AUTOMATED COOKING DEVICE AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An automated cooking device, comprising:
- an enclosure defining a cooking chamber;
a heating element positioned in the cooking chamber, the heating element structured to controllably heat the cooking chamber;
a boiler operatively coupled to the cooking chamber, the boiler structured to controllably inject steam into the cooking chamber;
a fan operatively coupled to the cooking chamber, the fan structured to circulate air within the cooking chamber;
a scanner structured to read a unique identifier on a food product; and
a controller operatively coupled to each of the heating element, the boiler, the fan, and the scanner, the controller structured to;
in response to the scanner reading the unique identifier on the food product, transmit the unique identifier to a backend system,receive, from the backend system, cooking instructions for controllably operating at least one of the heating element, the boiler, and the fan so as to cook the food product, andcontrollably operate the at least one of the heating element, the boiler, and the fan based on the cooking instructions so as to cook the food product.
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Abstract
One embodiment relates to an automated cooking device. An example automated cooking device includes an enclosure defining a cooking chamber. A heating element is positioned in the cooking chamber. A boiler and a fan are also operatively coupled to the cooking chamber. A scanner is structured to read a unique identifier on a food product. A controller is operatively coupled to each of the heating element, the boiler, the fan, and the scanner. The unique identifier is transmitted to a backend system in response to the scanner reading the unique identifier on the food product. Cooking instructions for controllably operating at least one of the heating element, the boiler, and the fan so as to cook the food product are received. The at least one of the heating element, the boiler, and the fan are controllably operated based on the cooking instructions so as to cook the food product.
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16 Claims
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1. An automated cooking device, comprising:
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an enclosure defining a cooking chamber; a heating element positioned in the cooking chamber, the heating element structured to controllably heat the cooking chamber; a boiler operatively coupled to the cooking chamber, the boiler structured to controllably inject steam into the cooking chamber; a fan operatively coupled to the cooking chamber, the fan structured to circulate air within the cooking chamber; a scanner structured to read a unique identifier on a food product; and a controller operatively coupled to each of the heating element, the boiler, the fan, and the scanner, the controller structured to; in response to the scanner reading the unique identifier on the food product, transmit the unique identifier to a backend system, receive, from the backend system, cooking instructions for controllably operating at least one of the heating element, the boiler, and the fan so as to cook the food product, and controllably operate the at least one of the heating element, the boiler, and the fan based on the cooking instructions so as to cook the food product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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assigning unique identifiers to each of a plurality of food products, the plurality of food products including a plurality of food product types; defining cooking instructions for cooking each of the food product types; receiving, from a first automated cooking device, a first unique identifier, the first unique identifier corresponding to a first one of the plurality of food products, the first unique identifier having been scanned by the first automated cooking device from the first food product; determining the food product type corresponding to the first food product; determining the cooking instructions corresponding to the first food product type; and transmitting the determined cooking instructions to the first automated cooking device, the first automated cooking device being structured to cook the first food product according to the determined cooking instructions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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characterizing thermal properties of a cooking device, the cooking device defining a cooking chamber; characterizing thermal properties of a food product; defining a parametric temperature map model based on the thermal properties of each of the cooking device and the food product; receiving nominal cooking instructions for cooking the food product; determining, upon the food product being placed in the cooking chamber, initial conditions of the cooking device and the food product based on first temperature measurements from each of a first temperature sensor positioned proximate a wall of the cooking chamber and a second temperature sensor positioned within the cooking chamber and spaced from the wall; determining initial cooking instructions by modifying the nominal cooking instructions based on the initial conditions; operating the heating element so as to cook the food product according to the initial cooking instructions; monitoring second temperature measurements from each of the first and second temperature sensors over time throughout operation of the heating element; analyzing a spatial temperature map of temperatures throughout the cooking chamber based on the second temperature measurements applied to the parametric temperature map model; and dynamically adjusting the controllable operation of the heating element based on the analysis of the spatial temperature map. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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