Apparatus and method for food capture
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1. A method for operating a feeding device comprising the steps of:
- providing a food compartment;
providing a feed arm supporting a utensil;
providing an initial utensil sequence, including a first predetermined pathway for said utensil relative to the food compartment;
providing a continuous utensil sequence, including a predetermined pathway for said utensil relative to a food compartment;
cycling the feeding device through the initial utensil sequence; and
upon completion of the initial utensil sequence optionally cycling the feeding device through said continuous utensil sequence.
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Abstract
A method for operating a feeding device, the feeding device including a feed arm operative to transfer food from a food compartment to a feed position, typically adjacent an individual. The method includes operating the feeding device in a predetermined pattern or sequence to retrieve food from the food compartment. The method uses multiple utensil pathways whereby the feeding device includes an initial utensil pattern or sequence and a subsequent pattern or sequence.
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1. A method for operating a feeding device comprising the steps of:
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providing a food compartment; providing a feed arm supporting a utensil; providing an initial utensil sequence, including a first predetermined pathway for said utensil relative to the food compartment; providing a continuous utensil sequence, including a predetermined pathway for said utensil relative to a food compartment; cycling the feeding device through the initial utensil sequence; and upon completion of the initial utensil sequence optionally cycling the feeding device through said continuous utensil sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for operating a feeding device comprising the steps of:
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providing a food compartment; moving a utensil relative to the food compartment through multiple retrieval paths, said retrieval paths including; a linear path extending at least partially along a line between opposing edges of said food compartment; an angular path extending at least partially along a line at an angle with respect to the line between opposing edges of said food compartment; an arcuate path extending at least partially along a line adjacent an arcuate sidewall of said food compartment. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for operating a feeding device comprising the steps of:
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providing a user input device, wherein actuating the user input device generates a retrieve request; providing a utensil movable through a predetermined utensil pathway; moving the utensil through a first predetermined utensil pathway the first time the user input device generates a retrieve request; moving the utensil through a second predetermined utensil pathway the second time the user input device generates a retrieve request; moving the utensil through a third predetermined utensil pathway the third time the user input device generates a retrieve request; and moving the utensil through a fourth predetermined utensil pathway the fourth time the user input device generates a retrieve request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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