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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Derek Humphreys, Dublin, IE;
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect there is provided a consumables preparation area comprising an electronically stored consumables inventory update initiator, said update initiator: comprising one or more of: a barcode scanner, a quick response (QR) code scanner, a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag reader, a scanner configured for optical character recognition (OCR) and digital scales; and being configured for use within the dwelling or establishment in which said consumables are to be transformed for use. According to another aspect there is provided a method of updating an electronically stored consumables inventory using such a consumables preparation area.