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Directing one or more users to one or more automated customized food generation machines

  • US 10,115,142 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2014
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • acquiring one or more food preferences of a user, the one or more food preferences related to one or more ingredients, for use in generating at least one customized food item specifically for the user and in accordance with the one or more food preferences of the user;

    identifying at least one capable automated customized food generation machine that has the one or more ingredients indicated by the acquired one or more food preferences of the user in one or more sufficient quantities to be able to currently generate the at least one customized food item specifically for the user and in accordance with the one or more food preferences of the user, the identified at least one capable automated customized food generation machine selected from an automated customized food generation machine network having at least two automated customized food generation machines;

    presenting, in response at least in part to the identification, one or more indicators of physical location of the selected at least one capable automated customized food generation machine, the one or more indicators of physical location enabling the user to navigate to the selected at least one capable automated customized food generation machine; and

    controlling, upon detecting at least one indication of the user within at least one proximity, the selected at least one capable automated customized food generation machine to generate the at least one customized food item specifically for the user and in accordance with the one or more food preferences of the user,wherein at least one of the acquiring, identifying, presenting, or controlling is at least partially implemented using at least one processing device.

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