Modular food holding system
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1. A modular food holding system communicatively connected to a central controller, comprising:
- a master base configured to communicatively connect each of one or more food holding chambers to the central controller;
a first food holding chamber directly connected to the master base; and
a second food holding chamber connected to the master base through an expansion base connected to the master base;
wherein the master base is configured to establish a communication connection between the central controller and the first and second food holding chambers,wherein the first and second food holding chambers receive control commands from the central controller, andwherein the second food holding chamber is connected to the expansion base, and wherein the expansion base is directly connected to the master base and is configured to communicatively connect one or more additional food holding chambers and one or more additional expansion bases to the master base.
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Abstract
A modular food holding system includes a plurality of individual modularized food holding chambers, each of the plurality of food holding chambers being physically and communicatively removably connected to one another. Each of the food holding chambers includes a food holding cavity and at least one of a heating element and/or a cooling element for heating or cooling the food holding cavity. A chamber base is physically and communicatively removably connected to one of the food holding chambers and operation of at least one food holding chamber is controlled by the chamber base.
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1. A modular food holding system communicatively connected to a central controller, comprising:
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a master base configured to communicatively connect each of one or more food holding chambers to the central controller; a first food holding chamber directly connected to the master base; and a second food holding chamber connected to the master base through an expansion base connected to the master base; wherein the master base is configured to establish a communication connection between the central controller and the first and second food holding chambers, wherein the first and second food holding chambers receive control commands from the central controller, and wherein the second food holding chamber is connected to the expansion base, and wherein the expansion base is directly connected to the master base and is configured to communicatively connect one or more additional food holding chambers and one or more additional expansion bases to the master base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for monitoring a plurality of food holding chambers of a modular food holding system, comprising:
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connecting a first food holding chamber to a master base; connecting a second food holding chamber to the first food holding chamber, wherein connecting the second food holding chamber to the first food holding chamber communicatively connects the second food holding chamber to the master base through an expansion base connected to the master base, wherein the second food holding chamber is connected to the expansion base, and wherein the expansion base is directly connected to the master base and is configured to communicatively connect one or more additional food holding chambers and one or more additional expansion bases to the master base; connecting, by a communications link, a central controller to a master base; receiving, via the communications link, first operating parameters regarding operation of the first food holding chamber and second operating parameters regarding operation of the second food holding chamber; communicating, from the master base, the first operating parameters to the first food holding chamber; communicating, from the master base through the expansion base, the second operating parameters to the second food holding chamber; controlling, by a first unit controller, the operation of the first food holding chambers based upon the first operating parameters; and controlling, by a second unit controller, the operation of the second food holding chambers based upon the second operating parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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