A storage device for dining preferences. The storage device includes a
card, a memory, and a communications interface. The memory is located
within the card. The memory stores a plurality of dining preferences for
at least one restaurant. The dining preferences are portable from
location to location and are capable of repetitious use. The
communications interface allows for the dining preferences to be read
from the memory by a data processing system at a restaurant for use in
generating a food order.
