Patent ID: 9436683
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. An assistive food preparation system, the system comprising: a system controller; a bar code capture device connected to the system controller; a database connected to the system controller, the database including a plurality of signals, each signal associated with a plurality of numerical codes; and an output device coupled to the system controller; wherein the bar code capture device is configured to capture a barcode image and forward the image to the system controller, the system controller configured to convert the bar code image into a numerical code, the system controller further configured to match the numerical code with at least one signal within the database, and the system controller further configured to send the signal associated with the numerical code within the database to the output device, the output device comprising one or more speakers and configured to output the signal received from the system controller as audible, verbal instructions to a user; wherein the system controller is further configured to match the numerical code with a programming signal, wherein the system controller sends the programming signal to a food preparation unit to configure at least one of a cook temperature and a cook time; and wherein the system controller is further configured to match the numerical code with at least one trigger signal, wherein the trigger signal is sent to the food preparation unit, and, in response to receiving the trigger signal, the food preparation unit is configured to receive input from a user in accordance with the verbal instructions.