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US 2018/0321679 A1Published application
Systems and methods for autonomous mobile food preparation and delivery
OwnerTimothy James Nixoninventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for delivering food. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, by a processor, a food delivery request; autonomously preparing food, by the processor and at least one robot or task specific device, based on the food delivery request in a compartment configured to be sterile of an autonomous vehicle; and autonomously delivering the prepared food by the autonomous vehicle.
Claims20
A method of delivering food, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a food delivery request;
- autonomously preparing food, by the processor and at least one robot or task specific device, based on the food delivery request in a compartment configured to be sterile of an autonomous vehicle;
- and
- autonomously delivering the prepared food by the autonomous vehicle.
1 more element
A controller system of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a computer readable medium comprising:
- a materials manager module configured to, by a processor, manage storage of at least one of ingredients and materials within the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- a preparation manager module configured to, by a processor, manage preparation of a food using the at least one of ingredients and materials stored within the autonomous vehicle.
1 more element
An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a first compartment including one or more components that autonomously control the vehicle;
- and
- a second compartment including components that autonomously prepare food within the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.