System, Method, and Apparatus for Ordering and Paying

摘要

A system, method, and apparatus for ordering items includes an application for a portable device that presents an establishment selection user interface. The application receives a selection of an establishment and then retrieves a menu associated with the establishment from a server which the application displays. The application receives item selections from an input device of the portable device then sends the item selections to the server. The server displays the selections at a terminal associated with the establishment. After fulfilling the items, a completion transaction is sent from the terminal associated with the establishment to the server, and, responsive to such, the server sends a transaction to the application indicating the items are fulfilled. The application displays a message indicating that the item selections are ready on the display of the portable device.

主权项

1. A system for ordering items from a portable device, the system comprising:
a server; a portable device communicatively connected to the server through a network; a point-of-sale system associated with an establishment, the point-of-sale system communicatively connected to the server through the network; an ordering terminal associated with the establishment, the ordering terminal communicatively connected to the server through the network; a menu retrieved from the point-of-sale system by the server; an application stored in non-transitory memory interfaced to the portable device, the application presenting a user interface for selecting the establishment, upon the application receiving a selection of the establishment, the application presenting a menu interface including items from the menu and including ordering options, the application accepting an order and sending the order to the server; upon receipt of the order from the portable device by the server, the server presents details of the order at the ordering terminal associated with the establishment; and after fulfillment of the order, a completion transaction is conveyed from the ordering terminal to the server and upon receipt of the completion transaction, the server sends another completion transaction to the portable device indicating that the order is ready.