Method and System for Food Preparation
OwnerSiddhartha Srivastavainventor
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Abstract
A system for preparation of high quality and healthy food by automatic means is provided. The system includes one or more sections for carrying out the one or more operations required for the preparation of food. The food is prepared using automated or semi-automated processes using one or more processing devices.
Claims29
A system for automatic preparation of a meal from one or more ingredients of a plurality of ingredients, the one or more ingredients determined based on a recipe of the meal, the system comprising:
- one or more preparation sections including:
- a storage section, the storage section storing the plurality of ingredients;
- a transportation section, the transporting section selecting and transporting the one or more ingredients of the plurality of ingredients stored in the storage section;
- a cooking section, the cooking section processing the one or more ingredients received from the transportation section;
- a heating section, the heating section performing heating functions for meal preparation upon receiving a requirement from the cooking section;
- and
- a cleaning section, the cleaning section performing cleaning functions after the completion of meal preparation;
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- a computing device, the computing device controlling the one or more preparation sections.
A method for automatic preparation of a meal from one or more ingredients of a plurality of ingredients, the one or more ingredients determined based on a recipe of the meal, the method comprising:
- storing the plurality of ingredients in a storage section;
- selecting and transporting, via a transportation section, the one or more ingredients of the plurality of ingredients stored in the storage section;
- processing, at a cooking section, the one or more ingredients received from the transportation section;
- performing heating functions for meal preparation upon receiving a requirement from the cooking section;
- performing cleaning functions, via a cleaning section, after the completion of meal preparation;
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- controlling, via a computing device, the storing, selecting, processing, performing heating functions, and performing cleaning functions.
A computer program product for use with a computer, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code stored thereon for performing automatic preparation of a meal from one or more ingredients of a plurality of ingredients, the one or more ingredients determined based on a recipe of the meal, the computer program product performing the steps of:
- storing the plurality of ingredients in a storage section;
- selecting and transporting, via a transportation section, the one or more ingredients of the plurality of ingredients stored in the storage section;
- processing, at a cooking section, the one or more ingredients received from the transportation section;
- performing heating functions for meal preparation upon receiving a requirement from the cooking section;
- performing cleaning functions, via a cleaning section, after the completion of meal preparation;
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- controlling, via a computing device, the storing, selecting, processing, performing heating functions, and performing cleaning functions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.