Food rotation and labeling system
AssigneeInnovative Technologies By Design, Inc.
InventorJASON BRETT MOBLEY
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Abstract
A food rotation and labeling system includes an alert station operatively coupled to a label maker. The label maker prints labels each having a unique identifier linked to a digital database maintained by the alert station having a processor, a memory, and a display screen. The processor is configured to store the unique identifier and associated food data including at least a preparation date and an expiration date in the memory. The processor is also configured to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display screen and configured to present the food data and status of each food container. In addition, the processor is configured to display an alert on the display screen and transmit the alert to a mobile device when a food container is approaching expiration or has expired.
Claims20
A food rotation and labeling system comprising:
- a label maker configured to print a label including a unique identifier for a food container;
- an alert station operatively coupled to the label maker, the alert station comprising:
- a processor, a memory, and a display screen;
- the processor configured to store the unique identifier and associated food data including at least a preparation date and an expiration date in the memory;
- the processor configured to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display screen and configured to present the food data and status of each food container;
- and
- the processor configured to display an alert on the display screen and transmit the alert to a mobile device when a food container is approaching expiration or has expired.
A method of managing food inventory using a food rotation and labeling system, the method comprising:
- generating, by an alert station, a label having a unique identifier and printing the label using a label maker;
- affixing the label to a food container;
- storing, in a database of the alert station, food data associated with the unique identifier, including a preparation date and an expiration date;
- operating the alert station to monitor the food data and automatically update a status of the food container;
- and
- operating the alert station to generate an alert when the food container is approaching expiration or has expired, the alert being displayed on the alert station and transmitted to a mobile device.
A food container comprising:
- a body configured to store food;
- and
- a label affixed to the body, the label including a unique identifier corresponding to a record stored in a database of an alert station, the record including at least a preparation date and an expiration date of the food.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.