interactions, comprising:
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a membership subsystem, including a group and a plurality of members, wherein said group includes at least one said member;
a vendor subsystem, including a plurality of vendors and a plurality of vendor locations, wherein each said vendor is associated with at least one said vendor location; and
an order subsystem, including an order, a plurality of order attributes, and a plurality of invitations, wherein said order subsystem provides for associating said order with said order attributes, wherein said order attributes includes said group and said vendor, wherein said invitations are automatically sent to said members associated with said group that is associated with said order, and wherein said order subsystem provides for receiving responses to said invitations relating to said order. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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