Daniel J Healey

US Patent:

20130275236, Oct 17, 2013

Filed:

Apr 9, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/859129

Inventors:

Charles Sperry - Florence MA, US
Vincent Piucci - Oakham MA, US
Stephen Smith - Williamsburg MA, US
Daniel Healey - Chelmsford MA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 50/12

US Classification:

705 15

Abstract:

The system comprises a central processing module that is configured to interconnect the fresh departments and operational functions. These tasks can include facilitated order fulfillment, inventory and accounting functions, sanitation, maintenance, traceability and others. This is a system that integrates various sub-systems within the fresh departments, as well as integrating the fresh departments together. The system may also utilize a plurality of slicing machines that communicate with the centralized processing unit. The software modules resident in the processing unit receive inputs that represent customer orders, and dispatch these orders to the plurality of slicing machines. The slicing machines are in communication with the software modules such that the modules are aware of the food product that is currently placed on the slicer. In this way, the software modules are able to direct specific orders to a particular slicing machine, minimizing human interaction and customer wait time.