Weight-based kitchen assistant
AssigneePepper Life Inc.
InventorsAndrei Hogea, Mihai Hogea, Zachary Pino
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Abstract
A weight-based kitchen assistant in the form of a voice-assisted electronic scale allows a user to quickly convert weight measurements to volumetric measurements, determine accurate nutritional information of a food item based on its weight, and follow the steps of a recipe hands-free while cooking or baking in the kitchen. When connected to peripheral storage vessels, the weight-based kitchen assistant allows the user to manage and locate where ingredients are stored. The weight-based kitchen assistant also provides the user with the ability to measure accurate serving sizes and perform personalized dietary tracking.
Claims20
An electronic scale comprising:
- a weight sensing module;
- and
- a controller coupled to the weight sensing module, the controller configured to:
- receive a voice command associated with a food item from a user;
- transmit, via a network, the received voice command to a voice processing server for natural language interpretation;
- receive, via the network, a response from the voice processing server indicating an interpreted voice command;
- based on the interpreted voice command, analyze, via the network, a database to determine food data attributed to the food item;
- receive a portion of the food item on the weight sensing module;
- and
- measure a quantity of the food item based on the portion of the food item received on the weight sensing module and the determined food data attributed to the food item.
A method in an electronic scale comprising:
- receiving, by the electronic scale, a voice command associated with a food item from a user;
- transmitting, by the electronic scale via a network, the received voice command to a voice processing server for natural language interpretation;
- receiving, by the electronic scale via the network, a response from the voice processing server indicating an interpreted voice command;
- based on the interpreted voice command, analyzing, by the electronic scale via the network, a database to determine food data attributed to the food item;
- receiving, on the electronic scale, a portion of the food item;
- and
- measuring, by the electronic scale, a quantity of the food item based on the portion of the food item received on the electronic scale and the determined food data attributed to the food item.
A system comprising:
- an electronic scale;
- and
- a database;
- the electronic scale comprising a controller configured to:
- receive a voice command associated with a food item from a user;
- transmit, via a network, the received voice command to a voice processing server for natural language interpretation;
- receive, via the network, a response from the voice processing server indicating an interpreted voice command;
- based on the interpreted voice command, analyze, via the network, the database to determine food data attributed to the food item;
- receive a portion of the food item on the electronic scale;
- and
- measure a quantity of the food item based on the portion of the food item received on the electronic scale and the determined food data attributed to the food item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.