Order processing
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1. A method comprising at a place at which goods or services are offered, enabling orders for goods or services to be received from electronic devices situated at multiple points at which orders are to be placed, and receiving the orders electronically through a communication medium that enables automatic identification of the location at which each of the orders is placed.
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In one aspect, orders for goods or services are enabled to be received from electronic devices situated at multiple points at which orders are to be placed, and the orders are received electronically through a communication medium that enables automatic identification of the location at which each of the orders is placed.
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1. A method comprising
at a place at which goods or services are offered, enabling orders for goods or services to be received from electronic devices situated at multiple points at which orders are to be placed, and receiving the orders electronically through a communication medium that enables automatic identification of the location at which each of the orders is placed.
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35. Apparatus comprising
in a place at which goods and services are offered: -
a telephone switch, telephones located at multiple points at which orders for the goods or services are to be placed, a telephone network connecting the telephones to the switch, and software that uses information received from the switch about which of the telephones is a source of a call, to infer points at which the goods and services being ordered should be delivered.
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36. Apparatus comprising
stations within a place at which goods or services are offered, at least one of the stations being a station at which orders for the goods or services are entered and at least one of the stations being a station at which the goods or services are prepared for delivery, a network interconnecting the stations within the place, the network being configured for communication among the stations using a TCP/IP protocol.
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37. A method comprising
receiving from an electronic device located in a play place of a quick-serve restaurant, orders for meals.
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38. A method comprising
receiving orders for goods electronically at an order entry point, the orders to be fulfilled by delivery of the goods at a remote delivery point at which the goods are to be quickly prepared in accordance with the orders for delivery to customers at the delivery point, the orders being received by telephone.
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39. A method comprising
receiving orders for goods electronically at an order entry point, the orders to be fulfilled by delivery of the goods at a remote delivery point at which the goods are to be quickly prepared in accordance with the orders for delivery to customers at the delivery point, the goods comprising quick-serve food.
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40. A method comprising
receiving orders for goods electronically at an order entry point, the orders to be fulfilled by delivery of the goods at a remote delivery point at which the goods are to be quickly prepared in accordance with the orders for delivery to customers at the delivery point, the remote delivery point comprising a quick-serve restaurant.
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41. A method comprising
receiving orders for goods electronically at an order entry point, the orders to be fulfilled by delivery of the goods at a remote delivery point at which the goods are to be quickly prepared in accordance with the orders for delivery to customers at the delivery point, the prices of goods with respect to the delivery point being available at the order entry point.
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42. A method comprising
receiving orders for goods electronically at an order entry point, the orders to be fulfilled by delivery of the goods at a remote delivery point at which the goods are to be quickly prepared in accordance with the orders for delivery to customers at the delivery point, the goods being prepared for delivery at additional remote delivery points.
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