IP Library Patent Application 17173848
Patent Application
App. No. 17/173,848

COORDINATED DELIVERY OF DINING EXPERIENCES

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17/173,848
Abstract

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a driver management platform may be configured to do the following: receive a multi-restaurant request, the multi-restaurant request comprising a request of one or more food items associated with a plurality of restaurants from at least one customer; analyze, via the multi-restaurant request, the following: location data of the restaurants, food parameters, prioritize, based on the analysis, the following: pickup times of the one or more food items, and delivery times to the at least one customer; request at least one delivery provider, the request comprising: an availability to arrive at the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times, and at least one prerequisite item relating to the multi-restaurant request; and schedule, upon an acceptance of the at least one delivery provider, with the at least one delivery provider, the pickup times and delivery times.

Claims (78)

1 . A kitchen management platform configured to do the following:

receive a multi-restaurant request, the multi-restaurant request comprising a request of one or more food items from at least one customer,

wherein the one or more food items is associated with a plurality of restaurants;

identify a time latency to begin a new food item preparation for each of the plurality of restaurants;

compare a plurality of predetermined preparation times of the one or more food items;

schedule, based on the comparing, a plurality of times to begin preparation of the one or more food items;

transmit the plurality of times to begin preparation to the plurality of restaurants;

generate a plurality of proposed pickup times, based on the scheduling, of the one or more food items; and

transmit the plurality of proposed pickup times to a driver management module.

2 . The kitchen management platform of claim 1 , wherein the multi-restaurant request further comprises at least one of the following:

at least one delivery address;

payment information of the at least one customer;

contact information of the at least one customer;

a desired delivery time; and

desired service options.

3 . The kitchen management platform of claim 2 , further configured to transmit a completion indicator upon a completed pickup from a delivery provider of the one or more food items.

4 . The kitchen management platform of claim 3 , further configured to transmit payment from the at least one customer, to the plurality of restaurants based on the completion indicator.

5 . A driver management platform configured to do the following:

receive a multi-restaurant request, the multi-restaurant request comprising a request of one or more food items from at least one customer,

wherein the one or more food items is associated with a plurality of restaurants;

analyze, via the multi-restaurant request, the following:

location data of the plurality of restaurants, and

a plurality of food parameters,

prioritize, based on the analysis, the following:

a plurality of pickup times of the one or more food items, and

a plurality of delivery times to the at least one customer;

request at least one delivery provider, the request comprising:

an availability to arrive at the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times, and

at least one prerequisite item relating to the multi-restaurant request; and

schedule, upon an acceptance of the at least one delivery provider, with the at least one delivery provider, the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times.

6 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein the at least one prerequisite item comprises at least one of the following:

at least one thermal container;

at least one chafing apparatus;

at least one cooler; and

at least one storage apparatus.

7 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of food parameters comprises at least one of the following:

requested temperature of the one or more food items; and

requested timing of delivery of the one or more food items.

8 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein prioritizing the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times are based one at least one of the following:

calculated cooldown times for hot food items;

calculated heat up times for cold food items;

distance between at least one pickup location and at least one delivery location;

traffic conditions between the at least one pickup location and the at least one delivery location; and

weather conditions between the at least one pickup location and the at least one delivery location.

9 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein the at least one delivery provider comprises a dispatch time availability.

10 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , wherein the multi-restaurant request comprises a payment of the one or more food items.

11 . The driver management platform of claim 5 , further configured to receive inventory availability of the plurality of restaurants.

12 . The driver management platform of claim 11 , further configured to update the multi-restaurant request based on the inventory availability of the plurality of restaurants.

13 . A delivery platform integration system configured to do the following:

receive a multi-restaurant request, the multi-restaurant request comprising a request of one or more food items from at least one customer,

wherein the one or more food items is associated with a plurality of restaurants;

analyze, via the multi-restaurant request, the following:

location data of the plurality of restaurants, and

a plurality of food parameters,

prioritize, based on the analysis, the following:

a plurality of pickup times of the one or more food items, and

a plurality of delivery times of the one or more food items to the at least one customer;

schedule the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times;

transmit, to a third-party delivery platform, the scheduled plurality of pickup times and the scheduled plurality of delivery times.

14 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , wherein the multi-restaurant request may further comprise at least one of the following:

at least one delivery address;

payment information of the at least one customer;

contact information of the at least one customer;

a desired delivery time; and

desired service options.

15 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 14 , further configured to receive a delivery completion indicator upon a completed delivery of the one or more food items to the at least one customer.

16 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 15 , further configured to transmit payment from the at least one customer, to the third-party delivery platform based on the delivery completion indicator.

17 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of food parameters comprises at least one of the following:

requested temperature of the one or more food items; and

requested timing of delivery of the one or more food items.

18 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , wherein prioritizing the plurality of pickup times and the plurality of delivery times are based one at least one of the following:

calculated cooldown times for hot food items;

calculated heat up times for cold food items;

distance between at least one pickup location and at least one delivery location;

traffic conditions between the at least one pickup location and the at least one delivery location; and

weather conditions between the at least one pickup location and the at least one delivery location.

19 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , wherein the multi-restaurant request comprises a payment of the one or more food items.

20 . The delivery platform integration system of claim 13 , further configured to receive inventory availability of the plurality of restaurants.