Customized food and recipe ordering, production, labeling, and delivery system

Abstract

An interactive and customizable food delivery system with a high degree of personalization. The system provides for the personalization of a product and product label thereby delivering a client-specified food product based upon their recipe input through a computer device interface. Through use of a computer interface, such as a mobile computing device or “smart phone,” personal computer, or even through a unique computerized kiosk located at a fixed location, the user can input recipes or order products from existing recipes. The product is prepared either locally or remotely and is then delivered or shipped to the user with a customized label indicating ingredients and other information.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A method of requesting, generating, and delivering a customized food order, the method comprising the steps:
 submitting to a remote server, from a third-party, a request to be approved as a third-party fulfillment entity, said request including a submission, and said remote server comprising a processor, data storage, and connection to said wireless communications network, said data storage storing a database;   approving said third-party as said third-party fulfillment entity with said processor of said remote server based upon said submission;   generating a request with a requesting party at a computing device, said computing device comprising a processor, data storage, graphical user interface (GUI), and connection to wireless communications network, and said request comprising a recipe for a food product and an educational video for teaching said recipe;   sending said request to said remote server processing said request at said remote server;   storing said recipe into said database;   authorizing said third-party fulfillment entity with said remote server processor;   delivering said request to said third-party fulfillment entity;   preparing said food product at said third-party fulfillment entity based upon said recipe; and   delivering said food product to said requesting party, thereby fulfilling said request.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps:
 said request comprising a duplicate food product order concurrent with the food product intended for the requesting party to be delivered to a gift recipient;   preparing said food product at said fulfillment entity; and   delivering said food product to said gift recipient, thereby fulfilling said request.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said gift recipient is a charity. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said computing device comprises a kiosk including a stand. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising the steps:
 delivering said request to a storage compartment connected to said kiosk;   confirming identity of a recipient; and   granting access to said storage compartment.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising the steps:
 wherein said food product is a first food product;   wherein said requesting party is in possession of a second food product;   placing said second food product into said storage compartment;   retrieving and shipping said second food product;   retrieving and shipping said first food product;   placing said first food product into said storage compartment; and   thereby trading a quantity of said first food product for a quantity of said second food product.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps:
 wherein said food product is a first food product;   wherein said requesting party is in possession of a second food product; and   trading a quantity of said first food product for a quantity of said second food product.   
     
     
         8 . A method of requesting, generating, and delivering a customized food order, the method comprising the steps:
 submitting to a remote server, from a third-party, a request to be approved as a third-party fulfillment entity, said request including a submission, and said remote server comprising a processor, data storage, and connection to said wireless communications network, said data storage storing a database;   approving said third-party as said third-party fulfillment entity with said processor of said remote server based upon said submission;   generating a request with a requesting party at a computing device, said computing device comprising a processor, data storage, graphical user interface (GUI), and connection to wireless communications network, and said request comprising a recipe for a food product;   sending said request to said remote server processing said request at said remote server;   storing said recipe into said database;   authorizing said third-party fulfillment entity with said remote server processor;   delivering said request to said third-party fulfillment entity;   preparing said food product at said third-party fulfillment entity based upon said recipe; and   preparing said educational video at said third-party, said educational video comprising instructions and preparation of said food product; and   delivering said food product to said requesting party, thereby fulfilling said request.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the steps:
 said request comprising a duplicate food product order concurrent with the food product intended for the requesting party to be delivered to a gift recipient;   preparing said food product at said fulfillment entity; and   delivering said food product to said gift recipient, thereby fulfilling said request.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said gift recipient is a charity. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said computing device comprises a kiosk including a stand. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising the steps:
 delivering said request to a storage compartment connected to said kiosk;   confirming identity of a recipient; and   granting access to said storage compartment.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the steps:
 wherein said food product is a first food product;   wherein said requesting party is in possession of a second food product;   placing said second food product into said storage compartment;   retrieving and shipping said second food product;   retrieving and shipping said first food product;   placing said first food product into said storage compartment; and   thereby trading a quantity of said first food product for a quantity of said second food product.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the steps:
 wherein said food product is a first food product;   wherein said requesting party is in possession of a second food product; and   trading a quantity of said first food product for a quantity of said second food product.   
     
     
         15 . A method of requesting, generating, and delivering a customized food order, the method comprising the steps:
 generating a request with a requesting party at a requesting party computing device, said requesting party computing device comprising a processor, data storage, graphical user interface (GUI), and connection to a wireless communications network, and said request comprising a food product, a substitute option, an alternative return, a future date, and a payment;   sending said request to a fulfillment entity computing device, said fulfillment entity computing device comprising a processor, data storage, graphical user interface (GUI), and connection to a wireless communications network;   approving said request with said fulfillment entity computing device;   determining whether said food product is available at said future date with said fulfillment entity computing device;   preparing said food product at said fulfillment entity on said future date if said food product is available and sending said food product to said requesting party;   determining whether said substitute option is available at said future date with said fulfillment entity computing device upon a determination that said food product is unavailable at said fulfillment entity;   preparing said substitute option at said fulfillment entity if said food product is unavailable and if said substitute option is available and sending said substitute option to said requesting party; and   preparing said alternative return at said fulfillment entity if said food product is unavailable and if said substitute option is unavailable and delivering said alternative return to said requesting party.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said requesting party computing device comprises a kiosk including a stand. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the steps:
 delivering said request to a storage compartment connected to said kiosk;   confirming identity of a recipient; and   granting access to said storage compartment.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the steps:
 wherein said food product is a first food product;   wherein said requesting party is in possession of a second food product, and wherein said payment comprises said second food product;   placing said second food product into said storage compartment;   retrieving and shipping said second food product;   retrieving and shipping said first food product;   placing said first food product into said storage compartment; and   thereby trading a quantity of said first food product for a quantity of said second food product.