Modular food holding system
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1. A method for controlling a modular food holding system with a central controller, comprising:
- establishing a communicative connection between the central controller and a master base of the modular food holding system;
receiving, at a processor of the central controller, data from a unit controller of each of one or more food holding chambers of the modular food holding system, wherein each of the one or more food holding chambers includes a cavity for holding food, wherein at least one of the one or more food holding chambers receives power from the master base, and wherein the data is received through the master base via the communicative connection;
establishing, by the processor of the central controller, one or more control commands based at least in part upon the received data; and
presenting, at a display of the central controller, information regarding the one or more control commands to a user of the central controller.
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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 method for controlling a modular food holding system with a central controller, comprising:
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establishing a communicative connection between the central controller and a master base of the modular food holding system; receiving, at a processor of the central controller, data from a unit controller of each of one or more food holding chambers of the modular food holding system, wherein each of the one or more food holding chambers includes a cavity for holding food, wherein at least one of the one or more food holding chambers receives power from the master base, and wherein the data is received through the master base via the communicative connection; establishing, by the processor of the central controller, one or more control commands based at least in part upon the received data; and presenting, at a display of the central controller, information regarding the one or more control commands to a user of the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A central controller for a modular food holding system, comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more displays; a program memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the central controller to; establish a communicative connection between the central controller and a master base of the modular food holding system; receive data from a unit controller of each of one or more food holding chambers of the modular food holding system, wherein each of the one or more food holding chambers includes a cavity for holding food, wherein at least one of the one or more food holding chambers receives power from the master base, and wherein the data is received through the master base via the communicative connection; establish one or more control commands based at least in part upon the received data; and present information regarding the one or more control commands to a user of the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for controlling a modular food holding system with a central controller, which instructions when executed by one or more processors of the central controller cause the central controller to:
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establish a communicative connection between the central controller and a master base of the modular food holding system; receive data from a unit controller of each of one or more food holding chambers of the modular food holding system, wherein each of the one or more food holding chambers includes a cavity for holding food, wherein at least one of the one or more food holding chambers receives power from the master base, and wherein the data is received through the master base via the communicative connection; establish one or more control commands based at least in part upon the received data; and present information regarding the one or more control commands to a user of the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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