RFID tagged and identified cookware in robotic or automated cooking system
OwnerDavid Ben-David, Yair Gordininventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an RFID tagged and identified cookware in robotic or automated cooking system for identification of each one of the cooking vessels throughout the variety of stages of the cooking processes or meal preparation processes in automated or robotic cooking apparatus through an integrated RFID tag.
Claims17
A method of implementing a cooking process in a robotic and automatic cooking apparatus through integration of an RFID tag, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a recipe preparation command from an external storage medium via a system controller;
- b) assigning a set of cookware properties in the integrated RFID tag, depending upon recipe requirements;
- c) identifying a cookware to be used for the recipe and allocating a cookware ID to the RFID tag;
- d) reading the cookware ID from the RFID tag;
- e) assigning an ID to the recipe;
- f) setting system parameters before commencement of recipe preparation and assigning of cookware ID;
- g) preparing the recipe according to the instructions received in steps (a), (b) and (f);
- h) reading the cookware ID from the RFID tag;
- i) serving the dish prepared in step (g);
- j) setting washing parameters to be transferred to the RFID tag via the system controller;
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- k) washing the cookware depending upon the set parameters of washing.
A method of maintenance tracking of a cookware in a robotic and automatic cooking apparatus through integration of an RFID tag, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) pre-setting a cookware maintenance period in a cooking cycle;
- b) reading/writing a cookware ID in the cooking cycle and recording the information;
- c) communicating the read/written data to a system controller;
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- d) receiving notification from the system controller upon requirement of maintenance or replacement of the cookware, thereby preventing system down time, or degradation in cookware performance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.