Food Supply Chain Automation Grocery Information System And Method

• US 20140122167A1
• Filed: 12/21/2012
• 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:
  US13/724,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122167A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.29
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 25/72 Investigating presence of flaws
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/02 Food
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10009 sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0832 Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically storing grocery operations information regarding at least in part one or more grocery implementation aspects pertaining to grocery related merchandizing of one or more commercial grocery products; and electronically associating at least a portion of grocery operations information concerning at least in part one or more grocery implementation aspects pertaining to grocery related merchandizing of one or more commercial grocery products with identification information obtainable through one or more tags said one or more tags logged as being at least temporarily within at least a vicinity of one or more food based substances. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

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123. A system comprising:

an electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles; and

an establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter.

174. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating harvest location module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to the one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more harvest location of one or more food ingredients factors involved with one or more food market functions.

176. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating advertisement items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to the one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part cost of one or more advertisement items involved with one or more food market functions.

178. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating food contamination module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to the one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more food contamination aspects related activities involved with one or more food market functions.

180. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating toxin levels module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to the one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more toxin levels in food involved with one or more food market functions.

182. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating food shipment module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to the one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more food shipment related aspects involved with one or more food market functions.

184. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating prepackaged items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting the food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part dispensing one or more prepackaged food items as a deli operation.

186. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating vending machines module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting the food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part dispensing one or more one or more food market items by one or more vending machines.

188. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating internet ordering module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting the food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part providing food market services associated with internet based ordering of one or more food market items shipped thereafter.

190. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating particular biological module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting the food market functions of providing one or more edible articles including at least in part serving through one or more mobile dispensaries of particular biological matter.

192. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating canned items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of the providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more canned items.

194. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating salad based module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of the providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more salad based items.

196. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating seafood items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of the providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more seafood items.

198. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating dairy items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of the providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more dairy items.

200. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating beverage items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of the providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more beverage items.

202. The system of claim 123, wherein the electronically accumulating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles comprises:

an accumulating sandwich items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of the providing one or more edible articles including at least in part one or more sandwich items.

204. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships computer-based indices module configured to operate in accordance with the establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter via at least in part one or more computer-based indices.

206. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships relational databases module configured to operate in accordance with the establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter through at least in part one or more computer-based relational databases.

208. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships lookup tables module configured to operate in accordance with the establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter via at least in part one or more computer-based lookup tables.

210. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships encrypted identifications module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles the and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter including at least in part one or more computer-based encrypted identifications.

212. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships alpha-numeric text module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles the and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter including at least in part one or more computer-based stored alpha-numeric text.

214. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships radio frequency identification module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles the and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter including at least in part one or more radio frequency identification information.

216. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships quick response module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles the and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter including at least in part one or more electronic quick response codes.

218. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships network module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information the furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter at least in part using information obtained from one or more tokens to electronically access identification information via a computer-based network.

220. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships emitter beacons module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by the relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter include at least in part one or more emitter beacons.

222. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships genetic tokens module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by the relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter include at least in part one or more genetic tokens.

224. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships chemical tokens module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by the relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter include at least in part one or more chemical tokens.

226. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships radioactive tokens module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by the relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter include at least in part one or more radioactive tokens.

228. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships identification tokens module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by the relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter include at least in part one or more identification tokens.

230. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships color patterns module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by the relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter include at least in part one or more color patterns.

232. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships electronic databases module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens the said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter via at least in part one or more electronic databases.

234. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships identification information module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens the said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter via at least in part identification information.

236. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships shelf life module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated the as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter including at least in part food market item shelf life.

238. The system of claim 123, wherein the establishing relationships module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter comprises:

an establishing relationships affixed to pre-processed module configured to operate in accordance with establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point the proximate to particular biological matter including at least in part logged as affixed to pre-processed forms of food market items.

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241. An article of manufacture comprising:

one or more non-transitory signal bearing storage medium bearing;

one or more electronically accumulating instructions for electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles; and

one or more establishing relationships instructions for establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter.

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one or more computing devices; and

one or more instructions when executed on the one or more computing devices cause the one o0r0 more computing devices to perform electronically accumulating food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions of providing one or more edible articles; and

establishing one or more electronically based relationships between food market information directed at least in part to one or more food market conditions affecting food market functions for providing one or more edible articles and between descriptive information furnished by relating to one or more tokens said one or more tokens indicated as being at least at some point proximate to particular biological matter.

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