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CA2620979A1
CA2620979A1 CA002620979A CA2620979A CA2620979A1 CA 2620979 A1 CA2620979 A1 CA 2620979A1 CA 002620979 A CA002620979 A CA 002620979A CA 2620979 A CA2620979 A CA 2620979A CA 2620979 A1 CA2620979 A1 CA 2620979A1
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Abstract

Methods and corresponding system are provided herewith that, in at least one embodiment, include the act or acts of: determining that a service provided by a restaurant is available for bidding. The service is provided for a particular time and a particular date. The methods and system also include receiving a bid for the service provided by the restaurant, in which the bid is associated with a first amount; storing the bid with a plurality of other bids in a storage device; and comparing the bid with at least one other bid that is submitted for reserving the service. The at least one other bid is associated with a second amount. The methods and system also include determining that the first amount is greater than the second amount; and outputting an indicia that grants the request to reserve the service provided by the restaurant to a highest bidder, in which the first amount submitted by the highest bidder is greater than the second amount.

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1. A method comprising:
determining that a service provided by a restaurant is available for bidding, in which the service is provided for a particular time and a particular date;
receiving a bid for the service provided by the restaurant, in which the bid is associated with a first amount;
storing the bid with a plurality of other bids in a storage device;
comparing the bid with at least one other bid that is submitted for reserving the service, in which the at least one other bid is associated with a second amount;
determining that the first amount is greater than the second amount;
outputting an indicia that grants the request to reserve the service provided by the restaurant to a highest bidder, in which the first amount submitted by the highest bidder is greater than the second amount.
2. The method of claim 1, in which the service provided by the restaurant comprises at least one of:
preparing a consumable good that is consumed at the restaurant's location;
preparing a consumable good that is received at the restaurant's location; or preparing a consumable good that is delivered to a location external to the restaurant's location.
3. The method of claim 1, in which the bidding is available for a period of time, in which bids received after the period of item are rejected.
4. The method of claim 1, in which receiving the bid for the service further comprising:
outputting an indicia of the bid to a customer, in which the customer previously reserved the service provided by the restaurant.
5. The method of claim 1, in which the first and second amounts represent an amount that is charged for reserving the service.
6. The method of claim 1, in which the restaurant is associated with information that comprises:
(i) a schedule indicating the restaurant's ability to provide at least one service for a plurality of periods of time; and (ii) a description of a consumable good that is offered by the restaurant;
(iii) a price associated with the consumable good; and (iv) an evaluation of the restaurant, in which the evaluation comprises at least one opinion of a previous customer.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprises:
receiving a request to reserve the service;
comparing the particular time requested with a schedule associated with the restaurant, in which the schedule comprises a list of times that are available for reservation; and outputting an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been denied.
8. A method comprising:
receiving a bid for a service provided by a restaurant, in which the service is provided for a particular time and a particular date;
determining that the service provided by the restaurant is unavailable for bidding, in which the bidding is available for a period of time;
outputting an indicia that denies the request to reserve the service.
9. The method of claim 8, in which the service provided by the restaurant comprises at least one of:
preparing a consumable good that is consumed at the restaurant's location;
preparing a consumable good that is received at the restaurant's location; or preparing a consumable good that is delivered to a location external to the restaurant's location.
10. The method of claim 8, in which bids received after the period of item are rejected.
11. The method of claim 8, in which determining that the service is unavailable for bidding comprises:
determining that the period of time has expired.
12. The method of claim 8, in which determining that the service is unavailable for bidding comprises:
receiving a premium fee associated with the particular time requested, in which the premium fee prevents bidding for the particular time.
13. A storage medium containing machine instructions readable by a computer system that includes a data store to configure the computer system to perform the method of claim 1.
14. The computer system of claim 13 configured to perform the method of claim 2.
15. The computer system of claim 13 configured to perform the method of claim 3.
16. The computer system of claim 13 configured to perform the method of claim 4.
17. The computer system of claim 13 configured to perform the method of claim 5.
18. The computer system of claim 13 configured to perform the method of claim 6.
19. The computer system of claim 13 configured to perform the method of claim 7.
20. A storage medium containing machine instructions readable by a computer system that includes a data store to configure the computer system to perform the method of claim 8.
21. The computer system of claim 20 configured to perform the method of claim 9.
22. The computer system of claim 20 configured to perform the method of claim 10.
23. The computer system of claim 20 configured to perform the method of claim 11.
24. The computer system of claim 20 configured to perform the method of claim 12.
25. A method comprising:
receiving a request to reserve a service that is provided by a restaurant, in which the request to reserve is for a particular time and a particular date and the service comprises at least one of:
(i) preparing a consumable good that is consumed at the restaurant's location;
(ii) preparing a consumable good that is received at the restaurant's location; or (iii) preparing a consumable good that is delivered to a location external to the restaurant's location;
comparing the particular time requested with a schedule associated with the restaurant, in which the schedule comprises a list of times that are available for reservation;
determining an availability of the request to reserve;

outputting an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been accepted or denied.
26. The method of claim 25 further comprises:
receiving information associated with the restaurant, in which the information comprises:
(i) a schedule indicating the restaurant's ability to provide at least one service for a plurality of periods of time; and (ii) a description of a consumable good that is offered by the restaurant;
(iii) a price associated with the consumable good; and (iv) an evaluation of the restaurant, in which the evaluation comprises at least one opinion of a previous customer.
27. The method of claim 25 further comprises:
confirming that the particular time requested is available;
outputting an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been accepted.
28. The method of claim 27 further comprises:
receiving a request for at least one consumable good, in which the at least one consumable good is offered by the restaurant;
receiving a quantity of the at least one consumable good; and calculating a price of the at least one consumable good, in which the price comprises an amount that a customer pays in exchange for the consumable good requested.
29. The method of claim 25 further comprises:
determining that the particular time requested is unavailable;
outputting an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been denied.
30. The method of claim 29 further comprises:

receiving a modified request, in which the modified request modifies at least one of: the service requested, the particular time requested or the date requested.
31. The method of claim 29 further comprises:
determining that the particular time is available for bidding, in which the bidding is available during a period of time;
receiving a bid submitted for the particular time;
comparing the bid with at least one other bid;
outputting an indicia that grants the request to reserve to a highest bidder, in which the highest bidder submitted the bid with an amount that is greater than an amount associated with the at least one other bid.
32. The method of claim 29 further comprises:
receiving a first bid for the particular time, in which the particular time was previously determined as unavailable and the first bid was placed by the first customer;
outputting an indicia of the first bid to a second customer, in which the second customer previously reserved the particular time;
determining that the first bid is greater than the second bid; and outputting an indicia to the first customer, in which the indicia indicates that the request to reserve the service for the particular time requested has been approved.
33. The method of claim 29 further comprises:
receiving a first bid for the particular time, in which the particular time was previously determined as unavailable and the first bid was placed by the first customer;
outputting an indicia of the first bid to a second customer, in which the second customer previously reserved the particular time;
determining that the second bid is greater than the first bid; and outputting an indicia to the first customer, in which the indicia indicates that the request to reserve the service for the particular time requested has been denied.
34. The method of claim 25 further comprises:
receiving a premium fee associated with the particular time requested, in which the premium fee prevents bidding for the particular time;
determining that the particular time is unavailable for bidding;
rejecting a bid submitted for the particular time.
35. The method of claim 25 further comprises:
updating the schedule with the request to reserve the service.
36. The method of claim 25, in which updating the schedule further comprises:
determining a quantity of on-site dining requests, in which the on-site dining request comprises the request to reserve the service for preparing a consumable good that is consumed at the restaurant's location;
determining that the quantity of on-site dining request has exceeded a threshold;
decreasing the number of available carry-out dining requests on the schedule, in which the carry-out dining request comprises the request to reserve the service for preparing a consumable good that is received that the restaurant's location
37. The method of claim 25, in which updating the schedule further comprises:
determining a quantity of on-site dining requests, in which the on-site dining request comprises the request to reserve the service for preparing a consumable good that is consumed at the restaurant's location;
determining a quantity of carry-out dining requests, in which the carry-out dining comprises the request to reserve the service for preparing a consumable good that is received that the restaurant's location;

calculating a ratio between the quantity of on-site dining requests to the quantity of carry-out dining requests;
determining that the ratio has exceeded a threshold;
decreasing the number of available carry-out dining requests on the schedule.
38. A storage medium containing machine instructions readable by a computer system that includes a data store to configure the computer system to perform the method of claim 25.
39. The computer system of claim 38 configured to perform the method of claim 26.
40. The computer system of claim 38 configured to perform the method of claim 27.
41. The computer system of claim 40 configured to perform the method of claim 28.
42. The computer system of claim 38 configured to perform the method of claim 29.
43. The computer system of claim 42 configured to perform the method of claim 30.
44. The computer system of claim 42 configured to perform the method of claim 31.
45. The computer system of claim 38 configured to perform the method of claim 34.
46. The computer system of claim 38 configured to perform the method of claim 35.
47. The computer system of claim 38 configured to perform the method of claim 36.
48. The computer system of claim 38 configured to perform the method of claim 37.
49. An apparatus comprising:
a storage device;
a processor connected to the storage device;
the storage device storing a program for controlling the processor; and the processor operative with the program to:
receiving a request to reserve a service that is provided by a restaurant, in which the request to reserve is for a particular time and a particular date and the service comprises at least one of:
(i) preparing a consumable good that is consumed at the restaurant's location;
(ii) preparing a consumable good that is received at the restaurant's location; or (iii) preparing a consumable good that is delivered to a location external to the restaurant's location;
comparing the particular time requested with a schedule associated with the restaurant, in which the schedule comprises a list of times that are available for reservation;
determining an availability of the request to reserve;
outputting an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been accepted or denied.
50. A method comprising:
selecting a restaurant from a plurality of restaurants;
transmitting a request to reserve a service that is provided by the restaurant, in which the request to reserve is for a particular time and a particular date and the service comprises at least one of:
(i) preparing a consumable good that is consumed at the restaurant's location;
(ii) preparing a consumable good that is received at the restaurant's location; or (iii) preparing a consumable good that is delivered to a location external to the restaurant's location;
receiving an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been accepted or denied.
51. The method of claim 50, in which selecting the restaurant comprises reviewing information associated with the restaurant.
52. The method of claim 51, in which the information comprises a schedule indicating the restaurant's ability to provide at least one service for a plurality of periods of time.
53. The method of claim 51, in which the information comprises:
a description of a consumable good that is offered by the restaurant; and a price associated with the consumable good.
54. The method of claim 50, in which the information comprises an evaluation of the restaurant, in which the evaluation comprises at least one opinion of a previous customer.
55. The method of claim 50 comprises:

receiving an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been accepted;
transmitting a request for at least one consumable good, in which the at least one consumable good is offered by the restaurant;
transmitting a quantity of the at least one consumable good; and receiving a price of the at least one consumable good, in which the price comprises an amount paid in exchange for the consumable good requested.
56. The method of claim 50 comprises:
receiving an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been denied.
57. The method of claim 56 further comprises:
transmitting a modified request, in which the modified request modifies at least one of: the service requested, the particular time requested or the date requested.
58. The method of claim 56 further comprises:
receiving an indicia that the particular time requested is available for bidding, in which the bidding is available during a period of time.
59. The method of claim 58 further comprising:
transmitting a bid for the particular time, in which the bid is associated with an amount;
receiving an indicia that the request to reserve has been accepted, in which the amount associated with the bid is greater than an amount associated with at least one other bid.
60. The method of claim 58 further comprises:
transmitting a bid for the particular time, in which the bid is associated with an amount;

receiving an indicia that the request to reserve has been denied, in which an amount associated at least one other bid is greater than the amount associated with the bid.
61. The method of claim 50 further comprises:
transmitting a premium fee with the request to reserve, in which the premium fee prevents bidding for the particular time;
62. A storage medium containing machine instructions readable by a computer system that includes a data store to configure the computer system to perform the method of claim 50.
63. The computer system of claim 62 configured to perform the method of claim 51.
64. The computer system of claim 63 configured to perform the method of claim 52.
65. The computer system of claim 63 configured to perform the method of claim 53.
66. The computer system of claim 62 configured to perform the method of claim 54.
67. The computer system of claim 62 configured to perform the method of claim 55.
68. The computer system of claim 62 configured to perform the method of claim 56.
69. The computer system of claim 19 configured to perform the method of claim 57.
70. The computer system of claim 19 configured to perform the method of claim 58.
71. The computer system of claim 21 configured to perform the method of claim 59.
72. The computer system of claim 21 configured to perform the method of claim 60.
73. The computer system of claim 62 configured to perform the method of claim 61.
74. An apparatus comprising:
a storage device;
a processor connected to the storage device;
the storage device storing a program for controlling the processor; and the processor operative with the program to:
selecting a restaurant from a plurality of restaurants;
transmitting a request to reserve a service that is provided by the restaurant, in which the request to reserve is for a particular time and a particular date and the service comprises at least one of:
(i) preparing a consumable good that is consumed at the restaurant's location;
(ii) preparing a consumable good that is received at the restaurant's location; or (iii) preparing a consumable good that is delivered to a location external to the restaurant's location;
receiving an indicia that the request to reserve the service has been accepted or denied.
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