Information device concerning food preparation

• US 4,807,169 A
• Filed: 03/31/1986
• Issued: 02/21/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Felix J. Overbeck
• Original Assignee: Felix J. Overbeck
• Inventors: Overbeck, Felix J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaw, Gareth D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mills, John G.
• Application Number:
  US06/846,703
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 364/200, 364/900, 364/715, 364/400
• US Class Current: 708/200
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/14 Cooking-vessels for use in hotels, restaurants, or canteens
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition

Abstract

The present invention provides a new and improved method for combining, selecting and preparing food dishes by means of a data storage device or diet calculator. The particular components and ingredients of a meal are stored separately and the data pertaining to a particular meal and/or dish including instructions for preparation can be called up in sequence or can be output through appropriate input commands. The data concerning the menu or recipes of food preparation may be displayed on a display device when retrieved from memory or when entered into memory from the keyboard.

Claims

1. Information device concerning food preparation comprising:

data storage facilities for storing programs representing a description of ingredients;

including basic feed stuff and relative quantities as they relate to particular dishes and meals, and (b) description of preparation and combination of a plurality of individual dishes and meals;

keying means for calling on said information in sequence or at random; and

display means for displaying said information on call, including particularly associative display of information on ingredients and rules for preparation of one or more particular dishes and meals.

2. Device as in claim 1 and including an input/output module connected to said keying means as well as a microprocessor and a bus interconnecting said input/output modules and microprocessor and storage facility for menu combining programs, the programs for the preparation of dishes and menus, and identifying data for food items.