# US 2025/0156971 A1 · Non-sequential restaurant order system and method

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- Number: US 2025/0156971 A1
- Document ID: US20250156971A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/019,317
- Filed: 2025-01-13
- Published: 2025-05-15
- Earliest claimed: 2015-07-13
- Assignees: Blue Baker, LLC
- Applicants: Blue Baker, LLC
- Inventors: David Fox
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250156971A1

## CPC

- G06Q 50/12: Hotels or restaurants
- G06Q 30/0621: {by configuring or customising goods or services}
- G06Q 30/0635: {replenishment orders; recurring orders}
- G06Q 30/0641: {utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A restaurant location for use with a mobile ordering system comprising:
(a) an order pick up window;
(b) a parking lot and a drive-through lane that allows vehicles to pull adjacent to the order pick up window;
(c) a plurality of queuing spaces, being parallel, single-vehicle, parking spaces in the parking lot, each queuing space opening directly into the drive-through lane such that each queuing space provides independent, non-sequential access to the drive-through lane; and
(d) an order status display positioned and sized to be visible to customers in the queuing spaces.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The restaurant location of claim 1, wherein the drive-through lane does not have a microphone for customers to communicate with restaurant staff.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The restaurant location of claim 1, wherein the order pick up window is the sole order window in the restaurant location.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The restaurant location of claim 1, wherein the order pick up window is configured only for pick up of pre-paid orders.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The restaurant location of claim 4, wherein the drive-through lane is non-sequentially accessed.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The restaurant location of claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of order pick up windows and at least one order pick up window is dedicated to non-sequential order pick up only.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The restaurant location of claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of order windows, and at least one order window is a non-sequential order pick up window dedicated to delivery drivers, having at least one non-sequential lane leading thereto.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The restaurant location of claim 1, wherein the restaurant is a food truck.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The restaurant location of claim 1, wherein:
(i) the restaurant location does not have sufficient real estate for a sequential drive-through queue;
(ii) the restaurant location only has one drive-through lane, being the drive-through lane, and only has one order window, being the order pick up window;
(iii) the drive-through lane is a non-sequential drive-through lane.

### Claim 10

A restaurant location for use with a mobile ordering system comprising:
(a) an order pick up window;
(b) a plurality of drive-through lanes;
(c) an order pick up lane that allows vehicles to pull adjacent to the order pick up window, and which is accessible from each of the drive-through lanes;
(d) a merging means to direct vehicles from the plurality of drive-through lanes when to enter the order pick up lane;
(e) an order status display visible to customers approaching at least one of the plurality of drive-through lanes.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein at least one drive-through order placement station is provided, separate from and before the order pick up window, and placed accessible from at least one drive-through lane.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein the merging means comprises at least one stop-go light.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein the merging means further comprises at least one vehicle presence detection apparatus.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein at least one drive-through lane is dedicated to non-sequential access by order pick up only.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein the restaurant is a food truck.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein the plurality of drive-through lanes do not have a microphone for customers to communicate with restaurant staff.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein the order pick up window is the sole order window in the restaurant location.

### Claim 18 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein the order pick up window is configured only for pick up of pre-paid orders.

### Claim 19 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein the restaurant location does not accept drive-through orders.

### Claim 20 (depends on 10)

The restaurant location of claim 10, wherein there are a plurality of order pick up windows and at least one order pick up window is dedicated to non-sequential order pick up only.