Interactive recipe preparation instruction delivery to disabled indiviuals
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- retrieving an instruction delivery preference corresponding to a user with a disability, the instruction delivery preference received by an interactive cooking preparation device;
receiving, from the user, a recipe selected from a plurality of recipes;
retrieving, from a data store, a plurality of preparation steps corresponding to the selected recipe;
providing the plurality of preparation steps to the user using the interactive cooking preparation device to provide the preparation steps in an alternative delivery mode based on the retrieved instruction delivery preference;
identifying a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of items used during the preparation steps, wherein the plurality of locations are included in a horizontal surface of the interactive cooking preparation device;
selecting one of the plurality of items included in a current preparation step of the plurality of preparation steps; and
in response to the selecting, directing the user to the selected item by visually highlighting the location of the horizontal surface of the interactive cooking preparation device that corresponds to the selected item.
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Abstract
A way of delivering recipe preparation instruction to disabled individuals is provided using an interactive cooking preparation device. The device retrieves an instruction delivery preference that corresponds to a user with a disability, such as a hearing or sight disability. The user then selects a recipe from list of recipes. Preparation steps that correspond to the selected recipe are retrieved from a data store, such as a database. The retrieved preparation steps are provided to the user using the interactive cooking preparation device that provides the preparation steps in an alternative delivery mode based on the user'"'"'s delivery preference.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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retrieving an instruction delivery preference corresponding to a user with a disability, the instruction delivery preference received by an interactive cooking preparation device; receiving, from the user, a recipe selected from a plurality of recipes; retrieving, from a data store, a plurality of preparation steps corresponding to the selected recipe; providing the plurality of preparation steps to the user using the interactive cooking preparation device to provide the preparation steps in an alternative delivery mode based on the retrieved instruction delivery preference; identifying a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of items used during the preparation steps, wherein the plurality of locations are included in a horizontal surface of the interactive cooking preparation device; selecting one of the plurality of items included in a current preparation step of the plurality of preparation steps; and in response to the selecting, directing the user to the selected item by visually highlighting the location of the horizontal surface of the interactive cooking preparation device that corresponds to the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information handling system that is an interactive cooking preparation device, the information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory accessible by at least one of the processors; a nonvolatile storage device accessible by at least one of the processors; a recipe data store stored on the nonvolatile storage device; and a set of instructions which are loaded into the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to perform actions of; retrieving an instruction delivery preference corresponding to a user with a disability; receiving, from the user, a recipe selected from a plurality of recipes stored in the recipe data store; retrieving, from a data store stored on the nonvolatile storage device, a plurality of preparation steps corresponding to the selected recipe; providing the plurality of preparation steps to the user using the interactive cooking preparation device to provide the preparation steps in an alternative delivery mode based on the retrieved instruction delivery preference; identifying a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of items used during the preparation steps, wherein the plurality of locations are included in a horizontal surface of the interactive cooking preparation device; selecting one of the plurality of items included in a current preparation step of the plurality of preparation steps; and in response to the selecting, directing the user to the selected item by visually highlighting the location of the horizontal surface of the interactive cooking preparation device that corresponds to the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising functional descriptive material that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform actions that include:
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retrieving an instruction delivery preference corresponding to a user with a disability, the instruction delivery preference received by an interactive cooking preparation device; receiving, from the user, a recipe selected from a plurality of recipes; retrieving, from a data store, a plurality of preparation steps corresponding to the selected recipe; providing the plurality of preparation steps to the user using the interactive cooking preparation device to provide the preparation steps in an alternative delivery mode based on the retrieved instruction delivery preference; identifying a plurality of locations corresponding to a plurality of items used during the preparation steps, wherein the plurality of locations are included in a horizontal surface of the interactive cooking preparation device; selecting one of the plurality of items included in a current preparation step of the plurality of preparation steps; and in response to the selecting, directing the user to the selected item by visually highlighting the location of the horizontal surface of the interactive cooking preparation device that corresponds to the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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