SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING BACKUP LOCAL ORDERING FOR ESTABLISHMENT USING A REMOTE ORDERING SYSTEM.

摘要

An order taking system and method for an establishment, or a plurality of establishments,each having an order taking facility associated with the establishment enablinga customer to place an order for an item from the establishment. Order placingequipment is located near the order taking facility being capable of receivingan order for the item from the customer. A remote order taking facility is locatedremotely from the establishment. A local order taking facility is associatedwith the establishment. A first communication link is used between the orderplacing equipment of the order taking facility and the remote order taking facility.A second communication link is used between the order placing equipment and thelocal order taking facility. The order taking system is operable in a first modeoperatively coupled via said first communication link to said remote order takingfacility and in a second mode operatively coupled via said second communicationlink to said local order taking facili ty.