Patent ID: 8759720

Claim:
A tortilla warmer control system for controlling preparation and dispensing of tortillas by a tortilla warmer, the tortilla warmer having a heating sub-system and a tortilla conveyance sub-system, the control system comprising: a control unit configured to: receive inputs from a user, the inputs for specifying: a frequency of heating sessions, each heating session defined by a period of time during which tortillas are to be heated and dispensed, a quantity of tortillas to be heated and dispensed during each heating session; and a texture of tortillas to be heated and dispensed during each heating session, provide output signals by which to control the tortilla warmer, the output signals including: a speed signal, in communication with the conveyance sub-system, to control the speed at which tortillas are to be conveyed through the heating sub-system during each heating session as a function of the user-specified texture; and a temperature signal, in communication with the heating subsystem, to control the temperature within the heating sub-system during each heating session as a function of the user-specified texture; and a heating session initiation signal configured to activate the conveyance sub-system and the heating sub-system at the beginning of each heating session, the heating session initiation signal being generated at a rate defined by the user-specified frequency of heating sessions, whereby the user-specified total number of tortillas can be heated and dispensed, each processed to have the user-specified texture, for each completed heating session.