137 results about "Meal preparation" patented technology

A system and method for method defining, creating, and managing meals according to user preferences regarding a diet plan, preferred foods, preferred meal preparation options, and meal times. An expert system uses information about an individual's diet preferences and related goals, to develop a personalized plan including a complete meal plan and to generate meal suggestion messages for each meal. Meal suggestion messages are transmitted to users' portable devices at their preferred meal times. If a user accepts a meal suggestion, nutritional information regarding the accepted meal is tracked and considered in determining the user's progress toward a goal. If a user rejects a meal suggestion, the expert system generates a meal substitute suggestion or a specific food item substitute suggestion. When the user accepts the substitute suggestion, nutritional information regarding the substituted meal or food item is tracked and considered in determining the user's progress toward a goal.

A system and method for generating meal suggestion messages using an expert system and then pushing those suggestions to users. Meal suggestions are tailored to users based on their tastes and preferences. Users specify preferences related to a diet plan, food preferences, meal time preferences, and meal preparation preferences. An expert system considers each user's preferences and nutritional data to generate meal suggestion messages consistent with the user's preferences and dietary goals. Meal suggestions are pushed to the user according to the user's preferred time for eating each meal. The user can accept or reject the suggested meal or one or more foods within a suggested meal. For rejected meal suggestions, a meal substitution message is generated and sent. The expert system uses accepted and rejected meal suggestions to determine if certain foods or entire meals should no longer be recommended to individual users or to system users as a whole.

An automatic meal preparation apparatus is provided which has a top section with compartments for raw food and at least one spice / sauce cartridge; a middle section with a cooking vessel; and a bottom section with a heating element. The sections are stacked in series within a housing. The compartments of the top section are disposed above the cooking vessel. The cooking vessel is in communication with the heating element. A controller receives a selection of a recipe from a user, and executes instructions of the recipe to selectively heat the heating element at certain times, and selectively dispense at least a portion of the raw food and a pre-determined measure of spice / sauce. The apparatus stirs and cooks the food and the spice / sauce in the vessel for a specified duration, in accordance with the recipe.

A system and method (100) for use by consumers for facilitating the grocery shopping experience for providing food and grocery multimedia content that includes a first computer system (110) for providing an executable software product to a consumer containing program instructions for food recipe selection (203), displaying multimedia advertising content (231), and preparing a shopping list (251). A second computer system (107) uses the executable software product for coordinating selected food recipes (223) with the multimedia content (231) for assisting the consumer in meal preparation. The consumer may coordinate selected food recipes by supplying the executable software product with a plurality of variables to provide at least one recipe fitting the consumer's criteria. These variables include total days, number of servings, target caloric number, and total purchase amount.

A system and method (100) for use by consumers for facilitating the grocery shopping experience for providing food and grocery multimedia content that includes a first computer system (110) for providing an executable software product to a consumer containing program instructions for food recipe selection (203), displaying multimedia advertising content (231), and preparing a shopping list (251). A second computer system (107) uses the executable software product for coordinating selected food recipes (223) with the multimedia content (231) for assisting the consumer in meal preparation.

The invention belongs to the technical field of new materials, relates to an animal bone meal preparation process, and solves the technical problems of unreasonable process steps, poor product quality and the like in the prior art. The preparation process comprises the following steps of: A, stewing; B, calcining; and C, crushing. A white powder-like bone meal finished product is obtained by the process steps. Compared with the prior art, the animal bone meal preparation process has the advantages that:1, the process flow is simple and is easy to operate and implement; and the production cost is low; 2, the production environment is clean; the production efficiency is high; the product quality is stable; the hygienic indexes are high; and the application field of the prepared bone meal is wide; 3, the bone meal has high content of calcium, phosphorus and the like, high activity, and is easier to be absorbed when serving as a feed or a food addition material; and 4, because of high-temperature calcination, a bone is easy to crush; the bone meal has good color and luster; and the particle size is fine after being crushed.

A spice dispensing device is provided for an automatic meal preparation apparatus. The device uses a replaceable cartridge containing a volume of spice for dispensing in predetermined volumetric doses. A dispensing mechanism is built in to the cartridge for isolating the predetermined volumetric dose and moving it toward an opening in the bottom of the cartridge. The cartridge is sized and shaped to be placed into the automatic meal preparation apparatus in a rack for containing a plurality of such cartridges. The cartridge is alignable with a position in the rack in which the spice dose can be dispensed directly into a cooking vessel of the apparatus.

Canola oil seeds are treated for the production of a canola oil seed meal for recovery of canola protein isolates therefrom. The canola oil seeds are heat-treated to inactivate myrosinases and other enzymes and dehulled prior to crushing dehulled canola oil seeds and removing oil therefrom and to provide the canola oil seed meal.

Canola oil seeds are treated for the production of a canola oil seed meal for recovery of canola protein isolates therefrom. The canola oil seeds are heat-treated to inactivate myrosinases and other enzymes and dehulled prior to crushing dehulled canola oil seeds and removing oil therefrom and to provide the canola oil seed meal.

A board game which combines traditional board game elements with an unrelated activity, that of preparing a meal. The board has three paths of serially arranged spaces along which player tokens travel. A chance device determines the number of spaces moved. Upon alighting on any particular space, a card is drawn, which card is color coordinated to the space just occupied. The card specifies an interactivity such as a question to be answered or a musical theme to be tapped, hummed or whistled. The player must interactively respond. Upon completion of the first path, players select, on a first-to-arrive basis, a task associated with meal preparation, serving, and cleanup. An example is mixing and serving of a beverage, or cooking the entree. One option is to be relieved of any task. Upon completion of the path by his or her token, each player receives an instructional card advising details of the associated task. The game is played in three phases, each utilizing one path and corresponding to three phases of a meal, such as appetizer, entree, and dessert. Optionally, invitations to a combined meal and game are sent prior to the event by postcard.

The invention relates to a kelp meal preparation method which comprises the following steps: soaking and bleaching the kelp to be clean, adding a proper amount of water in the cleaned kelp, and grinding the kelp into crude pulp by use of a grinder; adding pectinase, cellulose and compound proteinase to the crude kelp pulp, carrying out enzymolysis and refining by use of a colloid mill so as to enable materials to be even and fine serous fluid, then adding maltodextrin to regulate the solid content of the serous fluid to achieve 40-50%, and homogenizing the blended mixed serous pulp in a homogenizer; carrying out low-temperature vacuum concentration after being homogenized to enable the solid content of the serous fluid to achieve 50-60%, thus obtaining the kelp meal. The kelp meal has good brewing property, is instant, fine in mouthfeeling, and thick in special aroma of the kelp. The kelp meal can be added with various auxiliary materials on the basis to produce various types of kelp function composite seasoning products.

The invention discloses a meal delivery method and system based on a meal delivery robot, a medium and an intelligent device. The method comprises the following steps of when a user enters a target area, recognizing the face of a user to obtain dining information and dining position of the user, and generating a meal preparation instruction according to the dining information, wherein the dining information comprises user information and order information; when a meal delivery instruction is received, judging whether the dining position of the user is a target dining position or not; when thedining position of the user is the target dining position, generating a target meal delivery path according to the target dining position of the user and a dining environment; and after the meal delivery robot performs navigation and positioning through a laser radar according to the target meal delivery path and dynamic environment information to find and determine a target, performing face recognition to confirm the information, and if the information is confirmed, providing the dining position for the user. Therefore, automatic obstacle avoidance of the dining environment is achieved, the delivery efficiency is improved, the operation cost is reduced, and actual application requirements are met.

The invention relates to the technical field of food processing and particularly discloses a method for dry method rice meal preparation, rice meal for fresh rice noodles, rice meal for baked foods and rice meal for cooked foods. The preparation method sequentially comprises the steps of tempering, rice blending and grinding, wherein the tempering means that the moisture content of rice is adjusted to 16-25% and the rice moistening is performed for 12-18 h; reasonable rice blending is performed according to product usage and quality requirements; the grinding means that a roller mill is adopted to perform grinding, and a material is sieved through a sieve with 100-160 meshes, and the material placed above the sieve is placed in a Raymond mill to undergo secondary grinding. The rice meal prepared through the preparation method is low in damage starch ratio, multi-purpose rice meal such as the rice meal for fresh rice noodles, the rice meal for baked foods and the rice meal for cooked foods can be produced, and the method is favorable for industrial production and has the advantages of being high in production efficiency, low in energy consumption, high in raw material utilization rate and free of pollution.

The invention discloses an intelligent cafeteria which comprises a meal preparation area, a meal taking area, a delivering area penetrating through the meal preparation area and the meal taking area, a meal ordering system for ordering a meal, a meal preparation system arranged in the meal preparation area and connected with the meal ordering system in a network mode, a meal delivering system arranged on the delivering area and connected with the meal preparation system in a network mode and a recycling system used for recycling tableware. According to the intelligent cafeteria, automatic meal delivering is achieved through the meal delivering system, when a diner finishes the meal, the diner can put the tableware onto the tableware recycling system in a self service mode, and then the tableware recycling system recycles the tableware to the meal preparation area, so that hiring of cafeteria waiters is reduced, labor cost is reduced, collision during meal taking can be further effectively avoided, thus the relaxed and happy meal taking mood of the diner is improved, and preference of the diner to the cafeteria is added.

Disclosed is a system and method for managing ingredients and recipes while providing an interface for consumers to request a meal based on one or more recipes. Additionally, preparation and production steps are defined based on the ingredients of one or more recipes. The time for preparation and production is also calculated and presented.

The invention discloses an automatic catering system, and belongs to the technical field of the restaurant service industry. The automatic catering system includes a beverage storage cabinet, the beverage storage cabinet is fixed on the ground, a meal ordering panel is arranged in the middle of the front side of the beverage storage cabinet, a cash outlet and a change port are formed in the rightside of the meal ordering panel, a beverage mouth is formed right below the meal ordering panel, meal ordering plates are arranged on both sides of the meal ordering panel, a meal conveying channel isformed in the right side of the front side of the beverage storage cabinet, a first conveying belt is arranged inside the meal conveying channel, a first liquid crystal display is arranged above themeal conveying channel, a meal fetching table is arrange below the meal conveying channel, and the meal fetching table is aligned with the upper surface of the first conveying belt; a mechanical arm is arranged on the rear side of the beverage storage cabinet facing directly the meal conveying channel, a meal preparation table is arranged on the rear central part of the beverage storage cabinet, the meal preparation table is separated by a baffle into equally spaced meal preparation areas, a second conveying belt and a proximity switch are arranged at the bottom of each meal preparation area,and a second liquid crystal display is arranged on the right side of the back of the beverage storage cabinet. The automatic catering system has the advantages of being high in efficiency, simple in operation, low in operation cost and manpower saving.

An apparatus (10) for preparing meals, which is suitable in particular for use on board a commercial aircraft, includes a meal preparation unit (12) and a supply unit (14). The supply unit (12) includes a fuel cell system (16) having a fuel cell (18) and is equipped to supply the meal preparation unit (12) with water produced by the fuel cell (18).

The invention discloses a method for delivering meals by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method comprises steps obtaining position information and order information of a merchant and according to theorder information, planning a meals delivery route, wherein at least the order information comprises commodity information and consume location information; sending dynamic sharing information to consumers and flying to the merchant for meal according to the meal delivery route, wherein the dynamic sharing information comprises merchant meal preparation progress information and unmanned aerial vehicle location information; after the meal is taken, flying according to the original meal route, and if the distance between the meal route and the consumer is detected to be within the preset range,sending an alarm prompt to the consumer to notify the consumer to take the meal in advance; sending image information of the current position to the consumer; acquiring a guide instruction of a consumer and flying to a designated position of the consumer according to the guide instruction; after the consumer takes a meal, returning to a self-control mode. The invention improves the feeding speed and the feeding efficiency through the positioning of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the real-time monitoring of the dynamics of the unmanned aerial vehicle by consumers.

The invention relates to the technical field of food safety monitoring, and particularly discloses a whole-process supervision method for public canteen food safety, which comprises the following steps: traceability supervision; Warehouse management; Video supervision; Carrying out safety supervision; Supervising a food making process; Disinfecting and supervising; Carrying out reserved sample supervision; Qualification management. Technologies such as Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing, video intelligent analysis and the like are fully utilized, food safety supervision is comprehensively improved, food safety management modernization is promoted, and standardized, refined, efficient, informationized and standardized supervision can be realized from operation processes such as food raw material purchase and acceptance inspection, processing and cooking, meal preparation, tableware cleaning and disinfection and sample reserving. According to the invention, a canteen food environment can be created for students; Governments and supervision departments are helped to effectively supervise schools and kindergartens; Food safety awareness of schools and kindergarten canteens is enhanced, a food safety management system is perfected, food safety responsibilities are put into practice, and food poisoning events are prevented and controlled.

The invention relates to an intelligent meal preparation and settlement system for self-service catering. The intelligent meal preparation and settlement system comprises an intelligent dish with an RFID electronic tag; a meal plate used for containing the intelligent dish; a multipurpose intelligent meal preparation table with a heat preservation function; a product outlet console which is in communication connection with the product outlet terminal of the intelligent meal preparation table and the nutrition price tag display screen and is used for setting the names and price information of the dishes corresponding to the dish placing areas on the intelligent meal preparation table; a switching bracelet which is used for manually sending an instruction to the product outlet terminal to switch the dishes on the dish switching display screen; a self-service settlement table for self-service settlement and a cloud platform management system of a master control system. According to the intelligent meal preparation and settlement system, different application schemes can be set according to different dining scenes, different application requirements can be met, meanwhile, various settings are managed by a background in a unified mode, various products are provided, self-service settlement is achieved, and meal taking and dining are more convenient and efficient.

A method for preparing a meal includes obtaining current order information for a dining customer; outputting prompt information for the kitchen to prepare meals according to the current order information; obtaining a request to put dishes prepared for the current order information into a meal taking device; in response to the request, determining information of a meal taking device into which thekitchen is required to put the dishes, and outputting the information of the meal taking device, or outputting instruction information for processing the request for the request. The meal preparationmethod provided by the application can facilitate the kitchen to know the current order information, and prepare the meal according to the prompt information, thereby reducing the negligence and omission in the meal preparation process, and improving the meal preparation efficiency. In addition, the meal preparation method can also assist the kitchen in putting the dishes into the meal taking equipment to improve the efficiency of the dish providing. A meal preparation system is also provided.

The invention discloses a mobile phone intelligent ordering system. The mobile phone intelligent ordering system comprises a server terminal, a restaurant client terminal and a mobile phone client terminal used by an ordering customer. The server terminal is in communication with the restaurant client terminal and the mobile phone client terminal through a WEB, and ordering APPs are installed at the server terminal and the restaurant client terminal. The mobile phone client terminal sends ordering information to the server terminal and then sends the ordering information to the corresponding restaurant client terminal which is informed of meal preparation. The server terminal further comprises a recommendation information sending unit used for sending recommendation information to the mobile phone client terminal, and recommendation information sending involves random sending, broadcast sending, timing sending and optional sending based on an intelligent consumption habit algorithm and result. After the customer orders food through the mobile phone client terminal, recommendation information can be sent intelligently and optionally according to original ordering records of the customer, so that the customer who dines is facilitated, the activity promotion efficiency and pertinence of a restaurant are improved, and accordingly the amount of sales of the restaurant is greatly improved.

The invention relates to a fermentation method for eliminating anti-nutritional factors in soybean meal, which belongs to the technical field of biological fermentation, and the product is particularly suitable for feeding young animals in aquaculture. Its process steps include: a. preparing soybean meal raw materials; b. adding feed water to the raw materials; A microbial strain of an anti-nutritional factor, and the microbial strain is mainly selected from a single strain of yeast, lactobacillus, bacillus subtilis, rhodopseudomonas palustris or a combination thereof; d, temperature-controlled fermentation, fermentation The temperature is 30°C to 55°C; e, Finished product processing. The method of the invention is easy to master, the process is stable, and the directly obtained product eliminates anti-nutritional factors, and is a nutritious, high-quality, low-cost, safe plant-based feed that satisfies the healthy growth of young animals, and can replace bone meal, fish meal and other animals sex feed.

The invention discloses an environment-friendly production process of high-protein feeding meat meal, comprising the following steps of: (1) removing impurities and cleaning leftovers generated after animal products are processed; (2) grinding and cutting so as to crush the leftovers; (3) entering into a hot spraying furnace and then carrying out three-stage heating and pressurizing, wherein the pressure is 0.5-1kg, the first-stage temperature is 100-110 DEG C, the second-stage temperature is 120-140 DEG C, and the third-stage temperature is 150-160 DEG C; recovering water steam by condensation and deodorizing and discharging non-condensable gas; and (4) entering into a squeezer to carry out solid-liquid separation, wherein solid phase: cooling, drying, crushing and sieving meat meal, then inspecting and finally packaging and putting in storage, and liquid phase: inspecting oil and then packaging and putting in storage. The invention has the advantages that: 1. by adopting a hot spraying technology, defatting and dewatering are carried out by the screw type squeezer through three-stage heating and pressurizing at the temperature of 100-160 DEG C to synchronously carry out water evaporation, fat collection and meat meal preparation, thereby not only improving the protein digestive rate of the meat meal but also increasing the dry substance content and the protein content in the meat meal; 2. the water content and the fat content are low, and the shelf life is long; 3. the palatability of the meat meal is improved, and the grazing rate of animals is increased for more than 90 percent from 50 percent; and 4. energy saving and environmental-protection discharge are realized by water steam recovery and discharged gas purification.

The invention relates to a canteen intelligent meal ordering and taking system, which comprises an intelligent ordering terminal, a meal preparing printer, a face recognition meal-taking cabinet, an ordered meal output end, a scanning output machine and a cloud server. The order information made by the intelligent ordering terminal is transmitted to the cloud server and the face recognition meal-taking cabinet. The cloud server matches a corresponding order or pre-order information, and transmits the same to meal preparing printer to be printed. After the meal is prepared in the background, the scanning output machine prompts that the meal is completely prepared by scanning a code. The face recognition meal-taking cabinet searches out an empty storage compartment, and transmits the searched empty storage compartment information to a meal putting robot arm. The meal putting robot arm puts the prepared meal into the storage compartment of the face recognition meal-taking cabinet so as tocomplete the meal preparation and placement. The system realizes full automation in the ordering, taking, and preparation process, greatly improves the efficiency of the user to order and take the meal, the work efficiency of the canteen workers and the satisfaction of the users, and also reduces the labor cost.

A system selects meals according to a user's tastes and presents media files instructing execution of the meal. The media file is presented as a set of segments, each segment having a thumbnail image and metadata associated therewith. User interactions with the segments are monitored and evaluated to determine whether the segments are viewed, viewed for inspiration, and / or viewed while executing the meal. Actions monitored and evaluated may include movement of a user device during a viewing, pausing of playback, appropriateness of pausing locations to meal preparation steps, and orientation of the device. The metadata of segments and the viewing status thereof is used to determine a user's tastes and skill level to facilitate selection of subsequent meals for the user.

A pressure-sensitive device and a computing device are configured to register various steps of a meal lifecycle, including one or more of food purchasing, meal preparation, the serving and consumption of a meal, use of leftovers, management of food inventory, the transferring of a food item from one container to another, the transferring of a food item into a container, the transferring of a portion of a food item into a container. A food item may be automatically identified based on a weight and footprint of the food item. In some instances, a database associates a food item with multiple footprints such that a food item may be identified regardless of its orientation on the pressure-sensitive device.