# US 2013/0157231 A1 · System and method for providing an institutional nutrition service > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0157231 A1 - Document ID: US20130157231A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/527,919 - Filed: 2012-06-20 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-20 - Inventors: Jeffrey Cahoon; Paul Wagner; Scott Elser; David Low - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130157231A1 ## CPC - G09B 19/0092: {Nutrition} - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) ## Abstract A method, system and computer program product is described for providing meals to consumers in a school district. The method includes utilizing a computer processor to obtain meal offering submissions from food service suppliers, determining whether the meal offering comply with predefined guidelines and displaying the meal offerings that meet the guidelines on a client for selection by a user, and obtaining via user input, orders for the meal offerings. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for providing meals to consumers in a school district, said method comprising: obtaining, by a processor, a submission from a first food service supplier wherein said submission comprises a first meal offering; determining whether said first meal offering complies with predefined guidelines executed by said processor; displaying said first meal offering on a client for selection by a user, responsive to determining that said first meal offering meets said guidelines; and obtaining via user input an order for said first meal offering. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: obtaining, by a processor, a submission from a second food service supplier wherein said submission comprises a second meal offering; determining whether said second meal offering complies with said predefined guidelines executed by said processor; displaying said second meal offering on said client for selection by a user, responsive to determining that second said meal offering meets said guidelines wherein said second meal offering is displayed with said first meal offering and wherein said user can select either said first meal offerings or said second meal offering. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said predefined guidelines comprise nutritional guidelines for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: obtaining payment information with said order; processing said payment information to authorize an electronic payment; and transmitting said electronic payment to said first service provider. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said determining further comprises evaluating whether said first food service supplier is geographically accessible to a given population; and wherein said user is a member of said given population. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said predefined guidelines comprise a requirement that said first meal offering provide at least 33.3% of the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance for protein, calories, calcium, iron and vitamins A and C, and less than 30% of calories come from fat and less than 10% from saturated fat. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said first meal offering is one of: a breakfast offering, a lunch offering. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: assigning said first meal item to a schedule so said first meal item is available to said given population in accordance with said schedule; and wherein said displaying comprises displaying said first meal offering on said client for selection by a user when said first meal item is available to said population. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein said given population is a school district. ### Claim 10 A computer system for providing meals to consumers in a school district, said computer system comprising: a memory; and a processor in communication with said memory, wherein said computer system is configured to perform a method comprising: obtaining, by said processor, a submission from a first food service supplier wherein said submission comprises a first meal offering; determining whether said first meal offering complies with predefined guidelines executed by said processor; displaying said first meal offering on a client for selection by a user, responsive to determining that said first meal offering meets said guidelines; and obtaining via user input an order for said first meal offering. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computer system of claim 10, said method further comprising: obtaining, by a processor, a submission from a second food service supplier wherein said submission comprises a second meal offering; determining whether said second meal offering complies with said predefined guidelines executed by said processor; displaying said second meal offering on said client for selection by a user, responsive to determining that second said meal offering meets said guidelines wherein said second meal offering is displayed with said first meal offering and wherein said user can select either said first meal offerings or said second meal offering. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The computer system of claim 10, said method further comprising: obtaining payment information with said order; processing said payment information to authorize an electronic payment; and transmitting said electronic payment to said first service provider. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The computer system of claim 10, wherein said determining further comprises evaluating whether said first food service supplier is geographically accessible to a given population; and wherein said user is a member of said given population. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computer system of claim 13, said method further comprising: assigning said first meal item to a schedule so said first meal item is available to said given population in accordance with said schedule; and wherein said displaying comprises displaying said first meal offering on said client for selection by a user when said first meal item is available to said population. ### Claim 15 A computer program product for providing meals to consumers in a school district, the computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising: computer readable program code configured to obtain a submission from a first food service supplier wherein said submission comprises a first meal offering; computer readable program code configured to determine whether said first meal offering complies with predefined guidelines executed by said processor; computer readable program code configured to display said first meal offering on a client for selection by a user, responsive to determining that said first meal offering meets said guidelines; and computer readable program code configured to obtain via user input an order for said first meal offering. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising: computer readable program code configured to obtain a submission from a second food service supplier wherein said submission comprises a second meal offering; computer readable program code configured to determine whether said second meal offering complies with said predefined; computer readable program code configured to display said second meal offering on said client for selection by a user, responsive to determining that second said meal offering meets said guidelines wherein said second meal offering is displayed with said first meal offering and wherein said user can select either said first meal offerings or said second meal offering. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising: computer readable program code configured to obtain payment information with said order; computer readable program code configured to process said payment information to authorize an electronic payment; and computer readable program code configured to transmit said electronic payment to said first service provider. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said computer readable program code configured to determine further comprises computer readable program code configured evaluate whether said first food service supplier is geographically accessible to a given population; and wherein said user is a member of said given population. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising: computer readable program code configured to assign said first meal item to a schedule so said first meal item is available to said given population in accordance with said schedule; and wherein said computer readable program code configured to display comprises computer readable program code configured to display said first meal offering on said client for selection by a user when said first meal item is available to said population. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein said predefined guidelines comprise nutritional guidelines for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.