Patent ID: 7437213
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: A47L,G06K,G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring operations of a warewasher over a predetermined period of time, wherein one or more racks are used to carry one or more articles through the warewasher, the method comprising: associating a unique identifier (ID) to each rack used to carry one or more articles through the warewasher, wherein each rack comprises an identification tag specifying the unique ID assigned to that rack; reading a unique ID assigned to a first rack as an identification tag of the first rack is detected while the first rack is being provided to the warewasher; and communicating the unique ID assigned to the first rack to a remote computer for storage in a database in association with a time reference indicative of a time at which the first rack was detected while being provided to the warewasher.