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`The inventive concept encompasses the generation of a menu in any context
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`claim 1, wherein the first menu and the second menu are both capable of being displayed in the
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`claim 1 wherein the second menu is generated by manually selecting items from the first menu,
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`claim 29, 32, or 33 wherein the synchronized data relates to orders.
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`43. The information management and synchronous communication system of
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`claim 29, 32, or 33 wherein the synchronized data relates to waitlists
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`claim 29 or 32 wherein the synchronized data is sent from at least one of the wireless computing
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`claim 33 wherein the synchronized data is sent from said second computing device to a receiver
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`claim 1 wherein said application software acts to facilitate generation of the second menu such
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`claim 1 wherein the facilitation of second menu generation by said application software takes
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`claim 1 wherein the second menu is applicable to customer ordering via internet .
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`56. The information management and synchronous communication system of
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`claim 1 wherein the second menu is applicable to customer ordering via telephone.
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`58. The information management and synchronous communication system of
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`claim 51 wherein said specified parameters involve recipe content.
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`59. The information management and synchronous communication system of
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`claim 12 wherein said microprocessor, operating system, and application software are further
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`claim 12 wherein said microprocessor, operating system, and application software are further
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`claim 61 wherein the modified menu so generated further includes manually selected items.
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`claim 12 wherein the modified menu is applicable to table-based customer ordering.
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`claim 12 wherein the modified menu is applicable to drive-through customer ordering.
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`claim 61 wherein said specified parameters involve recipe content.
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