Patent ID: 11900787
Assignee: nan
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A hygiene monitoring system comprising:
a bar code tag for storing an identifier of a food type which is attached to a food container;
a machine comprising a bar code reader and a processor, wherein the machine is located proximate to a compartment storing the food container,
a first database for storing a list of bar codes and a food type associated with each bar code-; and
a second database for storing a list of food types and associated food-specific safe consumption periods for each food type;
wherein each food-specific safe consumption period specify a period of time to be safe to consume a food of associated food types, if stored in said food container after a user opens said food container
wherein the machine is configured to automatically generate a set of food expiration information for the food stored in the food container when the user scans the bar code tag with the bar code reader; and,
wherein said set of food expiration information comprising:
a specified food type obtained by retrieving the bar code tag of the food container from said first database upon scanning—the bar code tag by the bar code reader; and
an expiration date calculated based on a food-specific safe consumption period and a first current date indicating when the food container is being opened by the user; and,
wherein said food-specific safe consumption period is retrieved from said second database based on the specified food type obtained from said first database.