Food Supply Chain Automation Food Service Information System And Method

• US 20140122260A1
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• 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:
  US13/720,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122260A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/15
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants

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

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124. A system comprising:

an electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales; and

an electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients.

155. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting test information regarding human observation module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting the updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales at least in part including test information regarding human observation.

157. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery staff ordering information module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting the updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales at least in part as eatery staff ordering information of one or more ingredients for one or more eatery items.

159. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting carbohydrate use factors module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more carbohydrate use factors involved with eatery status.

161. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting meal preparation factors module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more meal preparation factors involved with eatery status.

163. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting refrigeration factors module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more refrigeration factors involved with eatery status.

165. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting food stock storage factors module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more food stock storage factors involved with eatery status.

167. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting food preparation support factors module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more food preparation support factors involved with eatery status.

169. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting patron related factors module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more patron related factors involved with eatery status.

171. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting wait staff factors module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more wait staff factors involved with eatery status.

173. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting cook staff related factors module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more cook staff related factors involved with eatery status.

175. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting harvest location module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more harvest location of one or more food ingredients factors involved with eatery status.

177. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting cost of one or more eatery items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part cost of one or more eatery items involved with eatery status.

179. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting food contamination aspects module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more food contamination aspects related activities involved with eatery status.

181. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting toxin levels in food module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more toxin levels in food involved with eatery status.

183. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting food shipment related aspects module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to the one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part one or more food shipment related aspects involved with eatery status.

185. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting prepackaged food dishes module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to the eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part dispensing one or more prepackaged food dishes as an eatery commissary operation.

187. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery vending machines module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to the eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part dispensing one or more one or more food items by one or more eatery vending machines.

189. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery item sales internet based ordering module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to the eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part providing eateries associated with internet based ordering of one or more food items prepared thereafter.

191. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery item sales dispensaries of food items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to the eatery involvement in eatery item sales including at least in part serving through one or more mobile dispensaries of food items.

193. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery item sales carryout meals module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in the eatery item sales including at least in part one or more carryout meals.

195. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery item sales salad based meals module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in the eatery item sales including at least in part one or more salad based meals.

197. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery item sales seafood dinners module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in the eatery item sales including at least in part one or more seafood dinners.

199. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery item sales dairy items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in the eatery item sales including at least in part one or more dairy items.

201. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery item sales beverage items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in the eatery item sales including at least in part one or more beverage items.

203. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically collecting module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales comprises:

a collecting eatery item sale sandwich items module configured to operate in accordance with electronically collecting updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in the eatery item sales including at least in part one or more sandwich items.

205. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating indices module configured to operate in accordance with the electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients via at least in part one or more electronically implemented indices.

207. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating relational databases module configured to operate in accordance with the electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients through at least in part one or more electronic relational databases.

209. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating lookup tables module configured to operate in accordance with the electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients via at least in part one or more electronic lookup tables.

211. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating encrypted identifications module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales the with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients including at least in part one or more electronically encrypted identifications.

213. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating alpha-numeric text module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales the with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients including at least in part one or more electronically stored alpha-numeric text.

215. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating radio frequency identification module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales the with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients including at least in part one or more radio frequency identification information.

217. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating quick response codes module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales the with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients including at least in part one or more electronic quick response codes.

219. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating electronic network module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information the assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients at least in part using information obtained from one or more physical objects to electronically access characteristic information via a computer based electronic network.

221. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating emitter beacons module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to the one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients include at least in part one or more emitter beacons.

223. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating genetic physical objects module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to the one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients include at least in part one or more genetic physical objects.

225. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating chemical physical objects module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to the one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients include at least in part one or more chemical physical objects.

227. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating radioactive physical objects module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to the one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients include at least in part one or more radioactive physical objects.

229. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating identification physical objects module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to the one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients include at least in part one or more identification physical objects.

231. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating color patterns module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to the one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients include at least in part one or more color patterns.

233. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating electronic databases module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects the said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients via at least in part one or more electronic databases.

235. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating characteristic information module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects the said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients via at least in part characteristic information.

237. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating material shelf life module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded the as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients including at least in part eatery item ingredient material shelf life.

239. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating affixed to pre-processed forms module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly the at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients including at least in part affixed to pre-processed forms of one or more eatery item ingredients.

241. The system of claim 124, wherein the electronically relating module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients comprises:

a relating affixed to one or more containers module configured to operate in accordance with electronically relating updating on eatery status as to one or more parameters of interest related to eatery involvement in eatery item sales with characteristic information assigned to one or more physical objects said one or more physical objects being recorded as being at least briefly the at least in an area near to one or more eatery item ingredients including at least in part affixed to one or more containers logged as at least momentarily containing one or more eatery item ingredients.

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242. An article of manufacture comprising:

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

one or more monitoring information instructions for electronically monitoring to generate provenance information including details concerning farming output aspects of one or more food items; and

one or more correlating information instructions for electronically correlating at least a portion of said monitoring information including one or more details concerning the farming output aspects of one or more food 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 said one or more ingestible materials.

243. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices; and

one or more instructions when executed on the one or more computing devices cause the one or more computing devices to perform electronically monitoring to generate provenance information including details concerning farming output aspects of one or more food items; and

electronically correlating at least a portion of said monitoring information including one or more details concerning the farming output aspects of one or more food 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 said one or more ingestible materials.