Method and apparatus for Meal Planning and Optimization

• US 20180150919A1
• Filed: 11/29/2016
• Published: 05/31/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Benjamin Robert Drolet
• Original Assignee: Benjamin Robert Drolet
• Inventors: Drolet, Benjamin Robert
• Application Number:
  US15/364,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20180150919A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants

Abstract

A method for meal optizimation, by a data processor, comprising: planning meals, with a meal planning interface module, specifying a future date and determining meal options based on optimization of perishable goods in an inventory; specifying when the number of meals are to be prepared automatically and/or manually with a voice recognition device and/or an image recognition device and/or bar code scanning device and/or other scanning devices and/or manually with a user interface, including updating and/or adding and/or removing the items at a point of entry into and/or out of a food storage area and/or a plurality of food storage areas, such as at a doorway and/or window and/or counter and/or loading area and/or unloading area; and ordering and or delivering and/or arranging for delivery, manually and/or automatically, of the items from a grocery store or a plurality of grocery stores and/or from other sites and/or other food item sources.

Claims

1. A method for meal optimization, by a data processor, comprising:

planning meals, with a meal planning interface module, the meal planning interface module used to carry out the steps of;

specifying a number of meals to be prepared;

specifying a future date and determining meal options based on optimization of perishable goods in an inventory;

specifying when the number of meals are to be prepared;

specifying a dietary constraint;

specifying an ethnic and/or cultural and/or religious constraint;

specifying meal options based on time and/or budgetary constraints;

specifying a recipe for the meals to be prepared; and

identifying items, with a current inventory module, the current inventory module comprising;

identifying the items available in inventory, including refrigerated goods and/or dry goods and/or frozen goods;

identifying the items available at preferred grocer;

identifying the items available at alternative grocer;

identifying the items available at other meal planning site inventory;

identifying the items available at a garden;

identifying the items available at other food item sources; and

updating with an incoming inventory module and/or an outgoing inventory module, the current inventory module;

automatically and/or manual with a voice recognition device and/or an image recognition device and/or bar code scanning device and/or other scanning devices and/or manually with a user interface, including updating and/or adding and/or removing the items at a point of entry into and/or out of a fond storage area and/or a plurality of food storage areas, such as at a doorway and/or window and/or counter and/or loading area and/or unloading area; and

ordering and or delivering and/or arranging for delivery, manually and/or automatically, of the items from a grocery store or a plurality of grocery stores and/or from other food preparation sites and/or other food item sources, with a meal planning interface module.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the incoming inventory module further comprises:

identifying and/or recording incoming items with a voice recognition device;

identifying and/or recording incoming items with a scanning-device;

identifying and/or recording incoming items with an imaging device;

identifying and/or recording incoming item from other sites; and

identifying and/or recording incoming items with a manual entry device.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the scanning device further comprises a bar code scan and/or a RFID.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the outgoing inventory module further comprises:

identifying and/or recording incoming items with a voice recognition device;

identifying and/or recording incoming items with a scanning device;

identifying and/or recording incoming items with an imaging device;

identifying and/or recording incoming item from other sites; and

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identifying and/or recording incoming items with a manual entry device.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein the scanning device further comprises bar code scan and/or RFID.

4. The method as recited in method 2 wherein the imaging device includes an image auto-identification of items.

7. The method as recited in method 5 wherein the imaging device includes image auto identification of items.

8. A system for meal optimization, the system comprising:

planning meals, with a meal planning interface module, the meal planning interface module used to;

specify a number of meals to be prepared;

specify a future date and determining meal options based on optimization, of perishable goods in an inventory;

specify when the number of meals are to be prepared;

specify a dietary constraint;

specify an ethnic and/or cultural and/or religious constraint;

specify meal options based on time and/or budgetary constraints;

specify a recipe for the meals to be prepared; and

identify items, with a current inventory module, the current inventory module used to;

identify the items available in inventory, including refrigerated goods and/or dry goods and/or frozen goods;

identify the hems available at preferred grocer;

identify the items available at alternative grocer;

identify the items available at other meal planning site inventory;

identify the items available at a garden;

identify the items available at other food item sources; and

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to update wife an incoming inventory module and/or an outgoing inventory module, the current inventory module;

automatically and/or manually with a voice recognition device and/or an image recognition device and/or bar code scanning device and/or other scanning devices and/or manually with a user interface, including updating and/or adding and/or removing the items at a point of entry into and/or out of a food storage area and/or a plurality of food storage areas, such as at a doorway and/or window and/or counter and/or loading area and/or unloading area; and

ordering and or delivering and/or arranging for delivery, manually and/or automatically, of the items from a grocery store or a plurality of grocery stores and/or from other food preparation sites and/or other food item sources, with a meal planning interface module.

9. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein the incoming inventory module further:

identify and/or record incoming items with a voice recognition device;

identify and/or record incoming items with a scanning device;

identify and/or record incoming items with an imaging device;

identify and/or record incoming item from other sites; and

identify and/or record incoming items with a manual entry device.

10. The system as recited in claim 9 wherein the scanning device further comprises a bar code scan and/or a RFID.

11. The system as recited in method 9 wherein the imaging device includes an image auto-identification of items.

12. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein the outgoing inventory module further:

identify and/or record incoming items with a voice recognition device;

identify and/or record incoming items with a scanning device;

identity and/or record incoming items with an imaging device;

identify and/or record incoming item from other sites; and

identify and/or record incoming items with a manual entry device.

13. The system, as recited in claim 12 wherein the scanning device further comprises bar code scan and/or RFID.

14. An apparatus for meal optimization, the apparatus comprising:

a meal planning interface module, wherein the meal planning interface module;

specifies a number of meals to be prepared;

specifies a future date and determining meal options based on optimization of perishable goods in an inventory;

specifies when the number of meals are to be prepared;

specifies a dietary constraint;

specifies an ethnic and/or cultural and/or religions constraint;

specifies meal options based on time and/or budgetary constraints;

specifies a recipe-for the meals to be prepared; and

a current inventory module, wherein the current inventory module;

identifies the items available In inventory, including refrigerated goods and/or dry-goods and/or frozen goods;

identifies the-items available at preferred grocer;

identities the items available at alternative grocer;

identifies the items available at other meal planning site inventory;

identifies the items available at a garden;

identifies the items available at other food item sources; and

an incoming inventory module and/or an outgoing inventory module, the current inventory module;

automatically and/or manually with a voice recognition device and/or an image recognition device and/or bar code scanning device and/or other scanning devices and/or manually with a user interface, including updating and/or adding and/or removing the items at a point of entry into and/or out of a food storage area and/or a plurality of food storage areas, such as at a doorway and/or window and/or counter and/or loading area and/or unloading area; and

ordering and or delivering and/or arranging for delivery, manually and/or automatically, of the items from a grocery store or a plurality of grocery stores and/or from other food preparation sites and/or other food hem sources, with a meal planning interface module.