System and method for generating a restaurant order on a wireless mobile personal computer

A computer readable medium encoded with a restaurant order generating computer program application configured to generate a restaurant order on a wireless mobile personal computer, the wireless mobile personal computer having a processor for executing the restaurant order generating application, a memory for storing the restaurant order generating application and selectable restaurant items, and a display, the restaurant order generating computer program application comprising:

• a first code segment for generating restaurant item selecting interface screens;
• a second code segment for receiving a selection of at least one restaurant item;
• a third code segment for generating a restaurant order from the selection of the at least one restaurant item;
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• a fourth code segment for generating a machine-readable representation of the generated restaurant order.

A system for enabling a customer to generate an order, the system comprising:

• a wireless mobile personal computer for enabling a customer to generate a restaurant order on the wireless mobile personal computer, comprising:
• a restaurant order generating application configured to generate restaurant item selecting interface screens for generating the restaurant order comprising at least one restaurant item, and to generate a machine-readable representation of the generated restaurant order;
• a processor for executing the restaurant order generating application;
• a memory for storing the restaurant order generating application and selectable restaurant items;
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• a display for displaying the restaurant item selecting interface screens and the at least one restaurant item;
• a customer kiosk for capturing the machine-readable representation;
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• a vendor system in communication with the customer kiosk, comprising;
• an account establishing application configured to establish a customer account;
• a vendor system processor for executing the account establishing application;
• a vendor system memory for storing the account establishing application;
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• a database for storing customer accounts.