Commercial kitchen grill station computing device and method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen management systems, such as Kitchen Display Systems (KDS), primarily display orders electronically but fail to provide clear guidance on task execution and workflow management for kitchen staff, leaving it to them to figure out the necessary steps to fulfill orders.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for commercial kitchen order processing and workstation management, utilizing a grill station computing device that provides visual guidance through a user interface with grill lanes, build station, and pack station modules, along with a centralized order processing module to manage and execute orders efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a Kitchen Display System (KDS) is used to display orders electronically, then order information is made accessible to kitchen staff, but clear guidance on task execution and workflow management is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the order display to automatically provide workflow guidance and task execution instructions without requiring additional manual intervention from kitchen staff. The display system serves itself by generating and presenting actionable guidance based on the order information it already displays.
2Device complexity
If traditional paper order tickets are used, then simple order transmission is achieved, but efficiency and accuracy in order fulfillment are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical paper-based order transmission system with an electronic display system that provides both order information and automated workflow guidance, thereby maintaining simplicity while significantly improving fulfillment efficiency and accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If kitchen staff manually determine task steps from displayed orders, then flexibility in task execution is maintained, but time consumption and potential for error increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-determining and displaying the task steps and workflow instructions on the electronic display before the kitchen staff begins execution. This eliminates the time required for staff to manually figure out the steps while maintaining the flexibility to adapt to specific order requirements.
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AI summary
A system and method for a commercial kitchen order processing and workstation management. A grill station computing device provides visual guidance for completing the tasks at a grill station in the commercial kitchen. A plurality of grill lanes are presented on the grill station user interface, corresponding to lanes on a physical grill. Each of the grill lanes is divided into a queue grill lane and an active grill lane. Icons representing ingredients to be grilled are presented in the queue grill lanes. Upon user input, an icon representing an ingredient can be moved from the queue portion of a grill lane to an active portion of the same grill lane, indicating that the ingredient has been placed on the corresponding lane on the physical grill.