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US 7,454,370 B2Granted
Electronic menu apparatus and method of ordering using electronic menu apparatus
AssigneeE-Meal, LLC
InventorsDaniel Joseph Baril, Raymond Joseph Barbuto, Thomas Joseph Druan
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Abstract
A remote ordering system is provided using an electronic menu having a series of input devices corresponding to various menu items aligned with the input devices, and a wireless transmitter to send selected menu items to a receiving device for processing. A display to show selected menu items, an alpha-numeric keyboard, a non-cash payment device, and a printer for receipts are also contemplated for increased functionality.
Claims18
An electronic menu apparatus comprising:
- a series of physical pages, at least one of said physical pages listing a plurality of menu items;
- a grouping of stationary input devices that are physically arranged such that the location of each of the input devices is aligned with the location of one of said menu items on said at least one physical page;
- a display device for displaying information regarding input from the input devices, said display device configured to display menu item options so that the location of each menu item option on said display device is aligned with a corresponding stationary input device;
- and
- a transmitting device for transmitting input information to a remote location.
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A method of ordering using an electronic menu apparatus comprising:
- accessing a menu having a series of physical menu pages, a grouping of stationary input devices, a feedback mechanism including a display device, and a payment device wherein at least one of said physical pages lists a plurality of menu items;
- selecting a desired menu item from one of the menu pages by activating one of said stationary input devices that is physically aligned with said desired item;
- confirming a menu item was selected by referencing the feedback mechanism;
- selecting a menu item option from the display device by activating one of said stationary input devices that is physically aligned with said menu item option;
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- sending information regarding the selected items to a remote location for processing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.