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US 8,145,854 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for controlling automated food preparation systems
OwnerRusty Shawn Leeinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are presented for automatically generating machine control instructions for controlling automated food preparation systems and equipment from ordinary recipes in natural language. The invention allows the sharing, remote execution, scheduling, and automatic ingredient ordering for such recipes to allow professional food preparation with little or no human intervention.
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A method for controlling one or more automated food preparation systems, the method comprising the steps of:
- parsing one or more commands in a recipe by automatically extracting a list of ingredients and one or more measurements for the ingredients required for the recipe;
- automatically determining one or more pieces of equipment needed to fulfill the one or more commands;
- automatically generating one or more sequences of instructions for the one or more automated food preparation systems to control the one or more pieces of equipment;
- automatically transmitting the one or more sequences of instructions to the one or more automated food preparation systems;
- monitoring the execution of the one or more sequences of instructions on the one or more automated food preparation systems;
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- automatically creating any additional instructions necessary to ensure proper execution of the one or more sequences of instructions on the one or more automated food preparation systems.
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A food processing system for making prepared meals, comprising:
- a means for parsing machine-independent recipes from a knowledge base comprising one or more recipes;
- a means for converting recipes into one or more sequences of one or more instructions for one or more pieces of automated food preparation equipment;
- a means for selecting an appropriate automated food preparation system to use for the one or more sequences of one or more instructions;
- a means for transmitting the one or more sequences of one or more instructions to the appropriate automated food preparation equipment at designated times to achieve preparation of a selected recipe from the knowledge base.
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