METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATION OF A FOOD ORDER

摘要

Embodiments of the invention provide techniques which aid in correctly capturing what a restaurant customer intends to order, and may enhance the customer's satisfaction with the ordering and dining process overall. For example, an interface may be provided through which a customer may specify an order, and the interface may clearly convey such information as each ordered item's ingredients and nutritional content. The interface may enable the customer to customize ordered items, and may clearly convey any changes that the customer has made, allowing the customer to make informed choices about the items included in an order. The interface may embody a design which enables the customer to quickly and easily customize items, and/or to re-order previously customized items.

主权项

1. A method for enabling a customer to specify a food item's ingredients, the method comprising acts of:
(A) causing information relating to the food item to be displayed to the customer via a screen interface; (B) identifying one or more types of changes to the item that cause a price of the item to be modified; (C) in response to input being received from the customer specifying a change to the item, determining whether the specified change causes the price of the item to be modified; and (D) if it is determined in the act (C) that the change does not cause the price of the item to be modified, causing updated information relating to the food item to be displayed to the customer via the screen interface, the updated information reflecting the change.