Cloud Recipe Distribution for Scalable Catering Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Catering automation devices require high hardware configuration and maintenance costs, especially when managing multiple devices, leading to significant investment and operational expenses for enterprises.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based management system and method that connects catering automation devices to a platform, distributing recipe information and raw material codes and quantities through a cloud platform, utilizing message middleware and databases for efficient order processing and device control, with features like multi-level caching and IoT connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If each catering automation device manages both recipes and orders locally, then the device can operate independently, but the hardware configuration requirements and maintenance investment for each device become high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the recipe management and order processing functions from individual devices and relocates them to a centralized cloud platform. Each device only retains the essential function of executing preparation tasks, while the complex management functions are handled remotely by the cloud system, thereby reducing device complexity and maintenance requirements while preserving operational reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud platform serves as a universal management system that can manage multiple catering automation devices simultaneously. Instead of each device having its own complete management system, a single multi-functional cloud platform provides recipe management, order processing, and device control for all devices, reducing overall system complexity and investment
2Productivity
If a large number of catering automation devices are deployed, then catering service capacity increases, but device investment and maintenance costs become enormous
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management functions of multiple devices into a single cloud platform. Instead of each device having separate management systems that require individual investment and maintenance, the cloud platform consolidates these functions, allowing scalable deployment of devices without proportionally increasing management infrastructure costs
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud platform acts as an intermediary between the order management system and the preparation devices. This mediator handles recipe management, material tracking, and device coordination centrally, enabling scalable device deployment while keeping investment and maintenance costs manageable through shared infrastructure
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a management method for catering automation device, comprising: connecting one or more catering automation devices to a cloud platform; the cloud platform receiving orders and distributing relevant formula information, including raw material codes and quantities, to one or more catering automation devices based on information of the orders; wherein, the cloud platform obtains raw material codes and raw material quantities from the order related recipe according to information of the order, and distributes them to order related devices, and the devices each drives corresponding material bins to dispense required raw material quantities according to the raw material codes and the raw material quantities. The present invention eliminates the need for data center planning and IT managing for catering enterprises, institutions, and individual devices, and makes them highly configurable.