Food-quality and shelf-life predicting method and system
US6549135B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2223/06
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system is provided for monitoring the food product of a remote food product retailer. The system includes a management center in communication with the remote food product retailer via a communication network. The communication network is accessible via a user interface that may be located at any of the management center, the remote location or some other location. The management center gathers food product temperature information and uses that information to determine whether the shelved food product is within acceptable food safety and quality limits. If the food product exceeds these limits, an alarm is sounded at either the management center and the remote location. The user interface is operable to monitor the status of the food product via a selection of screens and remotely respond to the alarms.
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