Remote ordering system for restaurant drive-up lane
First Claim
1. A remote ordering system for a restaurant drive-through lane, comprising:
- (a) an input device having a keypad, a battery, a first memory, a first processor, and a transmitter; and
(b) a drive-up ordering station adjacent the restaurant drive-through lane and unconnected to said input device, said ordering station having a posted visual menu, a receiver tuned to said transmitter, a second processor adapted to decode information received from said transmitter through said receiver and produce decoded information, a display adapted to display said decoded information, a second memory adapted to store item numbers and prices, and a communications link to a point-of-sale system.
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Abstract
A remote ordering system for a restaurant drive-through lane, consisting of an input device having a keypad, a battery, a first memory, a first processor, and a transmitter; and a drive-up ordering station adjacent the restaurant drive-through lane and unconnected to the input device, the ordering station having a posted visual menu, a receiver tuned to the transmitter, a second processor adapted to decode information received from the transmitter through the receiver and produce decoded information, a display to display the decoded information, a second memory to store item numbers and prices, and a communications link to a point-of-sale system. Preferably, the remote device is hand-held and operated from within the vehicle. A data processing method for ordering menu items from a vehicle at the drive-up lane of a restaurant, includes the steps of:
(a) displaying a welcome screen on a display on a drive-up ordering station adjacent the restaurant'"'"'s drive-up lane;
(b) sending a start signal from a remote device in the vehicle to the drive-up ordering station;
(c) displaying an enter item number screen on the display;
(d) sending an item number from the remote device to the display;
(e) displaying an item identifier and quantity screen on the display;
(f) sending an item quantity from the remote device to the drive-up ordering station;
(g) calculating an item total and displaying an item total screen on the display;
(h) displaying an enter/remove/finish screen on the display;
(i) optionally repeating steps (c) throughj (h) for additional items;
(j) calculating an order total and displaying an order total screen on the display; and sending order information to a point-of-sale system connected to the drive-up ordering station.
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13 Claims
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1. A remote ordering system for a restaurant drive-through lane, comprising:
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(a) an input device having a keypad, a battery, a first memory, a first processor, and a transmitter; and (b) a drive-up ordering station adjacent the restaurant drive-through lane and unconnected to said input device, said ordering station having a posted visual menu, a receiver tuned to said transmitter, a second processor adapted to decode information received from said transmitter through said receiver and produce decoded information, a display adapted to display said decoded information, a second memory adapted to store item numbers and prices, and a communications link to a point-of-sale system. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A remote ordering system for a restaurant drive-through lane, comprising:
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(a) a hand-held input device having a keypad, a battery, a first memory, a first processor, and a transmitter; and (b) a drive-up ordering station adjacent the restaurant drive-through lane and unconnected to said hand-held input device, said ordering station having a posted visual menu, a receiver tuned to said transmitter, a second processor adapted to decode information received from said transmitter through said receiver and produce decoded information, a display adapted to display said decoded information, a second memory adapted to store item numbers and prices, and a communications link to a point-of-sale system, (c) said hand-held input device transmitting an order to said drive-up ordering station while said hand-held input device is within direct line-of-sight of said drive-up ordering station. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data processing method for ordering menu items from a vehicle at the drive-up lane of a restaurant, comprising the steps of:
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(a) displaying a welcome screen on a display on a drive-up ordering station adjacent the restaurant'"'"'s drive-up lane; (b) sending a start signal from a remote device in the vehicle to said drive-up ordering station; (c) displaying an enter item number screen on the display; (d) sending an item number from said remote device to said display; (e) displaying an item identifier and quantity screen on said display; (f) sending an item quantity from said remote device to said drive-up ordering station; (g) calculating an item total and displaying an item total screen on said display; (h) displaying an enter/remove/finish screen on said display; (i) optionally repeating steps (c) throughj (h) for additional items; (j) calculating an order total and displaying an order total screen on said display; and (k) sending order information to a point-of-sale system connected to said drive-up ordering station. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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