Method and system for processing orders from a referral system
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving information identifying respective food items offered by each of a plurality of restaurants;
providing a web page through which users may view the food items and order the food items;
creating a plurality of order messages, in response to orders from users on the web page, wherein each order message includes at least one respective food item;
for each of the order messages;
creating a unique message identifier; and
dividing the order message into a plurality of SMS messages and including within each of the SMS message the message identifier;
transmitting the SMS messages to a remote device of a restaurant in which the remote device is configured to;
for a period of time and for a particular message identifier, print at the restaurant SMS messages having the particular message identifier and no other SMS messages, wherein the SMS messages are printed as a single output on paper without message breaks; and
facilitating delivery of an order defined by the printed SMS messages having the particular message identifier from the restaurant.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus regarding referral services are described. Further embodiments are described.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving information identifying respective food items offered by each of a plurality of restaurants; providing a web page through which users may view the food items and order the food items; creating a plurality of order messages, in response to orders from users on the web page, wherein each order message includes at least one respective food item; for each of the order messages; creating a unique message identifier; and dividing the order message into a plurality of SMS messages and including within each of the SMS message the message identifier; transmitting the SMS messages to a remote device of a restaurant in which the remote device is configured to;
for a period of time and for a particular message identifier, print at the restaurant SMS messages having the particular message identifier and no other SMS messages, wherein the SMS messages are printed as a single output on paper without message breaks; andfacilitating delivery of an order defined by the printed SMS messages having the particular message identifier from the restaurant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing device configured to; receive information identifying respective food items offered by each of a plurality of restaurants; provide a web page through which users may view the food items and order the food items; create a plurality of order messages, in response to orders from users on the web page, wherein each order message includes at least one respective food item; for each of the order messages; create a unique message identifier; and divide the order message into a plurality of SMS messages and including within each of the SMS message the message identifier; transmit the SMS messages to a remote device of a restaurant; and facilitate delivery of an order from the restaurant to a user; and the remote device, in which the remote device is configured to;
for a period of time and for a particular message identifier, print at the restaurant SMS messages having the particular message identifier and no other SMS messages, wherein the SMS messages are printed as a single output on paper without message breaks, and in which the order includes an order defined by the printed SMS messages having the particular message identifier.
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