RECIPE MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20090037288A1
• Filed: 08/01/2008
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael J. Christensen
• Original Assignee: Michael J. Christensen
• Inventors: Christensen, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US12/184,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20090037288A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided herein that provide for recipe management and execution.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of recipe management and implementation, the method comprising:

obtaining unit conversion data;

obtaining an ingredient master list;

obtaining a set of recipes, wherein a recipe comprises a set of ingredients that have a unit and correspond to said ingredient master list;

selecting at least two recipes from said set of recipes; and

generating an ingredient shopping list by;

converting the units of the ingredients of said at least two recipes based on said unit conversion data; and

combining duplicate ingredients.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating at least two recipes with at least one date.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising selecting a date range that comprises said at least one date associated with said at least two recipes.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein said at least two recipes are associated with at least one date via a recipe scheduling module.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said ingredient shopping list is generated via a shopping list generation module.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein obtaining said set of recipes comprises normalizing the ingredients comprising said set of recipes.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein one or more ingredient is sponsored.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising facilitating an ingredient request.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said ingredient request comprises an ingredient of said ingredient shopping list.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said ingredient is sponsored.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said facilitating comprises a communication with a product provider.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said communication comprises said ingredient shopping list.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said product provider is an online grocer.

14. A computing device having a processor and a memory with computer executable instructions which, when executed by said processor, perform the method of claim 1.

15. A computer readable medium having executable instructions, which when executed perform the method of claim 1.

16. A computer implemented method of recipe management and implementation comprising:

obtaining;

unit conversion data,

an ingredient master list; and

a set of recipes,

wherein a recipe comprises a set of normalized ingredients that have a unit and correspond to said ingredient master list;

selecting at least two recipes from said set of recipes; and

generating an ingredient request by;

converting the units of the ingredients of said at least two recipes based on said unit conversion data; and

combining duplicate ingredients.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising sending said ingredient request to a product provider.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said product provider is an online grocer.

19. A computer readable medium having executable instructions, which when executed perform the method of claim 16.

20. A computing device for management and execution of a recipe, comprising:

a database comprising;

unit conversion data,

an ingredient master list; and

a set of recipes,

wherein a recipe comprises a set of normalized ingredients that have a unit and correspond to said ingredient master list;

a recipe search module operable to select at least two recipes from said set of recipes;

a recipe scheduling module operable to associate said at least two recipes with at least one date; and

,

a shopping list generation module operable to generate an ingredient shopping list by converting the units of the ingredients of said at least two recipes based on said unit conversion data and combining duplicate ingredients.