Patent ID: 7505929
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for delivering a prepared food item to one of multiple customers, the method comprising: first determining geographical locations of multiple users of a network, wherein the first determining determines a first geographical location of a first customer and a second geographical location of a second customer; offering a prepared food item for bid by displaying offers on devices coupled to the network to the multiple customers in conformity with the determined geographical locations; first receiving a first bid for the prepared food item from a first customer over the network; scheduling delivery of the prepared food item to the first customer at the first geographical location in response to receiving the first bid second receiving a second bid for the prepared food item from a second customer; while the delivery is in transit to the first customer, re-scheduling the delivery of the prepared food item to the second customer at the second geographical location in response to receiving the second bid; and wherein the first receiving receives the first bid, the second receiving receives the second bid, and wherein the method further comprises second determining whether or not the second bid is a currently winning bid, and wherein the re-scheduling is performed only in response to the second bid being a currently winning bid.