Patents by Inventor Christi J. Odell

Christi J. Odell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and Systems for food ordering
    Patent number: 10617321
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to receive, facilitate, and manage food ordering, especially remote, electronic food ordering. In some embodiments, a food order processing and management system includes an electronic user interface that receives a food order, a database with a plurality of food preparation facilities and capabilities associated therewith, and a central computer coupled to the database, where the central computer is configured to maintain the capabilities of the various food preparation facilities, such as the available ingredients and preparation selections in the database, receive a retrieval time for a particular food preparation facility and present the available capabilities to the user based on the updated database, and notify the food preparation facility of the details of the food order including the selected ingredients and preparation details, along with the retrieval time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Slater, Christi J. Odell, Robert L. McKeel, Paul Morley, Todd D. Mattingly
  • Methods and Systems For Food Ordering
    Publication number: 20170323375
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to receive, facilitate, and manage food ordering, especially remote, electronic food ordering. In some embodiments, a food order processing and management system includes an electronic user interface that receives a food order, a database with a plurality of food preparation facilities and capabilities associated therewith, and a central computer coupled to the database, where the central computer is configured to maintain the capabilities of the various food preparation facilities, such as the available ingredients and preparation selections in the database, receive a retrieval time for a particular food preparation facility and present the available capabilities to the user based on the updated database, and notify the food preparation facility of the details of the food order including the selected ingredients and preparation details, along with the retrieval time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Slater, Christi J. Odell, Robert L. McKeel, Paul Morley, Todd D. Mattingly