Methods and apparatus for the display of information relating to food orders
OwnerBlaine E. Hurst, Daniel Coheninventors
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide techniques may enhance a customer's experience with a restaurant. 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.
Claims21
A method for facilitating an order of a food item by a customer, comprising acts of:
- (A) causing information relating to the food item to be displayed to the customer via a customer-facing screen interface at a cashier's station, the information comprising at least one image of the food item;
- (B) receiving input specifying a change to the food item;
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- (C) in response to receiving the input in the act (B), causing modified information to be displayed to the customer via the customer-facing screen interface, the modified information comprising at least one image of the item reflecting the change specified by the input received in the act (B).
A computer system for facilitating an order of a food item by a customer, the computer system comprising:
- at least one processor programmed to:
- cause information relating to the food item to be displayed to the customer via a customer-facing screen interface at a cashier's station, the information comprising at least one image of the food item;
- receive input specifying a change to the food item;
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- in response to receiving the input, cause modified information to be displayed to the customer via the customer-facing screen interface, the modified information comprising at least one image of the item reflecting the change specified by the received input.
At least one computer-readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon which, when executed, perform a method for facilitating an order of a food item by a customer, the method comprising acts of:
- (A) causing information relating to the food item to be displayed to the customer via a customer-facing screen interface at a cashier's station, the information comprising at least one image of the food item;
- (B) receiving input specifying a change to the food item;
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- (C) in response to receiving the input in the act (B), causing modified information to be displayed to the customer via the customer-facing screen interface, the modified information comprising at least one image of the item reflecting the change specified by the input received in the act (B).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.