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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2019
Zest Labs, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Peter A. Mehring, Los Altos, CA (US);
Thomas C. Reese, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Dean M. Kawaguchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Sameer Dekate, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Russell Shikami, Cupertino, CA (US);
ZEST LABS, INC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for managing a food delivery process, according to one embodiment, includes receiving a food product history for each type of food product stored in each of a plurality of product containers. At least one of the food products is predestined for a first destination that is different than a second destination of another of the food products. Each food product history includes: an expiration date of the associated food product, storage time information, storage condition information, and temperature history. The food product history is used to determine a prioritized delivery scheme for the product containers. The prioritized delivery scheme is sent to an individual transporting the product containers and/or to a dispatcher.