Examples of delivery and/or referral service sms ordering

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, control to:
• during a single order session
• detect a first SMS message from a phone number;
• determine a delivery location, a payment method, and order information by referencing a user database using the phone number;
• transmit a second SMS message to the phone number, through a graphical user interface, with the order information, in which the order information identifies a plurality of possible orders;
• and
• detect a third SMS message from the phone number of a selection of at least one order of the plurality of possible orders, through the graphical user interface;
• and
• based at least in part on the detection of the at least one order, facilitate delivery of the at least one order to the delivery location and facilitate payment for the order and delivery of the order using the payment method.

A method comprising:

• controlling, by at least one processor:
• during a single order session
• detecting a first SMS message from a phone number;
• determining a delivery location, a payment method, and order information by referencing a user database using the phone number;
• transmitting a second SMS message to the phone number, through a graphical user interface, with the order information, in which the order information identifies a plurality of possible orders;
• and
• detecting a third SMS message from the phone number of a selection of at least one order of the plurality of possible orders through the graphical user interface;
• and
• based at least in part on the detection of the at least one order, facilitating delivery of the at least one order to the delivery location and facilitating payment for the at least one order and delivery of the at least one order using the payment method.