US 12,136,281 B2
Image-based kitchen tracking system with anticipatory preparation management
Evan DeSantola, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Alex Litzenberger, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Rassoul Mesbah, Auckland (NZ); and Prashasti Sar, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to HME Hospitality & Specialty Communications, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by HME Hospitality & Specialty Communications, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/171,228.
Application 18/171,228 is a continuation of application No. 17/499,797, filed on Oct. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,594,048.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/160,668, filed on Mar. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0316787 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G01B 11/22 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G06V 20/68 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC G06V 20/68 (2022.01) [G01B 11/22 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/063112 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G06Q 50/12 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G06V 10/765 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/36 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01); G06V 2201/08 (2022.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
6. A system for inventory analysis, comprising memory and a processing device coupled to the memory, wherein the processing device is configured to:
obtain first image data indicative of a state of an area associated with a drive-thru restaurant;
obtain availability information regarding current availability of one or more items in the drive-thru restaurant;
obtain order data indicating one or more pending orders;
determine a predicted replacement time for the one or more items based on the first image data, the availability information, and the order data;
determine whether one or more individual items from the one or more items are expected to become unavailable based on the predicted replacement time; and
responsive to a determination that the one or more individual items are expected to become unavailable, cause a device proximate the area to provide a user alert indicative of the determination.