Device, system and method for monitoring the processes of product entry, exit and receipt, and for monitoring warehouses

Abstract

The invention relates to a comprehensive device and method for a group of devices characterised by dual monitoring of the entry, exit, and receipt of products and meals, and of total consumption in institutional stores and restaurants having a special clientele, such as: universities, schools, hospitals, hotels, factories, etc. It is characterised by the prevention of fraud and theft by monitoring and determining the weight and quantities of products and meals, by monitoring meal receipt processes, consumption processes, and genuine consumers, and by preventing unauthorised consumers, and by recording all of this information, processing it, and automatically transmitting it to a central server and to remote monitoring services without any human intervention.

Description

Description Title of the invention Device, system and method for monitoring the processes of entry, exit and reception of products and for controlling warehouses

[0001] Device, system and method for monitoring input processes output and reception of products and warehouse control. Technical field

[0002] The present invention belongs to the field of electronic control of product and meal processes in institutional restaurants. Prior art

[0003] According to the current technical situation in the field of consumer process control, meal consumption and product and store control in institutional restaurants, most of them are limited to simple technical solutions. This simplicity results in the ease of counterfeiting, fraud and theft in many cases for these restaurants, as well as the inability to keep up with all the technical developments to deal with counterfeiting techniques in this field, such as:

[0004] CA3231279A1: Systems and methods for automatically detecting and / or assigning liquid dispensing devices used in connection with inventory tracking are provided. A system and associated method may include: attaching an identification device to a liquid dispensing container, the identification device being associated with the liquid dispensing container; attaching a liquid dispensing device to an opening of the liquid dispensing container; identifying the liquid dispensing container in response to the liquid dispensing device being in a predetermined proximity to the identification device; and associating data collected from the liquid dispensing device with the liquid dispensing container.

[0005] The invention WO2011068979A1: Relates to an absorbent pad provided with a theft detection and prevention mechanism and / or stock control, including product tracking. The mechanism according to the invention is placed on an edge of the pad, which allows it to remain effective even when the pad is covered by a food product or exposed to a dielectric effect created by liquids or food salts in the packaging.

[0006] The invention WO2022092793A1: Includes client devices including a consumer device and a food service provider device. A network enables data exchange between the client devices and the server. The program code includes a customer questionnaire in which consumers who have consumed the food provided by a food service provider are asked about the experience with the consumed food, the customer questionnaire including a column including a questionnaire for taking follow-up action with respect to the consumer's food consumption experience, and a column including a questionnaire for providing customer benefits.

[0007] Although the invention FR2711439: This is a meal storage cabinet for employees consisting of several shelves and individual doors that open with their own badge, and each employee wears the door badge assigned to them. It works after pre-recording the employees' meal orders by automatically recording their meal and beverage orders, which are then sent to the manager. The manager notes the employees' orders and places them in the refrigerated cabinet for food. Then, the employee will place the badge on the door of the refrigerated cabinet and his ID card, and then enters the same data he entered during the process of recording the type of meal he previously ordered.

[0008] Invention FR2758637: This is a system that solves the problem of travelers taking their meals via a vending machine; This system is intended for a vending machine for meals provided to passengers of a specific means of transport, such as an airplane or a train for example. When the traveler comes to the vending machine, which contains a group of meals and drinks, and before the vending machine offers him his free meal, a list of available meals is presented to him on a screen in this vending machine, then he chooses the type of meal and drinks he wants, then he place a ticket at the vending machine to get a free meal because the vending machine can only read travel tickets for travelers because they eat meals for free, and if he wants additional meals, he has to pay the price, fee with a credit card.

[0009] The invention FR2877464: Device for carrying out financial operations within the framework of an information processing system applied to the catering of company employees by means of a chip card and / or magnetic strip provided for this purpose as a replacement for the paper restaurant voucher. The invention relates to a device for avoiding the cumbersome manual and written processing of the paper restaurant voucher and thus facilitating rapid reimbursement of said voucher to restaurateurs and / or similar traders. It consists of a plastic support of the credit card type on which will appear a chip and / or a magnetic strip in which will be inserted a secret code Advantages provided Benefits provided

[0010] Control and surveillance operations concern the entry, exit and reception of products and meals in stores and restaurants in general, and in institutional restaurants in particular, which regularly provide products and meals in large numbers and quantities to their own public; Such as universities, schools, hotels, hospitals and others, a major problem is to monitor operations and obtain accurate information on the products and meals offered for consumption and which have been consumed, whether in terms of quantities, numbers, types, weights, as well as accurate data on consumption and consumers, etc., which often leads to disruptions, loss of expenses and ineffective control due to the huge budgets of these restaurants. Many institutions are witnessing attempts at fraud and theft, whether on products before their introduction into warehouses or in the event of surplus stock, or even manipulations to provide the actual number of meals received, or even manipulations to provide a quantity of meals lower than that imposed by the management of the establishment, for example; the consumer has the right to obtain 200 grams of meat, but 120 grams of meat are supplied, and the difference for 1000 meals for example, will be 80,000 grams. In illegal cases, it is consumed for personal exploitation or even sold illegally by some dishonest workers on a routine basis, considering that restaurants provide meals almost daily, which leads to manipulation of the catering budget of these institutions and exploitation of it for personal purposes, since it is difficult to determine the quantities provided intended for consumption or which have been consumed, especially since the current technical state in this field depends, in one way or another, on human intervention in the processes of submitting this information to the control service. This invention is addressed to the control authorities in the restaurants of these establishments so that it is easy for them to control the control process for determining the quantities and weights of products and meals, consumption processes and consumer data for these quantities accurately and efficiently automatically, without human intervention in the provision, sending, processing and control of information and data in this process. According to the results of the study of this problem, the problem consists of two levels: First: at the warehouse level; Most of the inventions in the field of warehouse control are based on image control of the product in the warehouse, its temperature, the bar code in the storage box... etc. This makes it easier to steal products and stores because stores can have it filled with boxes of products that have a barcode, for example. It is recorded in the warehouse by reading only the barcode, but the product inside the box can be stolen even before it is stored, that is, empty boxes can be stored with the barcode, a barcode and recorded as existing, even documenting with a photo only is not useful, especially since the camera may have to read an image of the same product more than once, or extract images of the product from the Internet and submit them to the camera. Additionally, many institutional restaurants rely on computer systems and programs that have data populated by humans regarding the number of products supplied to the kitchen and the number remaining, which allows them to provide figures and information that are not correct. Even if there are cameras in the warehouse, in such cases, quantities of products are illegally reduced and taken before being introduced into the warehouse. The case not only affects the budget of these catering establishments, but when they are sold illegally and unofficially, they will be sold at a price lower than their real price, which sometimes causes speculation in the markets and disruptions in the economic market. Second: At the level of control of the reception of products and meals consumed by consumers; Although there are devices and systems to know the types of products and consumer orders in general; Such as relying on techniques of choosing an image or type of meal and sending information about the product order or the meal consumed to the restaurant management.This remains a simple information sending technique, not very controllable and with many flaws. In general, most of this type of institutional restaurants rely on the use of a badge or electronic card for the user, which is read either to pay for the meal or as an entry badge to the restaurant to take the meal, this type of institutional restaurants relies on the use of electronic distributors or cabinets containing cooked dishes to obtain these after using the badge. After the evolution of the technical field, it has become easy to use badges or electronic cards of others without the knowledge of their owner, such as the use of a device (5YOA copier) or (FLIPPER ZERO) and others, which allows cloning and using another person's card and easily controlling it without their knowledge, whether intentionally before.Some dishonest restaurant managers even increase the number of food consumers to monitoring services to disguise the fact that the restaurant has spent more money; for example, in the restaurant of an institution employing 2,000 workers, meals can only be consumed by 1,000 workers for certain reasons. What is common in some similar cases is that the information is provided for control purposes on the basis that all 2,000 workers have consumed the food. The user himself can also consume more than once with his card and that of his colleague(s) if he does not wish to consume the food. This. is widely observed among university students and some people who do not like the food offered by this restaurant, so they give their badges and cards to others. Considering that the price of the meal or products in institutional restaurants is symbolic and low, consumers prefer to eat the meal more than once with badges and cards of others, which causes financial harm to the company spending the cash of this restaurant. Because the actual price of the meal is high compared to the price it sells to its consumers, especially since a person is only allowed to eat one meal. Since the monitoring services of this type of institutional restaurant monitor the products and need accurate information about them from the moment they are purchased, delivered to the stores, and then presented at the restaurant for consumers to consume, this invention has become complete for all of this process to facilitate the monitoring processes and increase their efficiency automatically without human intervention. Therefore, the most appropriate solution to this problem is to be complex and characterized by dual control at both levels and characterized by the development of current technology at each level individually, and for both levels combined together, and this is what this invention proposes. At the first level: This presented invention came to solve the problem of this level by monitoring the entry and exit of products, monitoring the stores, as well as the quantities and weights of the food stock that will be presented to the restaurant for consumption by measuring the weight of the products, recording them, broadcasting them on an electronic screen and automatically sending this data to a database and a central server that allows it to monitor all the processes of depositing the products in the warehouses and their exit to the relevant departments, such as the restaurant and the kitchen; This is done by monitoring, diagnosing and recording the quantities and weights entered, stored, exited and remaining, in addition to strengthening control over the people authorized to operate this device by means of the identification devices present in the device. The entry and exit process can be carried out through electronic gates with continuously moving electronic walkways that allow The entry, exit, and passage of products. It has a digital electronic scale that allows recording the weight of products passing through the movement gateways, and it can diagnose the weight, quantities, and type of products, as well as diagnose everything. It provides standard and other data through diagnostic and detection and processing units located in the doors or the device. It is also equipped with a camera for photography and video and is equipped with devices and operating systems to open the doors with an encrypted system. As for the second level: We note that most inventions focus on the process of buying, selling and consuming meals through devices, cards or electronic tickets, and do not concern themselves with monitoring the consumption process, consumers or the quantities of meals offered for consumption, distinguished by the fact that the reading devices of these cards or consumption devices only have a single automatic reader that converts the balance of the meal price from the card, unlike our invention which is not limited only to using a card or transferring the balance of the meal, but is distinguished by being a device for tracking the uses of consumption devices such as badges, cards, electronic tickets and others, as well as tracking the uses of consumers.It consists of a reading and processing device, two subsidiary reading devices, one of which is an identification reading device and the other is a consumer device reading device, electronic cards, as well as the digital balance charger, are also equipped with electronic barriers that prevent fraudulent use of cards or badges by people other than their owners. After it is possible to recharge the digital balance of the card in cases that use balances, the person is identified through an identification device, and the first electronic barrier allows him to enter.She then passes her card or badge, and if it is confirmed that the person who crossed the first barrier is the owner of the card through the processing units that have previously stored the information corresponding to the people and the data of their cards and badges, they then give the order to open the second electronic barrier in their place and allow her to enter and receive the. meal. If it is confirmed that the person who crossed the first barrier is not the holder of the card or badge, the second electronic barrier prevents him from entering. It also contains electronic and digital units for recording and storing readable identity information and the number of consumptions, as well as units for remotely sending data and information on consumption and consumers to a central server. The central server receives information sent from the first level of electronic portals and corridors on the quantities and weights of food products stored and supplied to the restaurant, then it automatically processes and compares between the products taken out of the warehouses and presented to the restaurant, as well as what was consumed by the actual consumers, for example, if 1,000 meals are consumed by consumers and the weight of one meal, according to the administrative law, is 500 g, then the result should be 500,000 g of meals and products consumed, if there is an imbalance between the two results, for example if the quantity consumed is 600,000 grams and the quantities of products purchased or taken out of stores are 800,000 grams, it sends a notification to the control services and emits an audible alarm. It also records, stores and sends all the information received. Brief description of the drawings Complete device and method of a group of devices for controlling the process of products and meals in institutional restaurants. Fig. 1

[0011] [fig.1] Complete device and method of a group of devices for controlling the process of products and meals in institutional restaurants. Fig.2 [fig.2] The device and electronic gates that contain mobile electronic passages, an electronic scale and other components that enter and exit products, weigh them, collect their quantities and automatically send the information to the central server and control services. Fig. 3

[0012] [fig.3]The device that monitors the meal consumption process and the actual consumers Fig.4

[0013] [fig.4] The central server that receives information from the devices that control the quantities of products, the process of meal consumption and consumers. Description of the embodiments

[0014] This invention operates at two levels: Warehouse level: in which the device is placed in two parts (input / output); The product input part and the product output part. At this level, the device consists of multi-component electronic gates; The electronic scales and aisles move continuously without stopping. The first electronic gate is configured to receive the entry of products into the warehouse to determine the weights and quantities of the entered products. The second electronic gate is used to deliver or exit the products that will be presented to the restaurant kitchen to prepare them for consumption. It determines the weights and quantities of the outgoing products, which allows the processing unit to accurately process, record, store and store, sending information on the entered, exited and remaining products at the warehouse level. It is also preferable that the warehouse contains only these two doors, without any other through doors, so that everything that enters and leaves is carefully monitored. Even the workers who work in the warehouse and those who organize the placement of products in the warehouse pass through these doors, and the identity of each worker who enters is determined upon entering via identification devices. In cases where the warehouse is located opposite the restaurant kitchen or separated by a corridor, it is sufficient to have these doors in the warehouse only because the doors are equipped with cameras. The products brought to the kitchen are weighed and their quantity is determined and is delivered, is entered into the kitchen opposite only under the surveillance of the camera integrated into the device. But if the pantry is very far from the kitchen and there are barriers, partitions and spaces between them, Or if the warehouse management service is separate from the management service of the restaurant, it is preferable to install this device or doors also in the kitchen that receives the products, so that each department is responsible for the products entered and exited, thus the electronic doors and passages enter the products, measure their weights and quantities and send this information to the control departments, and when there is a surplus of products after cooking and after taking them out and returning them to the store, their weights, quantities and types are also calculated, recorded and measured. What distinguishes this invention is that it is a complete device and method for a group of devices characterized by a double control of the entry, exit and reception of products and meals by determining their weights and quantities and the total consumption in warehouses and institutional restaurants that have a particular public such as universities, schools, hospitals, hotels, factories, etc.; By monitoring and determining the weight and quantities of products and meals, monitoring the meal reception processes, the consumption process and the real consumers, and preventing fake users, and recording all this information, processing it and sending it to a central server and monitoring services, it operates at two levels: Level of quantities and weights of entry and exit of products from the store and restaurant II consists of: electronic device and doors, electronic movement corridors, digital electronic scale, diagnostic and detection systems, processing unit, cameras, gate opening systems with encrypted system, identification device and information transmission units.At the kitchen level, it monitors the delivery and reception of meals, total consumption and consumer data, consisting of a device and a digital balance charger, Identification device, electronic barriers, electronic cards, electronic tickets, automatic card reader and electronic badges, electronic screen, information and signal transmission and reception units. The device excels in warehouse monitoring by measuring the weight of products and diagnosing their quantities and types. It works by identifying the worker responsible for opening these doors with identification devices and writing secret codes to open the doors. The products enter through mobile passages characterized by a Continuous movement. The electronic scale records the weight of the products and sends them to the processing unit, so the processing unit collects all the weights of the products recorded by the scale via the electronic calculator included in it. The types and measurements of the products can also be diagnosed using diagnostic and detection systems, the information on an electronic display and the recorded information is automatically sent via signals to the central server. This invention also works at the level of monitoring the supply and receipt of meals, total consumption and consumer data. By loading the balance of cards or electronic badges, which is characterized by reading all types of electronic chips and frequencies of loading cards through the multiple types of automatic readers present, so that the user places money in the slot of the charger and places and connects his card to his automatic reader, and the options for the type and price of the balance are presented to him. Whoever wishes to load it, selects and confirms the withdrawal, and the digital balance is automatically transferred to the card. Then, the consumer passes through the identification device, and the device sends the identity information to the processing unit, and if he is identified, the first electronic barrier opens for him. Then, he passes and connects his card or badge through his automated reader and sends the card information to the processing unit, which processes to what extent the identity information of the person matches the information of the card, and if the match is achieved, it gives the order to open the second electronic barrier, and if the match is not obtained, it gives the order to the barrier to prevent the person from entering and receiving the meal, and the processing unit records and stores the identity information of all consumers and the information, of the total balances charged, balances and total consumptions and displays them on an electronic screen and automatically sends them to the users' devices and control devices and to the central server.It can also receive information from users' devices to confirm the consumption process. Meal credit, electronic card or badge consumption devices must belong to the device and carry its secret codes and code. in an encrypted form, to prevent any copying or falsification, for the first time the automatic dispenser of electronic cards and badges and the charger of digital credits; Which consists of an identification device and a sub-processing unit, an information storage unit, a cabinet in which the electronic cards are distributed, an automatic money reader, an automatic processor that diagnoses the types and amounts of money read, an automatic calculator that gives commands for adding and subtracting money, and an automatic output unit for electronic cards, an automatic output unit for additional money, an electronic screen, a keyboard, buttons and icons, An electronic indicator displays the amount read in the form of symbols and numbers on the screen. The user first obtains his electronic card by passing his personal characteristics or his fingerprint on the identification device, then the processing unit records his identity and personal data and stores them, then he puts the money in the coin slot to obtain the card, and before the device distributes the card to him, By matching the identity data of the person and matching them with the number and code of the card he purchased, the matching information between the person and his card is sent from the processing unit of the electronic card vending machine and loading of digital balances to the central unit of the device which monitors the supply and receipt of meals, the total consumption and the status of the consumer data,and its electronic barriers so that they can let the real user of the card pass and prevent the fake user of it. After using the card several times and its digital balance has expired, it can be recharged by connecting it to the automatic reader of the digital balance charger, and after inserting money into the money input slot, after choosing the amount to be charged, and after confirming the process, the money amount is transferred automatically in the form of the digital balance to the card. The device also excels in cases where some institutional restaurants use electronic food dispensers; By integrating an identification device, an automatic card reader, into the dispensers electronics, a processing unit and information sending units, the person passes through the identification device and then passes his card or badge over the automated reader, and the read information is sent to the processing unit, and if there is a match between the person's data and the card data. The processing unit gives the order to the vending machine's meal service booth to open, and in case of a mismatch, it gives the order not to open the booth and not serve the meal and sends the information to the control devices and the central server. In the case of hospitals; The device for monitoring the supply and receipt of meals, consumption and consumers can be in the form of a shario without electronic barriers.After all the previous steps and after sending the read and recorded information to the central server, the server receives the information sent from the first level of the device or the electronic portals and passages on the quantities and weights of the food products stored and supplied to the restaurant and the remaining stock, and the information received from the second level of the device monitoring consumption and consumers, so that it automatically processes and compares digitally the quantities and numbers of what was taken out of the warehouses and presented to the restaurant, as well as what was consumed by consumers, if the result is identical, it displays it on an electronic screen in understandable language, and if there is a defect between the two results, it sends a notification to the control bodies and services and emits an audible alarm.It also records, stores, and sends all information received after processing. After explaining the implementation process, it is noted that the entire control process through this invention takes place without human intervention or the administrator automatically from start to finish to provide more accuracy and efficiency. Importance of the invention:

[0015] The importance of this invention lies in the fact that it allows complete control and finds an innovative solution to the problem of ineffective control of product consumption and quantity of meals in institutional restaurants and limiting it to methods by which fraud is easy. or the theft is committed in a manner that is difficult to detect. Thus, this invention accurately controls, monitors and determines the weight and quantities of each product and meal consumed, regardless of their number and quantity, especially since institutional restaurants often consume thousands of meals almost daily. It also offers an innovative solution to prevent the use of counterfeit cards or electronic badges by non-cardholders, thanks to its ability to determine whether the card user is or is not its true holder, thanks to technical developments in the field, of counterfeiting and cloning of electronic cards, such as the 5YOA or FLIPPER ZERO copier. This invention will prevent illegal copying of meal consumption processes in institutional restaurants through 5YOA or FLIPPER ZERO^

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on December 6, 2024 (06.12.2024) [Claims 1] Device characterized by: a double electronic control of the operations of; Monitoring the entry and exit of products from the warehouses of institutional restaurants and controlling the reception of products from consumers, it includes: electronic doors and moving walkways with scales that diagnose and weigh the products as they enter and exit the stores, it also includes two passages and electronic barriers that monitor the process of receiving products and prevent fraudulent reception of counterfeit consumers, a card booth and electronic badge and sends the recorded information to the central server and monitoring services automatically [Claims 2] The device consists of two electronic gates: A gate for diagnosing and weighing the products at their entry and a gate for diagnosing and weighing the products at their exit, the gates contain: continuously moving moving walkways, which weigh the products at their entry and exit from the warehouses thanks to the scale located at the base of the moving walkways, it contains an automatic calculator for the total number of weights of the products, The gates contain a weight indicator and also a control panel, product diagnostic units, identification units, a central processing unit and units for transmitting recorded information [Claims 3] The weight of the products is diagnosed and measured through; By entering the products through the doors and placing them on the moving walkways, the scale located at the base of the moving walkways measures their weight, the automatic calculator collects the total number of weights of the products entered and exited, the transmission unit sends the recorded information to a central server and to the monitoring services automatically [Claims 4] The passage device for receiving meals is composed of: two passages and two electronic barriers, a cabin for providing electronic passage cards and badges, an automatic charger for electronic badges and cards, an automatic reader identity card, a central processor, digital units for recording the number and data of users, and units for automatic sending of recorded information [Claims 5] The passage device operates to receive the products: by recording the user's data via the automatic identity reader and the code information and frequency of the card or badge provided to it by the booth, the booth sends the card code data to the first control barrier, and sends the user's identity data to the second control barrier, while giving the order to prevent the passage of the user whose data does not match the data of the card or badge [Claims 6] The passage device allows receiving products by the passage of the user: by passing his electronic card through the first barrier, and the second barrier identifies the identity of the user via the automatic reader, if his identity data at the second barrier corresponds to his card data read at the first barrier, the second barrier opens and allows him to pass, if his identity data does not correspond to the data of the card read, the second barrier prevents him from passing, and all information about this process is recorded and sent to a central server and monitoring services automatically [Claims 7] The central server according to the preceding claims: automatically processes and compares the quantities of products entered and exited from the warehouses sent from the weighing device, and between the number of users and the products received from the product reception control device, if the result of the comparison is identical, it appears on an electronic screen, and if it is not identical, sends a notification to the monitoring services and an audible alarm is emitted via the loudspeaker which is connected to it Statement under Article 19 explaining the amendments The preceding claims have been amended in accordance with Article 19. To make the meaning intended to be expressed in the application clearer, by also mentioning certain details necessary to make the application clear. All recent amendments have been referred to in the preceding claims or mentioned briefly either in the claims or in the drawing. "The present claims explain and illustrate that the invention is a device comprising electronic passages which perform dual monitoring at two levels; Each electronic passage at each level has characteristics and functions which distinguish it." The current amendments clarify the existence of two types of double control by the device; the control of the entry and exit of products and the control of the reception of products from the consumers mentioned in the previous claim 1. The current amendments specify the components of the device for monitoring the entry and exit of products and the receipt of products from consumers. Current claim 2 details the components of the device when diagnosing and weighing products as they enter and leave warehouses. Current claim 3 summarizes previous claim 2 for clarity and details how to identify and weigh products as they enter through doors and moving walkways. The amendments to current claim 4 clarify and detail the components of the device upon receipt of consumer products. The amendments to current claim 5 clarify the operation of the product receipt control device. The amendments to current claim 6 briefly explain how the device enables and monitors the process of consumer crossing and how it prevents the crossing of counterfeit consumers. Current claim 7 clarifies previous claim 7 to be clearer about how the central server receives information about the weight and quantity of products entered and exited from the warehouses and the consumption information received.

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