Method and Apparatus for On-Line Ordering

摘要

An application downloads and stores a list of offerings on a user's device—e.g., a restaurant's takeout menu—for selection by the user. After the user has completed the selection process (by, for example, placing items in a “basket”), he or she may proceed to “checkout” whereupon the device transmits the order to the fulfilling establishment (a restaurant, for example). A user can browse a menu or catalog and add items to their basket without constantly being connected to the Internet. The system saves the store menu (or catalog) on the user's device. When a customer logs in and selects a particular store, the system downloads the full menu (or catalog) from a file server. In this way, the system need not be connected to the Internet at all times in order for a customer to browse the offerings of the store and add items to their basket.

主权项

1. A non-transitory program storage device comprising instructions stored thereon to cause one or more processors to:
determine whether a previously-stored list of items offered for on-line ordering by an establishment has been superseded by a more recent list of items offered for on-line ordering by the establishment; download and store the more recent list of items if the previously-stored list of items has been superseded; display the stored list of items for user selection; store the user's selection of items; transmit the user's selection of items to the establishment.