Patent ID: 6026372
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer system for determining and transmitting cooking commencement instruction for selected food items at time intervals to supply future needs of the selected food items, comprising:programmable memory;a cooking station monitor;a table of selected food items stored on said programmable memory;a table of desired quantities of the selected food items at desired time intervals relating to said table of selected food items, said table of desired quantities at desired time intervals being stored on said programmable memory;a table of cooking time to prepare intervals relating to said table of selected food items, said table of cooking time to prepare intervals being stored on said programmable memory;a variable quantity of processed selected food items stored on said programmable memory;clock means for establishing a current time;control means for initiating a cooking instruction to said cooking station monitor in response to a selected relation between the current time and said table of desired quantities of the selected food items at desired time intervals and said table of cooking time to prepare intervals, and a selected relation between the variable quantity of selected food items and said table of desired quantities of selected food items at desired time intervals.