FACILITATING PROCUREMENT OF FOOD ITEMS
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1. A method for facilitating the procurement of a food item, comprising:
- retrieving an order for the food item placed by a user;
printing said order as two labels, each of said labels having a machine readable portion;
preparing the food item;
packaging the food item with said two labels;
scanning said machine readable portion of said first label to indicate that the food item is ready for delivery;
delivering the food item to the user; and
scanning said machine readable portion of said second label to indicate that the food item has been delivered.
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Abstract
The present invention broadly relates to a procurement system and corresponding procurement method which enables a consumer to order a food item online by accessing the system and selecting the ingredients for the desired food item. After selecting the desired food item, an order signal is sent to a cell in the user'"'"'s locality. The cell may then prepare and deliver the food item to the user.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating the procurement of a food item, comprising:
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retrieving an order for the food item placed by a user;
printing said order as two labels, each of said labels having a machine readable portion;
preparing the food item;
packaging the food item with said two labels;
scanning said machine readable portion of said first label to indicate that the food item is ready for delivery;
delivering the food item to the user; and
scanning said machine readable portion of said second label to indicate that the food item has been delivered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for facilitating the procurement of a food item at a central facility, comprising:
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receiving an order for the food item from a user;
determining a closest preparation facility to the user by accessing a buildings database; and
forwarding said order through an order processing unit to a facility control application controlled by said closest preparation facility. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for facilitating the procurement of a food item from a central facility, comprising:
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a food item order retriever communicatively coupled to the central facility;
a machine readable label printer coupled to said food item order retriever;
a first machine readable label scanner communicatively coupled to the central facility; and
a second machine readable label scanner communicatively coupled to the central facility. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for facilitating the procurement of a food item at a central facility, comprising:
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a food item order receiver;
a buildings database;
a closest preparation facility determiner coupled to said food item order receiver and to said buildings database; and
an order processing unit coupled to said food item order receiver. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for facilitating the procurement of a food item, comprising:
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means for retrieving an order for the food item placed by a user;
means for printing said order as two labels, each of said labels having a machine readable portion;
means for preparing the food item;
means for packaging the food item with said two labels;
means for scanning said machine readable portion of said first label to indicate that the food item is ready for delivery;
means for delivering the food item to the user; and
means for scanning said machine readable portion of said second label to indicate that the food item has been delivered. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for facilitating the procurement of a food item at a central facility, comprising:
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means for receiving an order for the food item from a user;
means for determining a closest preparation facility to the user by accessing a buildings database; and
means for forwarding said order through an order processing unit to a facility control application controlled by said closest preparation facility. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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