US 12,169,862 B2
Online ordering for in-shop service
Nathaniel B. Scholl, Oakland, CA (US); Jason Crawford, San Francisco, CA (US); and Joshua Puckett, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to BYTEDANCE INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Bytedance Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/171,041.
Application 18/171,041 is a continuation of application No. 16/891,743, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,615,459.
Application 16/891,743 is a continuation of application No. 16/176,793, filed on Oct. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,713,707, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 16/176,793 is a continuation of application No. 13/839,414, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 10,147,130, issued on Dec. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/706,664, filed on Sep. 27, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0325906 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06Q 30/06 (2023.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); G06Q 50/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing an online menu configured for ordering menu items from a restaurant comprising:
accessing a menu database comprising a plurality of menu items, one or more of the menu items associated with a respective menu item quantity;
generating, by a networked processor, menu information based on the menu items;
generating an online menu including a first set of menu items using the menu information;
causing display of a consumer view of the online menu to a display of a consumer device;
receiving, from the consumer device, online order data associated with an online order indicating at least one item from the first set of menu items;
updating the menu item quantity associated with the at least one item in the menu database;
determining that the updated menu item quantity fails to satisfy a defined menu inclusion threshold; and
updating the online menu to remove the at least one item from the first set of menu items.