Two-way touch-screen based communication system
Embodiments of the disclosure generally set forth a two-way touch screen based communication system. One example method may include receiving an order for an item from a first touch screen device via a first network, wherein the order is associated with a first identification for a merchant, a second identification for the customer, and a negotiable parameter reflective of a preference of the customer. The method may also include making available the order for a second touch screen device of the merchant to retrieve via a second network and to display and prior to completing processing of the order, transmitting a first response to the preference of the customer to the first touch screen device via the first network.
1. A method for communicating with a first touch screen device of a customer, comprising:
receiving an order for an item submitted by the first touch screen device via a first network, wherein the order is associated with a first identification for a merchant, a second identification for the customer, and a negotiable parameter reflective of a preference of the customer;
making available the order for a second touch screen device of the merchant to retrieve via a second network and to display; and
prior to completing processing of the order, transmitting a first response to the preference of the customer to the first touch screen device via the first network.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the negotiable parameter is associated with time or a price.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first response is a proposal to modify the preference of the customer, further comprising:
receiving the negotiable parameter associated with the order, wherein the negotiable parameter is reflective of a modified preference of the customer;
making available the modified preference of the customer for the second touch screen device to retrieve via the second network and to display; and
prior to completing processing of the order, transmitting a second response to the modified preference of the customer to the first touch screen device via the first network.
4. A method for communicating with a first touch screen device of a customer, comprising:
receiving an order for an item from the first touch screen device via a first network, wherein the order is associated with a first identification for a merchant, a second identification for the customer, and a negotiable parameter reflective of a preference of the customer;
making available the order for a second touch screen device of the merchant to retrieve via a second network and to display; and
prior to completing processing of the order, transmitting a first response to the preference of the customer to the first touch screen device via the first network, wherein the first response is from the second touch screen device.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the negotiable parameter is associated with time or a price.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first response is a proposal to modify the preference of the customer, further comprising:
receiving the negotiable parameter associated with the order, wherein the negotiable parameter is reflective of a modified preference of the customer;
making available the modified preference of the customer for the second touch screen device to retrieve via the second network and to display; and
prior to completing processing of the order, transmitting a second response to the modified preference of the customer to the first touch screen device via the first network.