METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING 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 change a food item's ingredients, comprising acts of:
(A) causing a page display comprising information on a food item's ingredients to be presented to the customer; (B) receiving input from the customer indicating that an amount of one of the ingredients is to be specified; (C) in response to receiving the input in the act (B), causing the page display to be modified to include an input facility which enables the customer to select from among a plurality of different amounts of the ingredient to be included in the item; and (D) receiving input via the input facility specifying one of the plurality of amounts of the ingredient to be included in the item.