System and method for pairing food with wine
US8364545B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for pairing food from a food menu with wine from a wine menu includes a host machine and computing device(s). A method uses the host machine and computing device (s) to conduct the pairing. The host machine has first and second databases describing, via objectively scored categories, each food item in the food menu and each wine in the wine menu. Each device is in communication with the host machine. The computing device receives a food selection signal corresponding to a food item(s) in the food menu, and calculates, for each wine, solutions to comparison functions which compare different numerically-scored categories for the food and wine. A numeric Pairing Compatibility Score (PCS) value is calculated for each wine as a function of the solutions, and rank-ordering is conducted on the PCS values. Wines with a threshold PCS value(s), e.g., lowest value(s), are displayed as recommended pairings.
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