Food delivery system for packaging of food and method of delivering food to be packaged
AssigneeGrupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.
InventorsJose Antonio Contreras Gamboa, Gerald Edward Holt, Pablo Rodriguez
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Abstract
A delivery system that includes a surface having a surface upon which a food item is placed. An array of sensors positioned above the surface and which takes multiple readings of the food item on the surface. A processor that analyzes the multiple readings and generates a height profile for the food item and determines a characteristic of the food item based on the height profile, wherein the characteristic is selected from the group consisting of 1) whether the food item is right side up or upside down, 2) whether the food item is misoriented; 3) whether the food item is missing a portion of food; and 4) whether the food item is damaged.
Claims16
A delivery system comprising:
- a surface comprising a surface upon which a food item is placed;
- an array of sensors positioned above the surface and which takes multiple readings of the food item on the surface;
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- a processor that analyzes the multiple readings and generates a height profile for the food item and determines a characteristic of the food item based on the height profile, wherein the characteristic is selected from the group consisting of 1) whether the food item is right side up or upside down, 2) whether the food item is misoriented;
- 3) whether the food item is missing a portion of food;
- and 4) whether the food item is damaged.
A method of delivery comprising:
- placing a food item on a surface;
- taking multiple readings of the food item on the surface;
- analyzing the multiple readings and generating a height profile for the food item and determining a characteristic of the food item based on the height profile, wherein the characteristic is selected from the group consisting of 1) whether the food item is right side up or upside down, 2) whether the food item is misoriented;
- 3) whether the food item is missing a portion of food;
- and 4) whether the food item is damaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.