SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING DATA
First Claim
1. A method for tracking data related to a food product comprising:
- operating one or more commercial appliances;
establishing an event count each time a preparation event is carried out in the commercial appliance;
communicating each event count to a database;
maintaining event count information at the database;
operating one or more point of sale interfaces for processing customer orders;
communicating customer order information to a database;
maintaining customer order information at the database; and
generating operating reports, the operating reports being based on the event count information and/or customer order information.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the method comprises operating one or more commercial appliances and establishing an event count each time a preparation event is carried out in the commercial appliance. The method further comprises communicating each event count to a database and maintaining event count information at the database. The method further comprises operating one or more point of sale interfaces for processing customer orders and communicating customer order information to a database and maintaining customer order information at the database. The method then comprises generating operating reports, the operating reports being based on the event count information and/or customer order information.
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1. A method for tracking data related to a food product comprising:
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operating one or more commercial appliances; establishing an event count each time a preparation event is carried out in the commercial appliance; communicating each event count to a database; maintaining event count information at the database; operating one or more point of sale interfaces for processing customer orders; communicating customer order information to a database; maintaining customer order information at the database; and generating operating reports, the operating reports being based on the event count information and/or customer order information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A food product tracking system comprising:
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one or more commercial appliances; at least one control box, the control box being operatively associated with the one or more commercial appliances such that control box counts preparation events of the commercial appliance; one or more point of sale interfaces for processing customer orders; a database for storing information relating to preparation events and customer orders, the database being in communication with the control box such that the control box sends information regarding counted preparation events to the database, the database being in further communication with the point of sale interfaces such that the point of sale interface sends information regarding customer orders to the database; and a central processor operatively associated with the database and including software for tracking food product information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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