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Method for delivering a custom sandwich to a patron

  • US 10,068,273 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2014
  • Issued: 09/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for preparing personalized food orders, the method comprising:

  • accessing a current ingredient configuration of a food assembly apparatus;

    retrieving a set of food orders previously submitted by a patron, wherein the set of food orders comprises a first food order specifying a first food item and wherein the set of food orders is stored in a database;

    following fulfillment of food orders in the set of food orders, calculating an absolute food preference, of the patron, based on ingredients specified for inclusion and omission in the set of food orders;

    calculating a relative taste preference, of the patron, defining a preference of the patron for a percentage difference between a delivered amount of a first ingredient in the first food item and a standard amount of the first ingredient specified in a standard recipe for the first food item based on the set of food orders and a set of standard recipes;

    generating a taste profile of the patron based on the absolute food preference and the relative taste preference;

    receiving, from the patron through an ordering application, a selection for a second food item in a new food order supported by the current ingredient configuration of the food assembly apparatus, wherein the second food item is different from the first food item;

    applying the taste profile of the patron to a standard recipe for the second food item to generate a personalized recipe that specifies a target amount of the first ingredient in the second food item based on a standard amount of the first ingredient specified in the standard recipe for the second food item and the relative taste preference; and

    controlling actuators within the food assembly apparatus to assemble the second food item according to the personalized recipe.

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