Method and system of ordering and selling food at venues

• US 7,174,308 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2001
• Issued: 02/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rick C. Bergman
• Original Assignee: Rick C. Bergman
• Inventors: Larsen, Kristian, Bergman, Rick C., Dunsirn, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith; Jeffrey A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAQ, NAEEM U
• Application Number:
  US09/934,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20020038259A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,995 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27
• US Class Current: 705/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/00 Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A method and system for ordering and selling products at a venue. The invention provides a first wireless communications device associated with an attendee operable to generate an order. The order information from the attendee is communicated from the first communications device to a server. The server is queried by vendor workstations at a venue. Orders are then displayed at the vendor workstations and fulfilled by vendors who deliver ordered items to the attendee at the attendee location.

Claims

1. A system for ordering items available at a venue by a venue attendee, the system comprising:

a display board displaying instructions to attendees on how to place an order, the display board being simultaneously viewed by multiple venue attendees at the venue;

a wireless device for generating an order of an item based on the instructions displayed on said display board and transmitting said order via a network, said order having a location identification information within said venue, a desired delivery time, and a payment option;

a first roaming vendor communication device within said venue, said vendor communication device having a unique communication channel;

an order station having a unique communication channel and receiving said order from said wireless device via said network, said order station performing a credit check on said payment option and if credit check is positive transmitting said order to said first roaming vendor communication device based on said location identification information; and

a second roaming vendor communication device within said venue having a unique communication channel and receiving said order from said order station in the event the first roaming vendor communication device communicates a response indicating a rejection of the order, said second roaming vendor communication device configured to communicate one of an acceptance or rejection of the order to said order station,

wherein said order station communicates an acceptance or rejection of said order to said wireless device, and if accepted, the order is delivered to a location based on said location identification information.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display board is selected from the group consisting of a scoreboard and a stadium TV.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the site is a web site and the signal indicative of instructions to attendees on how to place an order via the wireless communication device includes information sufficient for the display board to display the web site.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal indicative of instructions to attendees on how to generate an order via the wireless communication device includes information sufficient for the display board to display an order card.

5. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the site includes a signup page.

6. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the site includes a one or more user account management pages.

7. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the site includes one or more system administrator pages.

8. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one vendor station is configured to generate an order interface displayable on the at least vendor station, the order interface including an indicator to show whether an order has been fulfilled and a source indicator.

9. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the order interface further includes a time of order indicator, a seat location, and a timer display.

10. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the order interface further includes an order detail window.

11. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one vendor station includes a printer.

12. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a voice command processor to process voice-based orders.