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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Dennis John Vaseloff, Gurnee, IL (US);
Loren Jay Veltrop, Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dennis John Vaseloff, Gurnee, IL (US);
Loren Jay Veltrop, Deerfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Prince Castle, Inc., Carol Stream, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A smart tray system includes a plurality of information tags and a plurality of communication devices, which can communicate with each of the information tags when the information tags are located in the proximity of the communication devices. Each information tag is attached to a food tray and contains information about the food tray and the food product contained therein. The information tags and the communication devices provide for tracking and updating the information about the food product contained in the food trays.