Systems and methods for providing customized packagings for customized food items that were customized based, at least in part, on customized food item integrity preference

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10035643-B2
Application number	US-201314145864-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	Dec 30, 2013
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users, the user information including one or more user preferences related to integrity of one or more food ingredients to be included in the one or more customized food items; and directing generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items of the one or more users, the one or more customized packagings having one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A food packaging customization system, comprising:
at least one processing device; and
one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to be configured as at least:
circuitry configured for acquiring user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users, including at least utilizing one or more network credentials of the one or more users to obtain at least a portion of the user information at least in part via at least one network connection;
circuitry configured for controlling preparation of the one or more customized food items in accordance with the acquired user information;
circuitry configured for directing generation of one or more customized packagings for holding the one or more customized food items, the one or more customized packagings having one or more bar codes indicative of the one or more users and one or more features that are customized based, at least in part, on the acquired user information;
circuitry configured for controlling one or more components of a robotic packaging system to pack one or more portions of the one or more customized food items into the one or more customized packagings; and
circuitry configured for storing at least one indication of at least one dietary activity, including at least circuitry configured for receiving data acquired by at least one bar code reading arrangement of at least one refuse receptacle to obtain at least one identity of at least one user and at least one indication of at least one customized food item having been packaged in at least one customized packaging discarded into the at least one refuse receptacle.

2. The food packaging customization system of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for acquiring user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users, including at least utilizing one or more network credentials of the one or more users to obtain at least a portion of the user information at least in part via at least one network connection comprises:
circuitry configured for receiving one or more network credentials provided by the one or more users; and
circuitry configured for retrieving, at least in part via at least one network connection, at least a portion of the user information associated with the one or more users based, at least in part, on the one or more network credentials provided by the one or more users.

3. The food packaging customization system of claim 2 , wherein circuitry configured for receiving one or more network credentials provided by the one or more users comprises:
circuitry configured for receiving at least one username and at least one password provided by the one or more users.

4. The food packaging customization system of claim 2 , wherein circuitry configured for retrieving, at least in part via at least one network connection, at least a portion of the user information associated with the one or more users based, at least in part, on the one or more network credentials provided by the one or more users comprises:
circuitry configured for acquiring at least one of one or more dietary preferences, one or more food customization choices, or one or more ingredient preferences of the one or more users.

5. The food packaging customization system of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for acquiring user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users, including at least utilizing one or more network credentials of the one or more users to obtain at least a portion of the user information at least in part via at least one network connection comprises:
circuitry configured for acquiring at least one dietary consumption history of the one or more users.

6. The food packaging customization system of claim 5 , wherein circuitry configured for acquiring at least one dietary consumption history of the one or more users comprises:
circuitry configured for acquiring at least one indication of at least one past dietary activity of the one or more users indicated at least in part via at least one customized food item having been packaged in at least one customized packaging discarded into the at least one refuse receptacle.

7. The food packaging customization system of claim 6 , wherein circuitry configured for acquiring at least one indication of at least one past dietary activity of the one or more users indicated at least in part via at least one customized food item having been packaged in at least one customized packaging discarded into the at least one refuse receptacle comprises:
circuitry configured for acquiring at least one indication of one or more consumption trends of one or more food ingredients consumed previously by the one or more users during one or more predefined periods of time.

8. The food packaging customization system of claim 7 , wherein circuitry configured for acquiring at least one indication of one or more consumption trends of one or more food ingredients consumed previously by the one or more users during one or more predefined periods of time comprises:
circuitry configured for acquiring at least one indication of one or more consumption trends of one or more food ingredients consumed previously by the one or more users during one or more predefined periods of time as indicated at least in part via at least one customized food item having been packaged in at least one customized packaging that has been customized to have one or more visual indicators that indicate one or more levels of the one or more food ingredients, the at least one customized packaging discarded into the at least one refuse receptacle.

9. The food packaging customization system of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for acquiring user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users, including at least utilizing one or more network credentials of the one or more users to obtain at least a portion of the user information at least in part via at least one network connection comprises:
circuitry configured for acquiring user information that includes one or more user preferences for at least one of one or more sources or one or more locations for obtaining the one or more food ingredients.

10. The food packaging customization system of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for acquiring user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users, including at least utilizing one or more network credentials of the one or more users to obtain at least a portion of the user information at least in part via at least one network connection comprises:
circuitry configured for acquiring user information that includes one or more user preferences that one or more sources not be the one or more sources for obtaining the one or more food ingredients.

11. The food packaging customization system of claim 1 , wherein circuitry configured for acquiring user information associated with one or more users for preparing one or more customized food items for the one or more users, including at least utilizing one or more network credentials of the one or more users to obtain at least a portion of the user information at least in part via at least one network connection comprises:
circuitry configured for acquiring user information that includes one or more user preferences for one or more locations not be the one or more sources for obtaining the one or more food

Assignees

• Elwha Llc

Inventors

• Holman Pablos
• Hyde Roderick A
• Ishikawa Muriel Y
• Kare Jordin T
• Levchin Max R
• Levien Royce A
• Lord Richard T
• Lord Robert W
• Malamud Mark A
• Myhrvold Nathan P
• Petroski Robert C
• Tegreene Clarence T
• Whitmer Charles
• Wood Jr Lowell L
• Wood Victoria Y H

Classifications

• G07F17/26

  for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus (ticket printing or the like apparatus G07F17/42) · CPC title

• G07F17/0092

  for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles (medical dispensers for private use, A61J7/00) · CPC title

• B65D85/70 Primary

  for materials not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• G07F11/70

  in which the articles are formed in the apparatus from components, blanks, or material constituents · CPC title

• G06Q50/12

  Hotels or restaurants · CPC title