Food Supply Chain Automation Food Service Information System And Method

• US 20140121810A1
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Application Number:
  US13/709,831
• Publication Number:
  US 20140121810A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items; and electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method comprising:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items; and

electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials.

3. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items via at least in part one or more keyboarding entries.

5. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items by at least in part one or more local area networks (LAN).

7. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items via at least in part internet communication.

9. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items through at least in part one or more encrypted message systems.

11. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items through at least in part one or more file transfers.

13. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part as video content information.

15. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part including information regarding human observation.

17. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part including information with respect to forbidden human behavior as associated with one or more standards as logged.

19. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part information regarding one or more sources of one or more ingestible materials used to prepare one or more menu items.

21. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part including information regarding worker associated handling of one or more ingestible item preparation factors.

23. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part including test information regarding permitted food service related item use involved with preparation of one or more menu items.

25. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part including test information regarding handling of food service related items.

27. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part including chemical test information regarding ingestible item status with respect to one or more standards as logged.

29. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part including test information regarding one or more occurrences of food service behavior with respect to one or more guidelines as logged.

31. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part including information regarding human behavior.

33. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining the food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items at least in part as food service patron ordering information of one or more menu items.

35. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more protein use factors involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

37. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more fat use factors involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

39. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more equipment cleaning factors involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

41. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more heat treating factors involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

43. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more equipment use factors involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

45. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more food preparation hindrance factors involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

47. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more aspects regarding one or more food service locations involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

49. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more compliance factors for one or more food service activity aspects.

51. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more health department reportable factors involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

53. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more genetically modified organism factors involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

55. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more food freshness aspects involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

57. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more organic labeling of food aspects involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

59. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part the one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items including at least in part one or more food combining related aspects involved with one or more food service activity aspects.

61. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding the service of one or more menu items including at least in part preparing one or more food dishes for consumption by restaurant patrons.

63. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding the service of one or more menu items including at least in part serving one or more meal courses by waitstaff.

65. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding the service of one or more menu items including at least in part shipping one or more food items to one or more remote customers.

67. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding the service of one or more menu items including at least in part preparing one or more full course meals from at least in part whole produce.

69. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of the one or more menu items including at least in part one or more packaged food items.

71. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of the one or more menu items including at least in part one or more full course dinners.

73. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of the one or more menu items including at least in part one or more beef dishes.

75. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of the one or more menu items including at least in part one or more poultry items.

77. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of the one or more menu items including at least in part one or more whole animal items.

79. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of the one or more menu items including at least in part one or more appetizer items.

81. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items comprises:

electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of the one or more menu items including at least in part one or more desserts.

83. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials comprises:

the electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials via at least in part one or more electronically implemented indices.

85. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials comprises:

the electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials through at least in part one or more electronic relational databases.

87. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials comprises:

the electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials via at least in part one or more electronic lookup tables.

89. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials comprises:

electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items the with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials including at least in part one or more electronically encrypted identifications.

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120. A computationally-implemented system comprising:

means for electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items; and

means for electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials.

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122. A computationally-implemented system comprising:

an electronically obtaining electrical circuitry arrangement operable for electronically obtaining food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items; and

an electronically correlating electrical circuitry arrangement operable for electronically correlating at least a portion of food service activity information associated with at least in part one or more food service activity aspects regarding service of one or more menu items with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with one or more ingestible materials.

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