Yet if you carry on reading that section it also says, "identifying a product, a quantity to deliver, and a frequency of delivery"[1] - all delivery systems do that on a computer, even the milkman.

The patent they've been granted is extremely broad especially when you consider that a majority of delivery companies actually do what the patent says.

For instance, you can request a delivery slot and the majority of delivery systems identify the product, the quantity to deliver and the frequency of delivery. The patent they have been granted covers all aspects of that.

[1] http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec...

Schwan's has been delivering dairy products for 60 years. You can set up recurring deliveries online (i.e., computer implemented).

http://www.schwans.com/

You'll be pleased to know you haven't missed your chance yet!

I used to see Michal the Milkman trucks driving around near down town Palo Alto a few blocks away from where Steve Jobs used to live!

http://www.michalthemilkman.com/Moo/Home.html