SMART SENSOR BASED ENVIRONMENT FOR OPTIMIZING A SELECTION OF MEAL PLANS
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1. A computer implemented method for selection of meal plans, the computer implemented method comprising:
- identifying a set of prospective guests from at least one of a set of sensors collecting historical attendance data and a calendaring application;
identifying nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests; and
selecting a set of meal plans based on an availability of ingredients and the nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests, wherein the availability of ingredients is determined by sensors from the set of sensors monitoring the availability of ingredients.
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A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for selection of meal plans. In one embodiment, a set of prospective guests are identified from at least one of a set of sensors collecting historical attendance data and a calendaring application. A set of nutritional requirements is then identified for the set of prospective guests. Thereafter, a set of meal plans is selected on an availability of ingredients and the nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests, wherein the availability of ingredients is determined by sensors from the set of sensors monitoring the ingredients.
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1. A computer implemented method for selection of meal plans, the computer implemented method comprising:
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identifying a set of prospective guests from at least one of a set of sensors collecting historical attendance data and a calendaring application; identifying nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests; and selecting a set of meal plans based on an availability of ingredients and the nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests, wherein the availability of ingredients is determined by sensors from the set of sensors monitoring the availability of ingredients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for selection of meal plans, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium; first program instructions to identify a set of prospective guests from at least one of a set of sensors collecting historical attendance data and a calendaring application; second program instructions to identify nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests; third program instructions to select a set of meal plans based on an availability of ingredients and the nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests, wherein the availability of ingredients is determined by sensors from the set of sensors monitoring the availability of ingredients; and wherein the first program instructions, the second program instructions, and the third program instructions are stored on the computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for selection of meal plans, the system comprising:
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a bus system; a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code; and a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to identify a set of prospective guests from at least one of a set of sensors collecting historical attendance data and a calendaring application;
identify nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests; and
select a set of meal plans based on an availability of ingredients and the nutritional requirements of the set of prospective guests, wherein the availability of ingredients is determined by sensors from the set of sensors monitoring the availability of ingredients. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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