SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED PACKAGINGS FOR CUSTOMIZED FOOD ITEMS THAT WERE CUSTOMIZED BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON CUSTOMIZED FOOD ITEM INTEGRITY PREFERENCE
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Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users, the user information including one or more user preferences related to integrity of one or more food ingredients to be included in the one or more customized food items; and directing generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
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332 Claims
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222. A system, comprising:
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a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users; a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information; and a customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330)
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223. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain at least a portion of the user information from at least one of the one or more users.
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224. The system of claim 223, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain at least a portion of the user information from at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a user entry obtaining module configured to obtain one or more entries made by the at least one of the one or more users through a user interface of an automated customize food preparation system for preparing customized food packages for users.
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225. The system of claim 223, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain at least a portion of the user information from at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain at least a portion of the user information from one or more devices associated with the at least one of the one or more users.
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226. The system of claim 225, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain at least a portion of the user information from one or more devices associated with the at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain at least a portion of the user information from one or more of a credit card, a smart card, and/or a mobile computing device associated with the at least one of the one or more users.
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227. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a memory retrieving module configured to retrieve at least a portion of the user information from a memory based, at least in part, on one or more user identifications provided by the one or more users.
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228. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
an Internet retrieving module configured to retrieve at least a portion of the user information from the Internet based, at least in part, on one or more user identifications provided by the one or more users.
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229. The system of claim 228, wherein said Internet retrieving module configured to retrieve at least a portion of the user information from the Internet based, at least in part, on one or more user identifications provided by the one or more users comprises:
an Internet retrieving module configured to retrieve at least a portion of the user information from one or more social networking websites based, at least in part, on one or more user identifications provided by the one or more users.
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230. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user identifier obtaining module configured to obtain at least one or more identifiers of the one or more users.
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231. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with the one or more users.
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232. The system of claim 231, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information retrieving module configured to retrieve dietary information that is associated with one or more identifiers of the one or more users.
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233. The system of claim 231, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information receiving module configured to receive the dietary information from the one or more users.
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234. The system of claim 231, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more dietary preferences of the one or more users.
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235. The system of claim 234, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more dietary preferences of the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more food selections of one or more food items selected by the one or more users.
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236. The system of claim 234, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more dietary preferences of the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more food customization choices of the one or more users.
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237. The system of claim 234, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more dietary preferences of the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more ingredient preferences of the one or more users.
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238. The system of claim 231, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more dietary schedules of the one or more users.
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239. The system of claim 231, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain one or more dietary restrictions of the one or more users.
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240. The system of claim 231, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain historical dietary information associated with the one or more users.
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241. The system of claim 240, wherein said dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain historical dietary information associated with the one or more users comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module configured to obtain historical dietary consumption data of the one or more users for one or more predefined time spans.
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242. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users who are detected to be in proximity of one or more customized food preparation systems that are designed to prepare customized food items for users.
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243. The system of claim 242, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users who are detected to be in proximity of one or more customized food preparation systems that are designed to prepare customized food items for users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users who are detected as approaching the one or more customized food preparation systems.
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244. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users who are using one or more customized food preparation systems in order to prepare customized foods for the one or more users.
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245. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module including a user affiliated determining module configured to obtain user information associated with two or more users who are determined, by the user affiliated determining module, to be affiliated with each other.
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246. The system of claim 245, wherein said user information obtaining module including a user affiliated determining module configured to obtain user information associated with two or more users who are determined, by the user affiliated determining module, to be affiliated with each other comprises:
a user affiliated determining module configured to determine that the two or more users are affiliated with each other based on social networking information provided through one or more devices associated with at least one of the two or more users.
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247. The system of claim 245, wherein said user information obtaining module including a user affiliated determining module configured to obtain user information associated with two or more users who are determined, by the user affiliated determining module, to be affiliated with each other comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module and a user affiliated determining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with each of the two or more users who are determined, by the user affiliated determining module, to be affiliated with each other.
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248. The system of claim 247, wherein said dietary information obtaining module and a user affiliated determining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with each of the two or more users who are determined, by the user affiliated determining module, to be affiliated with each other comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module and a user affiliated determining module configured to obtain dietary needs information associated with each of the two or more users who are determined, by the user affiliated determining module, to be affiliated with each other.
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249. The system of claim 247, wherein said dietary information obtaining module and a user affiliated determining module configured to obtain dietary information associated with each of the two or more users who are determined, by the user affiliated determining module, to be affiliated with each other comprises:
a dietary information obtaining module and a user affiliated determining module configured to obtain dietary restriction information associated with each of the two or more users who are determined, by the user affiliated determining module, to be affiliated with each other.
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250. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of the one or more food ingredients.
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251. The system of claim 250, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of the one or more food ingredients comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more prions.
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252. The system of claim 251, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more prions comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that the one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested to confirm that the one or more sources were tested to be free of any prions.
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253. The system of claim 251, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more prions comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that the one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for the presence of the one or more prions within one or more predefined amounts of time from when the one or more ingredients were harvested from the one or more sources.
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254. The system of claim 250, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of the one or more food ingredients comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more selective bacteria.
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255. The system of claim 254, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more selective bacteria comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that the one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested to confirm that the one or more selective bacteria are present in the one or more sources at below one or more predefined levels.
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256. The system of claim 254, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more selective bacteria comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that the one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for the presence of the one or more selective bacteria within one or more predefined amounts of time from when the one or more ingredients were harvested from the one or more sources.
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257. The system of claim 254, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more selective bacteria comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain the user information that includes the one or more user preferences that the one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for the presence of one or more selective bacteria, the one or more selective bacteria including at least one of enterococcus, E. coli, campylobacter, klebsiella pneumoniae, salmonella, and staphylococcus aureus.
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258. The system of claim 250, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of the one or more food ingredients comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more antibiotics.
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259. The system of claim 258, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more antibiotics comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that the one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested to confirm that the one or more antibiotics are present in the one or more sources at below one or more predefined levels.
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260. The system of claim 250, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of the one or more food ingredients comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more pesticides.
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261. The system of claim 260, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested for presence of one or more pesticides comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that the one or more sources for the one or more ingredients were tested to confirm that the one or more sources were tested to be free of any pesticides.
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262. The system of claim 250, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of the one or more food ingredients comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of one or more meat ingredients.
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263. The system of claim 250, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of the one or more food ingredients comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of one or more processed ingredients.
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264. The system of claim 250, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of the one or more food ingredients comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences related to purity of one or more vegetable ingredients.
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265. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences for one or more sources for obtaining the one or more food ingredients.
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266. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources not be the one or more sources for obtaining the one or more food ingredients.
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267. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences for one or more locations for obtaining the one or more food ingredients.
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268. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information that includes one or more user preferences for one or more locations not be the one or more sources for obtaining the one or more food ingredients.
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269. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
a user information obtaining module configured to obtain the user information including the one or more user preferences related to the integrity of the one or more food ingredients from a user, from a memory, or from the Internet.
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270. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information comprises:
an instruction providing module configured to provide one or more instructions for generating the one or more customized packagings.
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271. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information comprises:
a component control module configured to control one or more components of one or more customized packaging production systems to generate the one or more customized packagings.
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272. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that display customized information that has been customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information.
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273. The system of claim 272, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that display customized information that has been customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings that display customized information that has been customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information, the customized information being displayed on the one or more customized packagings in the form of one or more images, icons, and/or text.
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274. The system of claim 272, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that display customized information that has been customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized information label printing controlling module configured to control printing of the customized information onto one or more labels and a label affixing controlling module configured to control affixing of the one or more printed labels onto one or more packagings that are designed for holding at least one or more portions of one or more customized food items.
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275. The system of claim 274, wherein said customized information label printing controlling module configured to control printing of the customized information onto one or more labels comprises:
a customized information label printing controlling module configured to control ink printing, thermo printing, electrostatic printing, or press printing of the customized information onto the one or more labels.
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276. The system of claim 274 wherein said label affixing controlling module configured to control affixing of the one or more printed labels onto one or more packagings that are designed for holding at least one or more portions of one or more customized food items comprises:
a label affixing controlling module configured to control gluing of the one or more printed labels onto the one or more packagings.
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277. The system of claim 274 wherein said label affixing controlling module configured to control affixing of the one or more printed labels onto one or more packagings that are designed for holding at least one or more portions of one or more customized food items comprises:
a label affixing controlling module configured to control affixing of at least one printed label onto at least one of a wrapping sheet, a bag, a cup or a bowl, or a plate or a tray.
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278. The system of claim 272, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that display customized information that has been customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized information packaging printing controlling module configured to control printing of the customized information onto one or more packagings that are designed for holding at least one or more portions of one or more customized food items.
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279. The system of claim 278, wherein said customized information packaging printing controlling module configured to control printing of the customized information onto one or more packagings that are designed for holding at least one or more portions of one or more customized food items comprises:
a customized information packaging printing controlling module configured to control ink printing, thermo printing, electrostatic printing, or press printing of the customized information onto the one or more packagings.
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280. The system of claim 278, wherein said customized information packaging printing controlling module configured to control printing of the customized information onto one or more packagings that are designed for holding at least one or more portions of one or more customized food items comprises:
a customized information packaging printing controlling module configured to control printing of the customized information onto a wrapping sheet, a bag, a cup or a bowl, or a plate or a tray.
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281. The system of claim 272, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that display customized information that has been customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a user related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that have been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide information related to the one or more users.
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282. The system of claim 281, wherein said user related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that have been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide information related to the one or more users comprises:
a user identified customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies at least one user associated with the at least one customized packaging.
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283. The system of claim 282, wherein said user identified customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies at least one user associated with the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a user identified customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging having at least one image of the user.
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284. The system of claim 282, wherein said user identified customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies at least one user associated with the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a user identified customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging having one or more icons or text that identifies the user.
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285. The system of claim 282, wherein said user identified customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies at least one user associated with the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a user identified customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging having one or more bar codes that identifies the user.
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286. The system of claim 282, wherein said user identified customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies at least one user associated with the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a user identified customized packaging generation controlling module and a secondary user information customized packaging generation controlling module that are configured to control the generation of the at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have the one or more visual indicators that identifies the at least one user associated with the at least one customized packaging and that further displays information associated with a second user.
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287. The system of claim 286, wherein said user identified customized packaging generation controlling module and a secondary user information customized packaging generation controlling module that are configured to control the generation of the at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have the one or more visual indicators that identifies the at least one user associated with the at least one customized packaging and that further displays information associated with a second user comprises:
a user identified customized packaging generation controlling module and a secondary user information customized packaging generation controlling module that are configured to control the generation of the at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have the one or more visual indicators that identifies the at least one user associated with the at least one customized packaging and that further displays an alert or a warning associated with a second user and the customized food item to be included in the customized packaging.
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288. The system of claim 272, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that display customized information that has been customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide dietary information related to at least one user.
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289. The system of claim 288, wherein said user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide dietary information related to at least one user comprises:
a user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate one or more dietary restrictions of the at least one user.
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290. The system of claim 288, wherein said user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide dietary information related to at least one user comprises:
a user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate historical dietary consumption information of the at least one user.
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291. The system of claim 290, wherein said user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate historical dietary consumption information of the at least one user comprises:
a user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate one or more consumption totals of one or more food ingredients consumed previously by the at least one user during one or more predefined periods of time.
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292. The system of claim 290, wherein said user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate historical dietary consumption information of the at least one user comprises:
a user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate one or more consumption trends of one or more food ingredients consumed previously by the at least one user during one or more predefined periods of time.
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293. The system of claim 288, wherein said user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide dietary information related to at least one user comprises:
a user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that compare one or more quantities of one or more ingredients of one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging with historical consumption data of the at least one user.
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294. The system of claim 288, wherein said user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide dietary information related to at least one user comprises:
a user related dietary information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that compare one or more quantities of one or more ingredients of one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging with one or more dietary plans of the at least one user.
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295. The system of claim 272, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings that display customized information that has been customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide information related to one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging.
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296. The system of claim 295, wherein said customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide information related to one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide information related to the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging, the one or more visual indicators being one or more images, icons, text, and/or bar codes.
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297. The system of claim 295, wherein said customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide information related to one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies one or more ingredients included in the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging.
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298. The system of claim 297, wherein said customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies one or more ingredients included in the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate one or more quantities of the one or more ingredients included in the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging.
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299. The system of claim 298, wherein said customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate one or more quantities of the one or more ingredients included in the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have text that indicates a plurality of ingredients and their quantities to be included in the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging, the text for a subset of the plurality of ingredients being highlighted relative to the text of the other ingredients, the subset of the plurality of ingredients having been preselected for highlighting by a user.
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300. The system of claim 297, wherein said customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies one or more ingredients included in the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies all of the ingredients included in the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging.
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301. The system of claim 295, wherein said customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that provide information related to one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies one or more customizations that were performed in order to produce one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging.
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302. The system of claim 301, wherein said customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies one or more customizations that were performed in order to produce one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies one or more ingredients that are absent from the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging.
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303. The system of claim 301, wherein said customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies one or more customizations that were performed in order to produce one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging comprises:
a customized food item related information customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that identifies which one or more ingredients that are included in the one or more customized food items to be held by the at least one customized packaging had their quantities in the one or more customized food items set based, at least in part, on the acquired information.
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304. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information comprises:
a packaging selecting module configured to select for customization one or more packaging having one or more particular colors based, at least in part, on the acquired user information.
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305. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information comprises:
a packaging selecting module configured to select for customization one or more packaging having one or more particular patterns based, at least in part, on the acquired user information.
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306. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information comprises:
a packaging selecting module configured to select for customization one or more packaging having one or more particular shapes based, at least in part, on the acquired user information.
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307. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on acquired dietary information associated with at least one of the one or more users.
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308. The system of claim 307, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on acquired dietary information associated with at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on one or more food item selections that were made by the at least one of the one or more users.
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309. The system of claim 307, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on acquired dietary information associated with at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on one or more food customization choices that were made by the at least one of the one or more users.
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310. The system of claim 307, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on acquired dietary information associated with at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on one or more ingredient preferences that were made by the at least one of the one or more users.
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311. The system of claim 307, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on acquired dietary information associated with at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on one or more acquired dietary schedules of the at least one of the one or more users.
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312. The system of claim 307, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on acquired dietary information associated with at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on one or more acquired dietary restrictions of the at least one of the one or more users.
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313. The system of claim 307, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on acquired dietary information associated with at least one of the one or more users comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control the generation of the one or more customized packagings having the one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on acquired historical dietary information associated with the at least one of the one or more users.
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314. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate integrity of the one or more customized food items based, at least in part, on the acquired user information.
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315. The system of claim 314, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate integrity of the one or more customized food items based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate purity of the one or more customized food items.
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316. The system of claim 315, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate purity of the one or more customized food items comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate amount of one or more prions present in the one or more customized food items.
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317. The system of claim 315, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate purity of the one or more customized food items comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate that one or more selective bacteria are present in the one or more customized food items at least below one or more predefined levels.
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318. The system of claim 315, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate purity of the one or more customized food items comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate amount of one or more antibiotics present in the one or more customized food items.
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319. The system of claim 315, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate purity of the one or more customized food items comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate amount of one or more pesticides present in the one or more customized food item.
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320. The system of claim 314, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate integrity of the one or more customized food items based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate that one or more portions of the one or more customized food items were obtained from one or more specified sources.
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321. The system of claim 314, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate integrity of the one or more customized food items based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate that one or more portions of the one or more customized food items were not obtained from one or more specified sources.
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322. The system of claim 314, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate integrity of the one or more customized food items based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate that one or more portions of the one or more customized food items were obtained from one or more specified locations.
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323. The system of claim 314, wherein said customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate integrity of the one or more customized food items based, at least in part, on the acquired user information comprises:
a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation of one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized to indicate that one or more portions of the one or more customized food items were not obtained from one or more specified locations.
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324. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively comprises:
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a packing instruction providing module configured to provide one or more instructions for packing of the at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively.
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325. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively comprises:
a packing system component controlling module configured to control one or more components of a robotic packing system to pack the at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively.
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326. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively comprises:
a customized food item placement directing module configured to direct placement of the at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into one or more customized wrapping sheets and/or one or more customized bags.
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327. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively comprises:
a customized food item placement directing module configured to direct placement of the at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into one or more customized cups and/or one or more customized bowls.
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328. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively comprises:
a customized food item placement directing module configured to direct placement of the at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into one or more customized trays and/or one or more customized plates.
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329. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively comprises:
a customized food item wrapping directing module configured to direct wrapping of the at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items with the one or more customized packagings.
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330. The system of claim 222, wherein said customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively comprises:
a customized food item depositing directing module configured to depositing of the at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings.
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223. The system of claim 222, wherein said user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users comprises:
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a non-transitory storage medium bearing; one or more instructions for obtaining user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users; one or more instructions for controlling generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information; and one or more instructions for directing packing at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively.
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332. A system, comprises:
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a customized food package manufacturing system designed to manufacture at least one customized food item and at least one customized package for the at least one customized food item; a user information obtaining module configured to obtain user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users; a customized packaging generation controlling module configured to control generation by the customized food package manufacturing system of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the obtained user information; and a customized food item packing directing module configured to direct packing by the customized food package manufacturing system of at least one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings, respectively.
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Current AssigneeElwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
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Original AssigneeElwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
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InventorsHolman, Pablos, Hong, Son, Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Kare, Jordin T., Levchin, Max R., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Petroski, Robert C., Tegreene, Clarence T., Whitmer, Charles, Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Wood, Victoria Y.H.
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US Class Current1/1
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CPC Class CodesB65D 85/70 for materials not otherwise...G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or custo...G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurantsG07F 11/70 in which the articles are f...G07F 17/0064 for processing of food arti...G07F 17/0092 for assembling and dispensi...G07F 17/26 for printing, stamping, fra...G07F 9/001 Interfacing with vending ma...G07F 9/009 User recognition or proximi...G07F 9/023 Arrangements for display, d...