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Analytics-based design and planning of creative menus

a technology of analytical design and menu planning, applied in the field of food preparation, can solve the problem of complicated planning of creative menus

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-06-11
IBM CORP
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The present patent provides a method and device for analytics-based design and planning of creative menus. Users can specify the ingredients that must be included in the menu and the criteria that must be satisfied. The system automatically formulates an optimization problem to evaluate multiple potential dishes and selects the most suitable ones based on the user's criteria. The resulting menu includes one or more dishes that meet the user's requirements and include the specified ingredients. The method and device help users design and plan menus efficiently based on their preferences, allowing them to create menus that meet their needs or satisfy specific criteria.

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Planning a creative menu is thus complicated by the consideration of required attributes and / or constraints for the menu, as well as the availability of the required resources and facilities.

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[0020]In one embodiment, the present disclosure is related to a method and apparatus for analytics-based design and planning of creative menus. Design of a menu involves the selection of the dishes that constitute the menu, while planning of the menu involves scheduling and delegating (e.g., to people or equipment) the tasks necessary to prepare the dishes. For example, one embodiment of the present disclosure automatically (i.e., with little or no human assistance) designs a menu that may be perceived to be novel and varied, and may also be perceived as superior when considering other attributes or constraints. Further embodiments plan the menu for execution in a manner that considers the available facilities and resources. The present disclosure has particular applicability in the food industry, where it may be applied to design and plan menus in collaboration with entities that provide planning services to their customers (e.g., restaurants, nursing homes, schools, airlines, etc....

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In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for analytics-based design and planning of creative menus. A method for designing and planning a menu, wherein the menu comprises at least one dish comprising a set of ingredients prepared according to a recipe includes obtaining a user-specified ingredient that must be included in the menu, obtaining a user-specified criterion that must be satisfied by the menu, automatically formulating an optimization problem that evaluates a plurality of potential dishes for inclusion in the menu by optimizing over the user-specified criterion, and automatically selecting the at least one dish from among the plurality of potential dishes, wherein the automatically selecting is performed based at least in part on a solution to the optimization problem, and wherein the at least one dish includes the user-specified ingredient.

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FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0001]This disclosure relates generally to the field of food preparation, and relates more specifically to the use of analytics to design and plan creative menus that meet a set of stated requirements.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]A menu is a set of dishes (i.e., sets of ingredients prepared according to respective recipes) that, together, constitute a meal (e.g., a soup, an entrée, a side, a dessert, and / or a beverage). A menu may be defined by one or more attributes (i.e., potentially measurable features), such as novelty (e.g., how “new” the person consuming the food perceives the menu to be), nutrition level (e.g., how healthy the menu is), profitability (e.g., how much profit the menu is expected to bring to the person or establishment providing the menu), or the like.[0003]There is an increasing demand in the field of food preparation for “creative” menus. A creative menu is a menu that is perceived to be highly novel, and that may optionally also be...

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IPC IPC(8): G09B19/00G06F19/00G06F17/50
CPCG09B19/0092G06F19/3475G06F17/50B01D2257/90G06Q10/1097G06F16/9024G06F16/9535G06F16/24578G06Q10/063G06Q50/12G06Q10/0637A61L2/16A23L3/34095A23V2002/00G06F30/00B01F35/2207G01N30/88G01N2030/025G01N2030/8809G06F17/11G06F17/16G16H20/60G16H10/20
Inventor BHATTACHARJYA, DEBARUNPINEL, FLORIANVARSHNEY, LAV R.
Owner IBM CORP