METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELLING FOOD AT RESTAURANT
First Claim
1. A method for ordering a meal at a restaurant, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) transferring nutritional information of the meal;
(b) ordering the meal, wherein said ordering is based on the nutritional information of the meal and a description of the meal; and
(c) assembling the meal based on the nutritional information.
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Abstract
A method for ordering a meal at a restaurant. Nutritional information of the meal is transferred, and the meal is ordered based on the nutritional information such as on the energy content of the meal and a description of the meal. The meal is assembled based on the nutritional information. A purchase price of the meal, is preferably calculated based on the nutritional information, for instance based solely on the energy (caloric) content of the meal. The nutritional information is preferably logged including a time (and day) of consumption of at least part of the meal. A computerized data base is preferably stored in memory of a computer. The data base includes dietary information of at least one food component, and a scale is operatively attached to the computer. A weight is calculated of an ingredient of the meal based on the nutritional information and the dietary information. Using the scale, the ingredient is weighed and adjusted to approach the calculated weight.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for ordering a meal at a restaurant, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) transferring nutritional information of the meal; (b) ordering the meal, wherein said ordering is based on the nutritional information of the meal and a description of the meal; and (c) assembling the meal based on the nutritional information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for assembling a meal, the system comprising:
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(a) a transfer mechanism which transfers nutritional information as required of the meal; (b) a data base with dietary information of a plurality of food components wherein said data base is operatively attached to a computer; and (c) calculating in said computer a weight of at least one of said food components used in the meal, wherein said weight is based on said nutritional information and said dietary information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A program storage device readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a method for assembling a meal, wherein a first data base storing a plurality of recipes is operatively attached to the computer and a second data base, operatively attached to the computer, stores dietary information of a plurality of food components used in the recipes, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inputting the nutritional information required of the meal and description of the meal; (b) from the first data base, inputting a recipe based on said description; (c) for at least one of the food components used in said recipe, optimizing a quantity of said at least one food component based on said nutritional information; and (d) displaying an instruction to add said quantity to the meal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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