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Smart AI Order Processing
for Restaurant Kitchens

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Overview

Print Order is an Android application developed by TechYard Systems to automate restaurant order management. It connects an AI voice ordering system directly to the kitchen, turning customer phone calls into accurate, printed kitchen tickets within seconds. No staff member is needed to manually take or enter orders.

The app also provides a live order dashboard, call history, and the ability to reprint previous orders, helping restaurant staff manage operations more efficiently. It can be easily customized and deployed for individual restaurant locations.

Category

Restaurants, QSR & Cloud Kitchens

Build Type

Native Android App

Platform

Kotlin + Jetpack Compose

Integrations

RetellAI & Firebase

RetellAI, The Voice Layer

RetellAI powers the AI phone agent that answers customer calls 24/7. It helps customers place orders, guides them through the menu, confirms their order, and securely sends the order details to our system for processing. This allows restaurants to automate phone orders while ensuring a fast and seamless customer experience.

Answers the line at any hour

Confirms the order out loud

Produces call transcripts for audit

Printing is handled independently for greater flexibility

How an Order Flows

From a spoken sentence to a printed ticket, in one continuous, decoupled pipeline.

Call Placed

The caller places the order in natural conversation with RetellAI.

Order Confirmed

The agent reads back the total and a confirmation number.

Webhook Fires

A structured payload posts to our backend over an authenticated webhook.

Firestore Writes

The order is normalised and persisted to Firebase Firestore.

FCM Pushes

A high priority push wakes the outlet's tablet, screen on or off.

Ticket Prints

A 58mm receipt formats and prints automatically over Bluetooth.

End to End

<2 Seconds

From confirming the order to the printer firing.

Feature Set

Built to Manage Every Step of the Order Process

01.

Live Orders

View all incoming orders in real time and tap any order to see complete details.

02.

Automatic Kitchen Printing

Orders are automatically printed in the kitchen as soon as they are confirmed, with the option to preview or reprint anytime.

03.

Reliable Order Delivery

The app continues to receive and print new orders even when running in the background.

04.

Order History

Access a searchable history of past orders and quickly reprint receipts whenever needed.

05.

Printer Setup

Connect and manage Bluetooth printers with a simple, guided setup process.

06.

App Settings

Easily manage printer settings, automatic printing, and other app preferences from one place.

Under the Hood

What the app covers end to end, and how the whole outlet stays reliable.

App Basics

Print Order app screens showing the live Orders board, Past Orders history, and a Receipt Preview ready to print

Easy Multi-Location Deployment — each restaurant location has its own dedicated setup, making it easy to manage multiple outlets independently.

Shared Menu Management — the same menu is used by both the AI phone agent and the restaurant app, ensuring consistent and accurate orders.

Call History — view all customer calls, including call duration, order status, and conversation history in one place.

Reliability

Diagram showing the Print Order pipeline: a customer call routed through Twilio and RetellAI to the backend, then written to Firestore and pushed via FCM to the Android app, which prints to a Bluetooth thermal printer

Reliable Performance — the app continues to receive and process new orders even when running in the background or with the screen turned off.

Optimized for Daily Use — designed to run continuously on restaurant tablets with reliable performance throughout the day.

Automatic Device Management — the system automatically reconnects to new devices, ensuring notifications and orders are never missed.

Printer & Ops

Print Order app showing the Bluetooth printer pairing screen and the outlet Settings screen with auto-print, voice agent, and system options

Simple Printer Setup — connect Bluetooth printers quickly with an easy, guided setup process.

Easy Testing — developers and support teams can test order printing without requiring a physical printer.

Self-Service Settings — restaurant owners can manage printer settings, automatic printing, and app preferences without technical assistance.

Technology Stack

Kotlin logo

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose logo

Jetpack Compose

Bluetooth logo

Bluetooth SPP + ESC/POS

RetellAI logo

RetellAI

Firebase logo

Firebase Firestore + FCM

Retrofit and OkHttp networking icon

Retrofit + OkHttp

DataStore preferences icon

DataStore Preferences

Delivery & Impact

Print Order was designed, developed, and launched in just six weeks, and is now actively used to manage real customer orders in a live restaurant environment.

Zero Touch Operation

The printer fires within roughly two seconds of the caller confirming the order, with no one at the counter.

Multi Tenant Ready

Each outlet gets its own Firestore collection, voice agent and APK build flavour, so standing up the next location is fast.

Area

Outcome

Staffing

The owner no longer staffs the phone line during peak hours

Audit Trail

Every call is transcribed and every printed ticket is retrievable in Firestore

Reliability

When a tablet is replaced, the system automatically reconnects it without any manual setup.

Scalability

Multi tenant by design, ready for the next outlet without a rebuild

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