Patent ID: 7359868
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of sending a remote order by a customer to a business, the method comprising: creating a remote order on a transmitter for a product or a service; transmitting the order via a signal sent by the transmitter when the transmitter is within a receiving area of and detectable by a receiver in communication with the business, the signal comprising at least one designated wavelength specific to the business, the receiving area comprising a pre-set limited area from which the receiver detects the signal sent by the transmitter and forwards the detected signal to the business when the transmitter is within the pre-set limited area, the pre-set limited area comprising a predetermined radius within a signal strength range associated with the receiver for detecting and receiving signals, thereby allowing the business to receive and transform the signal back to the original order, wherein the transmitter comprises a receiving function and the receiver comprises a transmitting function for sending a signal to the transmitter, the signal comprising a sale notification to the customer from the business, and wherein the order comprises information associated by the receiver with a make and model of vehicle from which the order is transmitted, and wherein an employee of the business delivers the order to the vehicle by recognizing that the vehicle matches the make and model of the vehicle from which the order was placed, and wherein the receiver is capable of transmitting a reply to the transmitter reporting a status of the order, and wherein a menu signal sent by the receiver prior to receiving the signal from the transmitter includes a menu of products.