AUTOMATED PROCESSING AND PLACEMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOOD INGREDIENTS ON A SURFACE OF AN OBJECT
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1. A system for placing three-dimensional food ingredients on a surface of an object, the system comprising:
- a memory for storing computer executable instructions and for storing image data for a design to be placed on the surface of the object;
a processing device that is configured and arranged to execute the computer executable instructions stored in the memory;
a plurality of dispensing devices, each of the dispensing devices structured and arranged to contain a three-dimensional food ingredient; and
a distribution device that is structured and arranged to place, in response to an instruction from the processing device, a plurality of the three-dimensional food ingredients from the plurality of dispensing devices at discrete locations on the surface of the object.
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Abstract
A system and related method for placing three-dimensional food ingredients on a surface of an object, such as a pizza or other good to be baked that includes a memory for storing computer executable instructions, a processing device to execute the instructions, dispensing devices that are each structured and arranged to contain one food ingredient, and a distribution device that is structured and arranged to place food ingredients at discrete locations on the surface of the object in accordance with an input design that is replicated using the ingredients.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for placing three-dimensional food ingredients on a surface of an object, the system comprising:
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a memory for storing computer executable instructions and for storing image data for a design to be placed on the surface of the object; a processing device that is configured and arranged to execute the computer executable instructions stored in the memory; a plurality of dispensing devices, each of the dispensing devices structured and arranged to contain a three-dimensional food ingredient; and a distribution device that is structured and arranged to place, in response to an instruction from the processing device, a plurality of the three-dimensional food ingredients from the plurality of dispensing devices at discrete locations on the surface of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for placing three-dimensional food ingredients on a surface of an object, the method comprising:
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receiving an image of a design to be placed on the surface of the object; associating at least one discrete portion of the image with one of the three-dimensional food ingredients; determining vectors for delivering the three-dimensional food ingredients to discrete locations on the surface of the object; and placing the three-dimensional food ingredients at the discrete locations on the surface of the object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of manufacture, comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium having machine-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a machine, configure the machine to:
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receive an image of a design to be placed on a surface of an object; associate at least one discrete portion of the image with a three-dimensional food ingredient; determine vectors for delivering a plurality of three-dimensional food ingredients to discrete locations on the surface of the object; and place the three-dimensional food ingredients at the discrete locations on the surface of the object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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