Patent Application: Systems for ordering from electronic menu and servicing

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Published December 3rd, 2025

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a new patent application, US20260087541A1, detailing systems, apparatuses, and methods for ordering items from an electronic menu and servicing thereof. The application was filed on December 3, 2025, by inventors Yu FANG, Robert R. DYKES, and Heidi GIBSON.

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This document is a published patent application (US20260087541A1) from the USPTO, filed on December 3, 2025. It describes systems, apparatuses, and methods for ordering items from an electronic menu and servicing these orders within a networked environment, connecting handheld devices for wait staff and patrons with a venue computer.

As this is a patent application, it does not impose direct regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on businesses. However, the granted patent, if issued, could impact businesses operating in the restaurant technology and e-commerce sectors by establishing intellectual property rights related to electronic ordering systems. Companies should be aware of this application as it may relate to their existing or future technology development and deployment.

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SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR ORDERING ITEMS FROM AN ELECTRONIC MENU, AND SERVICING THEREOF

Application US20260087541A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Inventors

Yu FANG, Robert R. DYKES, Heidi GIBSON

Abstract

Systems and methods for ordering items from an electronic menu and servicing thereof, in a networked computing environment that communicably connects via at least one network at least a plurality of first handheld electronic devices (e.g., wait staff operated devices in a restaurant), a plurality of second handheld electronic devices (e.g., patron operated devices in a restaurant) configured to display the electronic menu, and a venue computer are described. Corresponding apparatuses are also described.