Method and apparatus for customer specific based food preparation prediction
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1. A system for generating food preparation prediction information comprising:
- a detector for obtaining customer information prior to a customer reaching an ordering station;
a memory including program instructions for,obtaining customer information from the detector,associating the customer information with stored customer specific preference information,generating a pseudo-order based upon the associated preference information,generating food preparation information indicative of the number of products to be maintained in a staging area based upon the pseudo-order, anddisplaying the food preparation information; and
a processor operably connected to the detector and the memory for executing the program instructions.
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Abstract
A food preparation predicting system and method in one embodiment includes a detector for obtaining customer information, a memory including program instructions for obtaining customer information from the detector, associating the customer information with stored customer specific preference information, generating a pseudo-order based upon the associated preference information, generating food preparation information based upon the pseudo-order, and displaying the food preparation information, and a processor operably connected to the camera and the memory for executing the program instructions.
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1. A system for generating food preparation prediction information comprising:
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a detector for obtaining customer information prior to a customer reaching an ordering station; a memory including program instructions for, obtaining customer information from the detector, associating the customer information with stored customer specific preference information, generating a pseudo-order based upon the associated preference information, generating food preparation information indicative of the number of products to be maintained in a staging area based upon the pseudo-order, and displaying the food preparation information; and a processor operably connected to the detector and the memory for executing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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7. A method of predicting food preparation requirements comprising:
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obtaining customer information utilizing a detector located to detect a customer prior to the customer reaching an ordering station; associating the customer information with stored customer specific preference information from a customer database; generating a pseudo-order based upon the associated preference information; generating food preparation information indicative of the number of products to be maintained in a staging area based upon the pseudo-order utilizing a programmed processor; and displaying the food preparation information on a display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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