Title:
【発明の名称】経時変化食品を販売する方法と装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001514410
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An automated kitchen apparatus determines a time until expiration of a food product. In one embodiment, the kitchen apparatus determines the time until expiration by receiving a start signal indicating that a food product is available to sell. Such a start signal may be generated by a timer on a warming bin that is initiated when a food product is placed in the warming bin. By measuring the elapsed time since the start signal was received, the time until expiration is determined. Based on the time until expiration, the automated kitchen apparatus sets the minimum price of that food product. Customers at a POS terminal may then purchase the aged food product for the minimum price. In one embodiment, an offer describing the food product and its minimum price is displayed on the POS terminal. In another embodiment, the customer is offered the food product for his change due, if that change due is not less than the minimum price.
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Inventors:
Walker, Jay, S
Van Ruchene, Andrew, S
Otto, Jonathan
Tedesco, Daniel, Yi
Van Ruchene, Andrew, S
Otto, Jonathan
Tedesco, Daniel, Yi
Application Number:
JP2000508047A
Publication Date:
September 11, 2001
Filing Date:
August 20, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Walker Digital, LLC
International Classes:
G06Q10/00; G06Q20/00; G06Q30/00; G07C15/00; G07F5/24; G07F9/02; G07F17/32; G07G1/00; G07G1/12; G07G5/00; (IPC1-7): G06F17/60; G07G1/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Asamura (3 outside)