Method for placing an order utilizing a personal digital device
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1. A method for placing an order utilizing a personal digital device, the method comprising:
- establishing communication between a personal digital device and an ordering unit, the communication using a wireless protocol; and
placing an order by the personal digital device with the ordering unit utilizing the wireless protocol.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for placing an order utilizing a personal digital device. Communication is established between a personal digital device and an ordering unit, such as the drive through ordering unit located at a restaurant. The communication is established using a wireless protocol. The personal digital device places an order with the ordering unit using the wireless protocol. The personal digital device can also pay for the order by sending payment information to the ordering unit using the wireless protocol.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for placing an order utilizing a personal digital device, the method comprising:
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establishing communication between a personal digital device and an ordering unit, the communication using a wireless protocol; and
placing an order by the personal digital device with the ordering unit utilizing the wireless protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for receiving an order at a drive-through restaurant including an ordering unit, the method comprising:
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establishing communication between a personal digital device and the ordering unit in a drive-through lane of the restaurant using a wireless protocol; and
receiving an order from the personal digital device at the ordering unit utilizing the wireless protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for receiving customer requests from a personal digital device at an ordering unit, the ordering unit being a portable unit, the method comprising:
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assigning an ordering unit to a server in a restaurant;
establishing communication between a personal digital device and the ordering unit using a wireless protocol; and
receiving a customer request from the personal digital device at the ordering unit utilizing the wireless protocol. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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