From the why are they patenting this department, Jeff Goldman at Wireless Weblog reports that Apple filed a patent application related to ordering from a cafe from your mobile phone, potentially before you even get there. In theory, your drink will be ready when you arrive.

I can't believe Apple is trying to patent for this. They didn't try and patent buying music from your iPhone when you're at Starbucks. Doesn't seem like buying a coffee drink from your iPhone is that far of a stretch. I hope the patent office rejects this patent for what it is-bleeding obvious. But maybe I missed something here?