System and method of instruction for cooking a meal
First Claim
1. A method for instructing an individual to prepare a meal comprising the steps of:
- separating the preparation of the meal into at least one, each of the procedures associated with a portion of the meal;
separating each of the at least one procedures into a plurality of tasks necessary to complete the procedure;
grouping the tasks for each procedure into a plurality of groups of associated tasks;
associating a different visual identifier with each of the plurality of groups; and
displaying in a visual tool instructions for preparing the meal, the visual tool including each of the plurality of groups of tasks in association with the different visual identifier associated with the group for each of the at least one procedures.
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Abstract
A system and method for instructing an individual to prepare a meal includes the steps of separating the preparation of the meal into at least one procedures wherein each of the at least one procedures are associated with a particular portion of the meal. Each of the procedures are then separated into a plurality oftasks necessary to complete the associated procedure. The tasks are grouped for each procedure into a plurality of groups of associated tasks. The groups of tasks have associated therewith a visual identifier. A visual tool is then used to display instructions for preparing the meal. The visual tool includes each of the plurality of groups of tasks in association with their visual identifier.
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1. A method for instructing an individual to prepare a meal comprising the steps of:
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separating the preparation of the meal into at least one, each of the procedures associated with a portion of the meal;
separating each of the at least one procedures into a plurality of tasks necessary to complete the procedure;
grouping the tasks for each procedure into a plurality of groups of associated tasks;
associating a different visual identifier with each of the plurality of groups; and
displaying in a visual tool instructions for preparing the meal, the visual tool including each of the plurality of groups of tasks in association with the different visual identifier associated with the group for each of the at least one procedures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for instructing an individual to prepare a meal comprising the steps of:
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separating the preparation of the meal into at least one procedures, each of the at least one procedures associated with a portion of the meal;
separating each of the at least one procedures into a plurality of tasks necessary to complete an associated procedure;
grouping the tasks for each of the at least one procedures into a plurality of groups of associated tasks;
associating a different visual identifier with each of the plurality of groups;
associating a graphical representation of at least one task with the visual identifier associated with the group of the task;
displaying in a visual tool instructions for preparing the meal, the visual tool further displaying each of the plurality of groups of tasks in association with the different visual identifier associated with the group for each of the at least one procedures, the visual tool further displaying each of the at least one procedures in parallel, the visual tool further displaying the graphical representation and the associated visual identifier for the at least one task arranging the plurality of groups in the visual tool in a sequence necessary to prepare the meal;
identifying components associated with each of the plurality of tasks; and
associating the visual identifier associated with a group a task with each of the identified components. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for instructing an individual to prepare a meal, comprising:
a visual tool, said visual tool further comprising;
at least one procedures relating to preparation of the meal arrange along a first axis in the visual tool, each of the at least one procedures associated with a portion of the meal, the at least one procedures each arrange in parallel with each other;
a plurality of groups of associated steps arranged along a second axis in the visual tool, each of the groups comprising a plurality of tasks necessary to complete each of the at least one procedures, the tasks assigned to individual groups to enable each of the at least one procedures to be completed at substantially a same time, wherein the plurality of groups are arranged in a sequence and have a selected time associated therewith; and
a plurality of visual identifiers each uniquely associated with one of the plurality of groups. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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