MENU AND FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT FOR EQUIPMENT

• Main Authors: OLSON GARY, WALLACE JOHN, HEPPERLA PAUL L
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 10.05.2017
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A system and method are provided and include an equipment controller for operating a piece of kitchen equipment. The equipment controller has a memory storing an initial menu of food items each having associated operating parameters for operating the kitchen equipment when preparing the associated food item. The system also includes a supervisory controller in communication with the equipment controller and in communication with a remote monitor that receives an updated menu for the kitchen equipment from a remote terminal. The updated menu includes at least one of a food item modification and an operating parameter modification. The supervisory controller receives the updated menu from the remote monitor and communicates the updated menu to the equipment controller for installation by the equipment controller. 提供了种系统和方法。该系统包括用于操作件厨房设备的设备控制器。设备控制器具有存储器，存储器存储食品的初始菜单，每种食品具有用于当制备相关联的食品时操作厨房设备的相关联的操作参数。该系统还包括与设备控制器通信并且与远程监视器通信的监督控制器，远程监视器从远程终端接收用于厨房设备的更新了的菜单。更新了的菜单包括食品修改和操作参数修改中的至少个。监督控制器从远程监视器接收更新了的菜单，并且将更新了的菜单传