Food Item Positional Display System and Method

• US 20100134620A1
• Filed: 12/02/2008
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lee A. Bielstein
• Original Assignee: Lee A. Bielstein
• Inventors: Bielstein, Lee A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,041,799 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

A system and method for displaying the actual position of one or more food items on a conveyorized oven system on a display monitor. Digital images of each food item are captured, stored and processed into positional imaging data using data transmitted from sensors adjacent to the conveyorized oven system. Characteristic data for each food item may be associated with the positional imaging data. The characteristic and positional imaging data of the food items may be stored or communicated to a display monitor for the user to view.

Claims

1. A food item positional display system, comprising:

a conveyorized oven, said conveyorized oven comprising a conveyor, said conveyor including a loading section, an exiting section and an oven section there between,

at least one image capture device to capture imaging data of at least one food item,

at least one display monitor to display positional imaging data corresponding to said at least one food item, said positional imaging data comprising positional data, and

a computer in communication with said at least one image capture device and said at least one display monitor, wherein said computer receives said imaging data from said at least one image capture device, processes said positional data into said imaging data to provide positional imaging data, and transmits said positional imaging data to said at least one display monitor.

2. The food item positional display system of claim 1, wherein said at least one image capture device is adapted to capture imaging data of said at least one food item on said loading section.

3. The food item positional display system of claim 1, wherein said at least one image capture device is adapted to capture imaging data of said at least one food item on said exiting section.

4. The food item positional display system of claim 1, wherein said at least one image capture device comprises a web cam, a video camera, or a digital camera.

5. The food item positional display system of claim 1, wherein said positional imaging data comprises at least a portion of real-time imaging data.

6. The food item positional display system of claim 1, wherein said positional imaging data comprises at least a portion of stored imaging data.

7. An image capture and display system, comprising:

a conveyorized oven, said conveyorized oven having a loading section, an oven section and an exiting section,

at least one image capture device to capture imaging data of at least one food item,

at least one data input device to input characteristic data,

at least one display monitor to exhibit said imaging data and said characteristic data corresponding to said at least one food item wherein said imaging data comprises positional imaging data, and

a computer in communication with said at least one image capture device, said at least one data input device, and said at least one display monitor,

wherein said computer receives said imaging data from said at least one image capture device and processes said positional data into said imaging data to provide positional imaging data, and

wherein said computer receives said characteristic data from said at least one input device and processes said characteristic data into said positional imaging data, and transmits said positional imaging data to said at least one video display.

8. The image capture and display system of claim 7, wherein said at least one image capture device is adapted to capture imaging data of said at least one food item on said loading section.

9. The image capture and display system of claim 7, wherein said at least one image capture device is adapted to capture imaging data of said at least one food item on said exiting section.

10. The image capture and display system of claim 7, wherein said at least one image capture device comprises a web cam, a video camera, or a digital camera.

11. The food item positional display system of claim 7, wherein said positional imaging data comprises at least a portion of real-time imaging data.

12. The food item positional display system of claim 7, wherein said positional imaging data comprises at least a portion of stored imaging data.

13. The image capture and display system of claim 7, wherein said at least one video display displays said characteristic data in tabular form.

14. The image capture and display system of claim 7, wherein said at least one video display displays said characteristic data adjacent said positional imaging data.

15. The image capture and display system of claim 7, wherein said at least one display monitor displays said characteristic data superimposed over said positional imaging data

16. The image capture and display system of claim 7, wherein said characteristic data further includes processing instructions data.

17. A method of displaying food item position, comprising:

capturing imaging data from at least one video capture device,

processing positional data into said imaging data to produce positional imaging data,

transmitting said positional imaging data to at least one display monitor.

18. The food item positional display system of claim 17, wherein said positional imaging data comprises at least a portion of real-time imaging data.

19. The food item positional display system of claim 17, wherein said positional imaging data comprises at least a portion of stored imaging data.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising inputting characteristic data and processing said characteristic data into said positional imaging data.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein said at least one display monitor displays said positional imaging data wherein said positional imaging data comprises characteristic data.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein said at least one display monitor displays said characteristic data in tabular form.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein said at least one display monitor displays said characteristic data adjacent said positional imaging data.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein said at least one display monitor displays said characteristic data over said positional imaging data.

25. The method of claim 17, wherein said characteristic data further comprises processing instructions.