Interactive food packaging
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorSinghachai Surintrspanont
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Abstract
The invention provides a food product for delivering an audible, visual and/or tactile message to a consumer of the food product. The food product contains a food packaging component; a tag having encoded information associated with the food packaging component; and a separate reader for translating the encoded information into an audible, visual and/or tactile message. This message may be obtained before, during or after consuming the food product.
Claims29
A food product for delivering an audible, visual or tactile message to a consumer of the food product, comprising:
- a food packaging component;
- a tag having encoded information associated with the food packaging component;
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- a separate reader for translating the encoded information into the audible, visual or tactile message, such that before, during or after consuming the food product, the consumer may obtain the message from the encoded information of the tag by activating the reader to read the tag;
- wherein the reader comprises an antenna, and wherein the tag comprises a chip and an antenna.
A food product system for delivering a message to a consumer of the food product, comprising:
- a food packaging component;
- a tag associated with the food packaging component and comprising encoded information that includes a message in encoded form;
- a housing separate from the food packaging component;
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- a reader connected to the housing and configured for translating the encoded information into the message, such that before, during or after consuming the food product, the consumer may obtain the message from the encoded information of the tag by activating the reader to read the tag.
A food product system for delivering a message to a consumer of the food product, comprising:
- a food packaging component;
- a tag associated with the food packaging component and comprising encoded information;
- a housing separate from the food packaging component and comprising a movable portion;
- a reader connected to the housing and configured for translating the encoded information into the message, such that before, during or after consuming the food product, the consumer may obtain the message from the encoded information of the tag by activating the reader to read the tag;
- a motor connected to the housing and operably associated for moving the movable portion;
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- a sensory output mechanism connected to the housing and configured for actuating the motor to move the movable portion in response to and depending on the translated message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.