System and method for placing orders
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1. A restaurant order processing system for use in a restaurant comprising:
- a customer registration terminal;
an order receiving terminal; and
a payment receiving terminal;
said customer registration terminal, said order receiving terminal, and said payment receiving terminal located onsite within said restaurant;
said customer registration terminal receiving customer registration information from a customer upon the customer physically entering the restaurant thus registering and verifying said customer as a customer of the restaurant and allowing the customer to submit orders via a personal communication device;
said order receiving terminal utilizing a telephone number to receive order information in the form of a text message sent by registered customers via a personal communication device, said order receiving terminal having a display for communicating received order information to the restaurant staff;
said payment receiving terminal receiving payment from said customer via onsite interaction with said customer within the restaurant after customer places said order with said order receiving terminal.
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Abstract
A system and method for placing orders at restaurants utilizing a customer'"'"'s personal communication device. The system and method provide for efficient ordering and subsequent payment by the customer. The system and method allows customers to register upon entering a restaurant thus allowing the customers to subsequently place one or more orders for food and drinks via a cellular phone, laptop, or other personal communications device.
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14 Claims
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1. A restaurant order processing system for use in a restaurant comprising:
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a customer registration terminal; an order receiving terminal; and a payment receiving terminal; said customer registration terminal, said order receiving terminal, and said payment receiving terminal located onsite within said restaurant; said customer registration terminal receiving customer registration information from a customer upon the customer physically entering the restaurant thus registering and verifying said customer as a customer of the restaurant and allowing the customer to submit orders via a personal communication device; said order receiving terminal utilizing a telephone number to receive order information in the form of a text message sent by registered customers via a personal communication device, said order receiving terminal having a display for communicating received order information to the restaurant staff; said payment receiving terminal receiving payment from said customer via onsite interaction with said customer within the restaurant after customer places said order with said order receiving terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for placing an order in a restaurant comprising:
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receiving registration information via a customer registration terminal located onsite within said restaurant from a customer upon the customer physically entering the restaurant thus registering and verifying said customer as a customer of the restaurant and allowing said customer to place an order via the customer'"'"'s personal communication device; providing a phone number for placing an order via text message to the customer from said customer registration terminal; receiving an order via an order receiving terminal located onsite within said restaurant for one or more items in the form of a text message from the customer via a personal communication device; receiving payment from said customer via onsite interaction with a payment receiving terminal located onsite within said restaurant; and displaying said order on said order receiving terminal for processing by the restaurant staff. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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