Patent ID: 6959283
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An automated cafeteria system comprising: a cafeteria web site for presenting a menu over a public-access network and for assigning an order number to an order comprised of menu selections; a computer for viewing the menu presented by the cafeteria web site over the public-access network, for issuing an order message comprised of menu selections, and for receiving the assigned order number; a storage unit coupled to the computer for storing the assigned order number; a label generator for receiving the assigned order number from the cafeteria web site and for generating a label identifying the assigned order number for a corresponding prepared order, the label being associated with the corresponding prepared order; and an automated check-out station for retrieving the assigned order number from the storage unit and for verifying that the retrieved assigned order number corresponds to the assigned order number on the generated label for a prepared order presented to the automated checkout station so that the prepared order may be obtained at the automated check-out counter.