Patent Issued for Mobile Food Order In Advance Systems (USPTO 10,586,294)

2020 MAR 19 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A patent by the inventors Wilson, Thomas J. (Chicago, IL); Biemer, Edward A. (Eastbourne, GB), filed on November 14, 2018, was published online on March 23, 2020, according to news reporting originating from Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx correspondents.

Patent number 10,586,294 is assigned to Allstate Insurance Company (Northbrook, Illinois, United States).

The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Most restaurants individually have mobile food ordering options available to a user via the internet or a mobile phone application. Additionally, telematics devices are known and used in the art to provide various telematics information to users regarding their location, direction of travel, velocity, route, and/or destination. Additionally, there is a vast wealth of insurance information that includes locations and instances for previous accidents and previous insurance claims.

“Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide mobile food ordering systems and methods for safe and fast mobile food ordering using a hands-free system from a determined list of prioritized restaurants that incorporates restaurant information, telematics information, and insurance information. It would be desirable to include telematics information and restaurant information to locate restaurants; prioritize the restaurants based on the user preferences, telematics information, and restaurant information; and facilitate the ordering of the food and the electronic payment for the food. Additionally, it would be desirable to integrate the vast wealth of insurance information regarding accidents and claims to further enhance the mobile food ordering methods and systems by providing safe routes and healthy recommendations to the user.”

In addition to the background information obtained for this patent, NewsRx journalists also obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent: “The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosure. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify key or critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of the invention. The following summary merely presents some concepts of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description provided below.

“A first aspect of the disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for a mobile food order system. The method may comprise: (1) receiving, through a mobile application executing on a mobile device having at least one processor, a mobile food order request from a user, wherein the mobile order request is received through the mobile device via a hands-free system; (2) receiving, through the mobile application, an order in advance request from the user; (3) receiving, by the mobile application, telematics information from a telematics device; (4) providing, by the mobile application, a prioritized ranking of restaurants based on the telematics information, the mobile food order request, and the order in advance request; (5) providing, by the mobile application, restaurant information and menu information based on the prioritized ranking of restaurants; (6) receiving, by the mobile application, a mobile food order from the user; (7) transmitting, by the mobile application, the mobile food order to a selected restaurant; and (8) providing, by the mobile application, an electronic payment for the mobile food order. The order in advance request may include restaurant information that includes one or more previous orders from the user at the selected restaurant. Additionally, the order in advance request may include menu information based on one or more of the previous orders from the user at any of the restaurants on the prioritized restaurant ranking list.

“Another aspect of the disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for a mobile food order system. The method may comprise: (1) receiving, by a mobile food order system with a mobile application executing on a mobile device having at least one processor, a mobile food order request from a user; (2) receiving, by the mobile food order system, an order in advance request from the user; (3) receiving, by the mobile food order system, telematics information from a telematics device; (4) providing, by the mobile food order system, a prioritized ranking of restaurants based on the telematics information, the mobile food order request, and the order in advance request wherein the ranking is based on a safest route to the restaurant as determined by the mobile food order system; (5) providing, by the mobile food order system, restaurant information and menu information based on the prioritized ranking of restaurants and the order in advance request; (6) receiving, by the mobile food order system, a mobile food order from the user; (7) transmitting, by the mobile food order system, the mobile food order to a selected restaurant; and (8) providing, by the mobile food order system, an electronic payment for the mobile food order. Furthermore, the method may comprise providing, by the mobile food order system, menu information based on one or more of the previous orders from the user at any of the restaurants on the prioritized restaurant ranking list.

“In another aspect of the disclosure, one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, may cause an apparatus to: receive, through a mobile application executing on the apparatus, a mobile food order request from a user, wherein the mobile order request is received through the apparatus via a hands-free system; receive, by the mobile application, an order in advance request from the user, wherein the order in advance request is received through the apparatus via a hands-free system; receive, by the mobile application, telematics information from a telematics device; determine and provide, by the mobile application, a prioritized ranking of restaurants based on the telematics information, the order in advance request, and the mobile food order request, wherein the ranking is based on a safest route to the restaurant; provide, by the mobile application, restaurant information and menu information based on the prioritized ranking of restaurants; receive, by the mobile application, a mobile food order from the user; transmit, by the mobile application, the mobile food order to a selected restaurant; provide, by the mobile application, an electronic payment to the selected restaurant for the mobile food order; and provide, by the mobile application, a reward to the user based on the mobile food order and the selected restaurant.

“The details of these and other embodiments of the present disclosure are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features and advantages of the disclosure will be apparent form the description and drawings.”

The claims supplied by the inventors are:

“We claim:

“1. A mobile food order system comprising: a mobile food order server having at least one processor; a mobile food order application for use on a mobile device and executing on the mobile food order server; a telematics device connected to the mobile device, the telematics device including a processor with a graphical interface, wherein the telematics device collects real-time telematics information based on driving data and transfers the real-time telematics information to the mobile food order application and the mobile food order server; and a restaurant server connected to and in communication with the mobile food order application and the mobile food order server, wherein the restaurant server provides real-time restaurant information and menu information to the mobile food order application, wherein the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server includes real-time information that includes one or more of the following: an order wait time for a restaurant, a delivery time for the restaurant, or a seating time for the restaurant; wherein when the mobile food order application executes on the mobile food order server, causes the at least one processor to: receive, through the mobile food order application executing on the mobile food order server, a mobile food order request from a user, wherein the mobile food order request is received through the mobile device via a hands-free system; acquire and collect, by the telematics device connected to the mobile food order server and the mobile device, the real-time telematics information; receive, by the mobile food order application, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device; determine and provide, by the mobile food order application, a prioritized ranking of restaurants based on the real-time telematics information and the mobile food order request; provide, by the mobile food order application from the restaurant server, the real-time restaurant information and menu information based on the prioritized ranking of restaurants; receive, by the mobile food order application, a mobile food order from the user; transmit, by the mobile food order application, the mobile food order to a selected restaurant; provide, by the mobile food order application to the restaurant server, an electronic payment for the mobile food order; send, by the mobile food order application, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device and the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server to the mobile device; receive and display, by the mobile device, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device and the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server; generate, by the mobile food order application, a real-time notification when the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server changes; and send, over the Internet to the user, the real-time notification to cause the mobile food order application to display an alert on the mobile device to the user.

“2. The system of claim 1, wherein when the mobile food order application executes on the mobile food order server, causes the at least one processor to: provide, by the mobile food order application, a reward to the user based on the mobile food order.

“3. The system of claim 2, wherein the reward is one or more of the following: cash back, a discount for the mobile food order, or a bonus food item for the mobile food order.

“4. The system of claim 2, wherein the reward is one or more of the following: a discount of future insurance premiums for the user, increased coverage for the user, or a decreased deductible for insurance coverage for the user.

“5. The system of claim 1, wherein the real-time telematics information includes location, velocity, route, and destination.

“6. The system of claim 1, wherein the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server includes a location of the restaurant, a type of the restaurant, a set of ratings of the restaurant.

“7. A mobile food order system comprising: a mobile food order server having at least one processor; a mobile food order application for use on a mobile device having at least one processor and executing on the mobile food order server; a telematics device connected to the mobile device, the telematics device including a processor with a graphical interface, wherein the telematics device collects real-time telematics information based on driving data and transfers the real-time telematics information to the mobile food order application and the mobile food order server; and a restaurant server connected to and in communication with the mobile food order application and the mobile food order server, wherein the restaurant server provides real-time restaurant information and menu information to the mobile food order application, wherein the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server includes real-time information that includes one or more of the following: an order wait time for a restaurant, a delivery time for the restaurant, or a seating time for the restaurant; wherein when the mobile food order application executes on the mobile food order server, causes the at least one processor to: receive, by the mobile food order system with the mobile food order application executing on the mobile food order server, a mobile food order request from a user; acquire and collect, by the telematics device connected to the mobile food order server and the mobile device, the real-time telematics information; receive, by the mobile food order system, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device; determine and provide, by the mobile food order system, a prioritized ranking of restaurants based on the real-time telematics information and the mobile food order request, wherein the ranking is based on a safest route to the restaurant as determined by the mobile food order system; provide, by the mobile food order system from the restaurant server, the real-time restaurant information and menu information based on the prioritized ranking of restaurants; receive, by the mobile food order system, a mobile food order from the user; transmit, by the mobile food order system, the mobile food order to a selected restaurant; provide, by the mobile food order system to the restaurant server, an electronic payment for the mobile food order; send, by the mobile food order application, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device and the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server to the mobile device; receive and display, by the mobile device, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device and the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server; generate, by the mobile food order application, a real-time notification when the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server changes; and send, over the Internet to the user, the real-time notification to cause the mobile food order application to display an alert to the user.

“8. The system of claim 7, further including: receive, by the mobile food order system, insurance information from an insurance server located an insurance company, wherein the insurance information includes information about a particular user, location and instances of previous accidents, and locations and instances of previous claims, wherein the insurance server is connected to the mobile food order application and the insurance server communicates with the mobile food order application and transfers the insurance information.

“9. The system of claim 8, wherein the prioritized ranking of restaurants is further based on the insurance information to select a route to the restaurant that is a safest route based on the previous accidents and previous claims in the insurance information.

“10. The system of claim 7, wherein the mobile food order request is received through the mobile device via a hands-free system.

“11. The system of claim 7, wherein the real-time telematics information includes location, velocity, route, and destination.

“12. The system of claim 7, wherein the real-time restaurant information includes a location of the restaurant, a type of the restaurant, a set of ratings of the restaurant.

“13. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a mobile food order system to: (a) receive, through a mobile food order application for use on a mobile device and executing on a mobile food order server having at least one processor, a mobile food order request from a user, wherein the mobile food order request is received through the mobile food order system via a hands-free system; (b) acquire and collect, by a telematics device connected to the mobile food order server and the mobile food order system, real-time telematics information, the telematics device including a processor with a graphical interface, wherein the telematics device collects the real-time telematics information based on driving data and transfers the real-time telematics information to the mobile food order application and the mobile food order server; © receive, by the mobile food order application, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device; (d) receiving, by the mobile food order application, insurance information from an insurance server located an insurance company, wherein the insurance information includes information about a particular user, location and instances of previous accidents, and locations and instances of previous claims, wherein the insurance server is connected to the mobile food order application and the mobile food order server, and further wherein the insurance server communicates with the mobile food order application and the mobile food order server and transfers the insurance information; (e) determine and provide, by the mobile food order application, a prioritized ranking of restaurants based on the real-time telematics information, the insurance information, and the mobile food order request, wherein the ranking is based on a safest route to a restaurant; (f) provide, by the mobile food order application from a restaurant server, real-time restaurant information and menu information based on the prioritized ranking of restaurants, wherein the restaurant server is connected to and in communication with the mobile food order application and the mobile food order server, wherein the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server includes real-time information that includes one or more of the following: an order wait time for the restaurant, a delivery time for the restaurant, or a seating time for the restaurant; (g) receive, by the mobile food order application, a mobile food order from the user; (h) transmit, by the mobile food order application, the mobile food order to a selected restaurant; (i) provide, by the mobile food order application to the restaurant server, an electronic payment to the selected restaurant for the mobile food order; (j) provide, by the mobile food order application, a reward to the user based on the mobile food order and the selected restaurant; (k) sending, by the mobile food order application, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device and the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server to the mobile device; (l) receiving and displaying, by the mobile device, the real-time telematics information from the telematics device and the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server; (m) generating, by the mobile food order application, a real-time notification when the real-time restaurant information from the restaurant server changes; and (n) sending, over the Internet to the user, the real-time notification to cause the mobile food order application to display an alert to the user.

“14. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 13, wherein the prioritized ranking of restaurants is based on the insurance information to select a route to the restaurant that is a safest route based on the previous accidents and previous claims in the insurance information.

“15. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 13, wherein the insurance information includes information about the user and information about customers with similar characteristics to provide the prioritized ranking of restaurants.

“16. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 13, wherein the restaurant information includes a location of the restaurant, a type of the restaurant, a set of ratings of the restaurant.

“17. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 13, wherein the reward is one or more of the following: cash back, a discount for the mobile food order, or a bonus food item for the mobile food order.

“18. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 13, wherein the reward is one or more of the following: a discount of future insurance premiums for the user, increased coverage for the user, or a decreased deductible for insurance coverage for the user.”

URL and more information on this patent, see: Wilson, Thomas J.; Biemer, Edward A. Mobile Food Order In Advance Systems. U.S. Patent Number 10,586,294, filed November 14, 2018, and published online on March 23, 2020. Patent URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=10,586,294.PN.&OS=PN/10,586,294RS=PN/10,586,294

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