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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Applicants:
Kevin Kelly, Decator, GA (US);
Joseph Craig Kelly, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Kelly, Decator, GA (US);
Joseph Craig Kelly, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/12 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); G06K 19/06028 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes methods and apparatus for the automated provision of goods through the use of scanning systems. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for automatically conveying which goods are being ordered, where the goods will be picked up, an associated method of payment, kitchen fulfillment, item tracking, and automatic delivery by a dispenser apparatus. In preferred embodiments, the present invention is applied to the automated ordering and pick-up of food items at a fast food restaurant.