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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Transparensee Llc, Marietta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Kline, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
TRANSPARENSEE LLC, Marietta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 20/60 (2018.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); B65D 25/56 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 7/06 (2013.01); B65D 25/56 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 5/22 (2013.01); G16H 20/60 (2018.01); A47J 43/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that enable certain establishments that serve self-serve food and/or serve food via vending machines, to comply with recently issued FDA rules for providing calorie content and Nutrition Facts information to consumers. The calorie content and/or Nutrition Facts may be displayed on an electronic display, printed on a label, and/or provided via an audible signal, and/or may be provided in real time.