US 12,359,980 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring food temperatures
Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Celina, TX (US); Matthew O'Daniel Redmond, Denton, TX (US); and John Robert Keller, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to 7-ELEVEN, INC., Irving, TX (US)
Filed by 7-Eleven, Inc., Irving, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/455,800.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160753 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G01K 1/26 (2006.01); G01K 1/02 (2021.01); G01K 1/14 (2021.01)
CPC G01K 1/026 (2013.01) [G01K 1/14 (2013.01); G01K 2207/04 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more memory units configured to store a cleaning threshold temperature; and
a processor configured to:
receive, from a food temperature probe, a first temperature associated with a first food item;
receive, from the food temperature probe, a second temperature associated with a second food item;
receive, from the food temperature probe, a third temperature that was measured by the food temperature probe after measuring the first temperature but before measuring the second temperature, the third temperature associated with a cleaning of the food temperature probe; and
send an alert for display on a user device when the third temperature is greater than the cleaning threshold temperature, wherein the cleaning threshold temperature comprises a temperature that is at least an 80 degree Fahrenheit temperature drop below the first temperature.