Apple Patent Reveals Possibility to Order Food via iPhone/Touch

by Jody Mitoma on May 17, 2008 at 2:35 pm

(This image is a mock-up)

A patent application published in December of last year revealed that Apple had plans to allow handhelpd owners (such as the iPhone and iPod Touch) to place orders from local stores directly off of the device. The desired system would allow customers to order lunch with the press of a button on their device, which would then notify them when their order was ready.

That patent was filed last year. Old news, right? Well, a new patent application on May 15th, 2008, expands that concept to different types of local content, which includes events, movies, concerts and could ven present you with general information and reviews about local restaurants. This location-based content could also cinlude ordering food as detailed in the previous patent application, along-side movie tickets and music purchasing.

Not only so, but it even appears that local content could be customized, with businesses publishing specific content themselves, to be distributed to device holders passing by. A particularly useful example would be at an Airport, where flight schedules, maps, weather information, and city information could be offered over the network.

The future is looking bright.

(Source: MacRumors)

2 Responses to “Apple Patent Reveals Possibility to Order Food via iPhone/Touch”

James said:

May 17th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

As the below article shows, the images you have used are made by an independent graphic designer:
http://gizmodo.com/343686/iphone-starbucks-ordering-screens-look-like-the-real-thing-precede-apple-patent

It’s really misleading to post mock-up images made by third parties on an article about official Apple patents.
Jody Mitoma said:

May 17th, 2008 at 7:34 pm

My apologies for miss-leading. I will add an exert now.