Systems and methods for gathering data, representative of food condition information, from a plurality of remote locations and providing the information to a user together with information about the locations from which the information was gathered. The sensors may be grouped into a plurality of zon
Systems and methods for gathering data, representative of food condition information, from a plurality of remote locations and providing the information to a user together with information about the locations from which the information was gathered. The sensors may be grouped into a plurality of zones, and the food information may be presented to the user on the basis of the zone in which the respective sensor is located. A sensor's actual location may be compared to its expected location and the results provided to a user, and an alarm may be generated if the sensor's actual location differes from its expected location.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method of providing food information to a user, the method comprising the steps of: gathering data, representative of food condition information, from a plurality of sensors; grouping each sensor into at least one of a plurality of zones, wherein each zone corresponds gener
What is claimed is: 1. A method of providing food information to a user, the method comprising the steps of: gathering data, representative of food condition information, from a plurality of sensors; grouping each sensor into at least one of a plurality of zones, wherein each zone corresponds generally to a particular geographic location; selecting a subset of the zones; and on a basis of the selected subset of zones, providing, to the user, information corresponding to data gathered from those sensors that are grouped in any of the selected zones. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gathering step includes gathering food temperature data. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of predefining the plurality of zones. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the grouping step includes selecting, for each sensor, at least one predefined zone from a list of alternative predefined zones. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the grouping step includes grouping each sensor into no more than one zone. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing step includes providing information corresponding to data gathered from only those sensors that are grouped in at least one of the selected zones. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing step includes displaying, via a graphical user interface, information corresponding to data gathered from those sensors that are grouped in any of the selected zones. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein each particular geographic location is an area of floorspace. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein each particular geographic location is a room in a food service facility. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein each particular geographic location is the site of a particular piece of equipment. 11. A method of verifying a location of a food information sensor, the method comprising the steps of: providing a food information sensor; assigning the food information sensor to an intended geographic location; at a first geographic location, gathering, via the food information sensor, food information data, the first geographic location being defined as an actual location of the food information sensor; reporting the food information data to a central collection apparatus disposed at a second geographic location; automatically gathering location data indicative of an actual geographic location of the food information sensor; analyzing, via the central collection apparatus, the gathered location data to determine the actual geographic location of the food information sensor; and producing an indication of a relationship between the actual geographic location of the food information sensor and the intended geographic location of the food information sensor. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of producing an indication of the relationship between the actual geographic location of the food information sensor and its intended geographic location includes generating an alarm signal upon a determination that the food information sensor is not in its intended geographic location. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the alarm signal is perceptible by a user. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the perceptible alarm signal is generated at the central collection apparatus. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the perceptible alarm signal is generated at the food information sensor. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of providing a food information sensor includes providing a food information sensor having a food temperature sensing device. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the food information data includes data representing a temperature measurement. 18. The method of claim 11, wherein the steps of automatically gathering geographic location data, analyzing the gathered location data and producing an indication of the relationship between the actual and intended geographic locations of the food information sensor are repeated periodically. 19. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of assigning the food information sensor to an intended geographic location includes inputting a particular geographic location by selecting a geographic location from a list of alternative geographic locations.
연구과제 타임라인
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
이 특허에 인용된 특허 (38)
Tottenham Dennis E. ; Purser David E., Apparatus and method for food processing equipment microbial intervention and pasteurization.
Taino Kazuo,JPX ; Noda Masaru,JPX ; Tanaka Kazuko,JPX ; Konishi Chizuko,JPX, Cooking appliance than can detect temperature of foodstuff using infrared sensor.
Heagle Ronald J. ; Spillner Wayne K., Integral master system for monitoring food service requirements for compliance at a plurality of food service establishm.
Carey Richard A. (Stone Mountain GA) Moses Marlon M. (Norcross GA) Daley Wayne D. R. (Stone Mountain GA), Poultry environmental control systems and methods.
Finnegan Christopher D. (916 SW. 116th Way Fort Lauderdale FL 33325) Geiss Arthur J. (1 S. Pine Island Rd. Plantation FL 33323), Refrigeration monitor system with remote signalling of alarm indications.
Dick, Paul H.; Saadat, Steven; Hayes, Robert; Weber, Michael; Shannon, Michael, Apparatus for powering an accessory device in a refrigerated container.
Sanders, Russell Lee; Leasure, Mark Daniel; Vitkus, Kim; Johnson, Mark; Pasek, Steve, Interfaces for setup of a transport refrigeration system and providing transport refrigeration system diagnostic information to a user.
Sanders, Russell Lee; Leasure, Mark Daniel; Vitkus, Kim; Johnson, Mark; Pasek, Steve, Methods and systems for preserving the life of a power source of a wireless end node in a transport refrigeration system.
Sanders, Russell Lee; Leasure, Mark Daniel; Vitkus, Kim; Johnson, Mark, Methods and systems for preserving the life of a transport refrigeration system power source.
Derrick, Bruce; McNab, David S.; Larson, Stephen N. D.; Robidoux, Gerard E.; Davidson, B. Kent; Boutet, Patrick Y. D.; Langlois, Jean-Sebastien; Kalhok, David J.; Walker, Scott S., Remote tracking and communication device.
Derrick, Bruce; McNab, David S.; Larson, Stephen N. D.; Robidoux, Gerard E.; Davidson, B. Kent; Boutet, Patrick Y. D.; Langlois, Jean-Sebastien; Kalhok, David J.; Walker, Scott S., Remote tracking and communication device.
Derrick, David; Derrick, Bruce, Remote tracking device and a system and method for two-way voice communication between the device and a monitoring center.
Tomida, Takahiro, Thin client apparatus, a control method thereof, and a program storage medium for a thin client system for intergrating input information items and transmitting the intergrated information to a server.
※ AI-Helper는 부적절한 답변을 할 수 있습니다.