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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2009
Nathaniel L. Checketts, Lehi, UT (US);
M. Blake Ferguson, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Harold F. Widlansky, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David B. Mcnamee, Farmington, UT (US);
Dallas J. Earl, Cedar Hills, UT (US);
Richard J. Bertelsen, Springville, UT (US);
Nathaniel L. Checketts, Lehi, UT (US);
M. Blake Ferguson, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Harold F. Widlansky, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David B. McNamee, Farmington, UT (US);
Dallas J. Earl, Cedar Hills, UT (US);
Richard J. Bertelsen, Springville, UT (US);
Mangia, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, and systemmay be embodied as an articleor method implementing transactions between a central or 'core' application, a fulfillment applicationat a venue, and a wireless communication applicationhosted on a computing device, such as a cell phone, of an attendee at an event at that venue. Customers may sign up online, through a various types of web applicationsor dedicated applications, to receive information, such as menus, catalogs, or the like of available products to be at the event. The core applicationmay manage a databaseof records of customers, products, and fulfillment locations. The core applicationmay send to fulfillment applicationshosted by other computersat fulfillment locations instructions to dispatch 'runners' to deliver products to seat locations of customers who may order products (e.g., food, merchandise, etc.) over cell phones or other internet-connected, wireless computer devicesat a venue.