Connected consumables preparation area

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10339589
APP PUB NO 20160140646A1
SERIAL NO

14940306

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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.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Humphreys, Derek Dublin, IE 11 126

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