Automatic ordering system and method

The invention relates to an automatic ordering method and system, and the method comprises the following steps: obtaining the configuration information of a user, the obtained configuration information comprising a dining address and dining time; and retrieving nearby restaurants according to the obtained dining address, and automatically generating a menu and placing an order according to a preset screening rule, so that the user can directly have dinner at the dining time. According to the automatic ordering method, the user only needs to configure the dining address and the dining time, a menu is automatically generated for the user, an order is placed for the user, the user can directly have a meal at the dining time, the traditional steps of selecting, placing an order, paying and the like for ordering by using a mobile phone are optimized, a new choice is brought to the user, and the user experience is improved. Especially, an easy, time-saving and labor-saving ordering mode is provided for people who c