System and method for improved queuing, service-time, and capacity in drive-through operations
US6940393B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2011/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of queuing orders locates data-entry modules relative to a pickup location such that a customer who places an order after a customer who placed an earlier order can be signaled to approach a pickup location before the first customer if the order of the second customer is ready before the order of the first customer. The system can signal a customer to wait in a predefined location until the order is ready, or the system can signal the customer to approach the pickup location.
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