INTELLIGENT MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DISPENSED CHILLED FOOD PRODUCT DEVICES
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1. A dispensing system for a chilled viscous edible composition, the dispensing system comprising:
- a storage container for the viscous edible composition;
a composition moving system;
a composition chilling system;
a cooling system;
an electromechanical system control components for assisting in composition moving;
an electrical input system for providing power to the composition moving system(s), chilling system(s), cooling system and system control component;
an electrical communication network among the electrical input system and the composition moving system(s) chilling system, cooling system and system control component;
a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during movement of the composition by the composition moving system;
a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during chilling of the composition by the chilling system;
a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during cooling of the system by the cooling system;
a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during control of the system by the control system;
the sensors providing signals to electronic hardware;
the electronic hardware registering sensor signals with a time stamp;
the electronic hardware configured to perform data analysis on the time-stamped signals derive to detecting and recording specified undesirable performance of the dispensing system.
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Abstract
A dispensing chills viscous edible composition. The dispensing system may have:
- a storage container for the viscous edible composition;
- a composition moving system;
- a composition chilling system;
- a cooling system;
- an electromechanical system control components;
- an electrical input system for providing power to the components of the system;
- an electrical communication network among the electrical input system and the components of the system;
- a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during a) movement of the composition by the composition moving system; b) during chilling of the composition by the chilling system; c) during cooling of the system by the cooling system; or d) during control of the system by the control system;
- the sensors providing signals to electronic hardware;
- the electronic hardware registering sensor signals with a time stamp;
- the electronic hardware configured to perform data analysis on the time-stamped signals derive to detecting and recording specified undesirable performance of the dispensing system.
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16 Claims
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1. A dispensing system for a chilled viscous edible composition, the dispensing system comprising:
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a storage container for the viscous edible composition; a composition moving system; a composition chilling system; a cooling system; an electromechanical system control components for assisting in composition moving; an electrical input system for providing power to the composition moving system(s), chilling system(s), cooling system and system control component; an electrical communication network among the electrical input system and the composition moving system(s) chilling system, cooling system and system control component; a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during movement of the composition by the composition moving system; a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during chilling of the composition by the chilling system; a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during cooling of the system by the cooling system; a sensor for detecting at least one performance attribute that occurs during control of the system by the control system; the sensors providing signals to electronic hardware; the electronic hardware registering sensor signals with a time stamp; the electronic hardware configured to perform data analysis on the time-stamped signals derive to detecting and recording specified undesirable performance of the dispensing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16)
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13. A process of chilling, thickening and dispensing chilled edible materials comprising:
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chilling, stifling and temporarily storing edible materials within a system; dispensing chilled edible materials; a sensor sensing power usage within the system at least one power usage component within the system; sending signals from the sensor to a logic device; identifying a status or change in at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of power usage, parts speed, resistance, flow rate, binary switching state by the at least one power usage component; corelating identified status or change in the at least one parameter to operational or performance of the system; and identifying a deficiency in the operation and/or performance of the system by outputting a signal identifying the deficiency - View Dependent Claims (14)
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