There could be one more reason to hate the smug beret-wearing MacBook toting hipster who strolls into the coffeehouse like he owns the place. He may be walking up to the counter and stepping out with a cafe mocha while the masses wait in line.

A patent application from Apple seeks protection for the idea of a processing system that lets someone wirelessly drop an order into the business's workflow. Then an employee can fill the order as it was received.

A Forbes report said the patent would go beyond an existing Apple and Starbucks partnership over music downloads. A Starbucks patron bearing an iPhone can download whatever song is being played in the background by tapping a button.

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