Cloud based recipe distribution in an enterprise management system

• US 9,740,998 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2012
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
• Original Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
• Inventors: Cartwright, Richard W., Childers, Damon C., Soller, Eric A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nano, Sargon
• Application Number:
  US14/360,767
• Publication Number:
  US 20140330908A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,712 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

A content distribution platform may include processing circuitry having a processor and memory. The memory may store a plurality of content items associated with at least one content library. The processor may be configured to enable distribution of the content items to at least a selected asset among a plurality of food preparation assets via a network. The content items may include at least visible content descriptive of a food item preparable using the selected asset and invisible content including non-human readable instructions for enabling the selected asset to prepare the food item.

Claims

1. A content distribution system in an enterprise management network, the system comprising:

a content distribution platform comprising processing circuitry, the content distribution platform hosting at least one content library, the at least one content library including a plurality of content items related to food preparation; and

a plurality of food preparation assets in communication with the content distribution platform via the network,

wherein the processing circuitry of the content distribution platform is configured to enable distribution of the content items to at least a selected asset among the food preparation assets,

wherein the content items include at least visible content descriptive of a food item preparable using the selected asset and invisible content including non-human readable instructions for enabling the selected asset to prepare the food item,

wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to enable remote configuration of the selected asset to adjust settings of the selected asset relative to enabling the selected asset to prepare the food item via the non-human readable instructions, and

wherein the content distribution platform further comprises a context determiner configured to determine context information associated with the selected asset and enable the selected asset to access specific content items, training or service content based on the context information determined.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the visible content comprises a recipe readable by an operator of the selected asset.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the invisible content comprises a cooking signature for execution by the selected asset.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the food preparation asset is an oven, a holding cabinet, a fryer, food weighing equipment, or a food cooling device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the content items each define:

the visible content for selected asset operator instruction regarding preparation of the food item, and

the invisible content for instructing the selected asset to execute the non-human readable instructions to cook the food item via a series of cooking instructions performed by the selected asset.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one content library comprises a public library accessible by a plurality of individuals associated with different entities.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one content library comprises a private library accessible by one or more individuals associated with a specific entity based on provision of access credentials for accessing the private library.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the content distribution platform is further configured to provide access to training content for the food preparation assets via the network.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the content distribution platform is further configured to provide access to video content relating to the food preparation assets via the network.

10. A content distribution platform comprising processing circuitry including a processor and memory, the memory storing a plurality of content items associated with at least one content library,

wherein the processor is configured to enable distribution of the content items to at least a selected asset among a plurality of food preparation assets via a network, and

wherein the content items include at least visible content descriptive of a food item preparable using the selected asset and invisible content including non-human readable instructions for enabling the selected asset to prepare the food item, and

wherein the processor is further configured to enable remote configuration of the selected asset to adjust settings of the selected asset relative to enabling the selected asset to prepare the food item via the non-human readable instructions, and

wherein the content distribution platform further comprises a context determiner configured to determine context information associated with the selected asset and enable the selected asset to access specific content items, training or service content based on the context information determined.

11. The content distribution platform of claim 10, wherein the visible content comprises a recipe readable by an operator of the selected asset.

12. The content distribution platform of claim 10, wherein the invisible content comprises a cooking signature for execution by the selected asset.

13. The content distribution platform of claim 10, wherein the food preparation asset is an oven, a holding cabinet, a fryer, food weighing equipment, or a food cooling device.

14. The content distribution platform of claim 10, wherein the content items each define:

the visible content for selected asset operator instruction regarding preparation of the food item, and

the invisible content for instructing the selected asset to execute the non-human readable instructions to cook the food item via a series of cooking instructions performed by the selected asset.

15. A method comprising:

receiving information indicative of a recipient of an asset;

registering the recipient in association with the corresponding asset to establish the recipient as a community member;

providing the community member with access to a communication network for sharing content items related to the asset via enabling the community member to access a content library storing the content items;

facilitating distribution of the content items responsive to a request for a particular content item from the community member; and

enabling remote configuration of the asset,

wherein the content items include at least visible content descriptive of a food item preparable using the asset and invisible content including non-human readable instructions for enabling the asset to prepare the food item, and

wherein the remote configuration of the asset includes adjustment of settings of the asset relative to enabling the asset to prepare the food item via the non-human readable instructions, and

wherein facilitating distribution of the content items further comprises determining context information associated with the asset and enabling the asset to access specific content items, training or service content based on the context information determined.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein facilitating distribution further comprises facilitating distribution of the content items created by other community members, vendors, or a network manager.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein providing the community member with access to the content library comprises providing access to a public library or providing access to a private library responsive to the community member providing access credentials for accessing the private library.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the facilitating distribution of the content items comprising distributing access to training content or services for the asset via the network.