A method and system for a customer to orally place an order with a human
order taker permits the customer to select the language in which the
order is placed. The system receives a signal reflective of the
customer's choice of language and, based on this signal, connects the
customer using Voice Over IP (VOIP) technology to a human order taker
suitably conversant in the customer-selected language. The human order
taker typically is situated in a location other than at the establishment
at which the customer is placing the order. Additional information may be
sent over the same IP link to provide the human order taker the same, or
similar information available to an order taker present at the
establishment. This system is intended to reduce errors in orders orally
placed by customers, such as in fast food drive through establishments.