Successive tare scale system and method

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a system configured to determine masses, weights, and/or other quantities of individual ingredients added to a food dish during preparation. At least some of the components of the system may be configured to be used in a food preparation area. The system may include a scale, a client computing device, external resources, and/or other components. The system may be configured to weigh and/or determine the mass of individual ingredients of the dish as the ingredients are added to the dish. The system may be configured to determine the individual mass and/or weight of each ingredient based on the masses and/or weights of individual ingredients previously added to the dish and/or a current mass and/or weight of the dish as a given ingredient is added.

1 . A method comprising:
 providing a recipe from a storage device to a client-computing device, the recipe comprising at least one ingredient and a first instruction;   generating, by a scale, an output signal conveying information related to a mass of the at least one ingredient added to a container;   comparing the information related to the mass of the at least one ingredient to the first instruction;   outputting compliance with the first instruction to the user interface;   providing a second instruction to the client-computing device; and   wirelessly transmitting information regarding the second instruction from an external resource to the client-computing device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a user interface and the second instruction is provided on the user interface. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising
 generating a second output signal to the external resource from the client-computing device related to the second instruction.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the second output signal is wirelessly communicated to the external resource from the computing device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the wireless communication is at least one of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions to facilitate selection and viewing of the recipe on the user interface. 
     
     
         7 . A food preparation system comprising:
 a scale adapted to generate an output signal conveying information related to a mass of at least one ingredient added to a container;   a client-computing device in wireless and operative communication with the scale, the client-computing device comprising:
 a recipe module adapted to facilitate electronic storage of a recipe comprising the at least one ingredient and the mass added to the container; 
 an ingredient module adapted to obtain information indicating that the at least one ingredient is being added to the container; 
 a mass module adapted to communicate the mass of the at least one ingredient being added to the container, the mass module receiving the output signal from the scale; 
 a nutrition module adapted to determine nutritional information of the at least one ingredient added to the container; 
 a customization module adapted to customize the recipe and facilitate electronic storage of the customized recipe; and 
   an external resource in wireless and operative communication with the client-computing device.   
     
     
         8 . The food preparation system of  claim 7 , wherein the external resource receives the information related to the mass of the at least one ingredient from the client-computing device. 
     
     
         9 . The food preparation system of  claim 7 , wherein the client-computing device is adapted to receive the information related to the mass of the at least one ingredient. 
     
     
         10 . The food preparation system of  claim 7 , wherein the client-computing device comprises a user interface. 
     
     
         11 . The food preparation system of  claim 10 , wherein the nutrition module directs the user interface to provide an alert related to at least one of allergens or dietary information. 
     
     
         12 . The food preparation system of  claim 7 , wherein the scale and computing device communicate via at least one of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. 
     
     
         13 . The food preparation system of  claim 12 , wherein the external resource and the computing device communicate via at least one of NFC, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. 
     
     
         14 . The food preparation system of  claim 7 , wherein the external resource comprises equipment containing memory that stores recipe information. 
     
     
         15 . A food preparation system comprising:
 a wireless network;   an external resource in operative communication with the wireless network and comprising a memory adapted to store a recipe and processing information for the recipe, wherein the recipe includes at least one ingredient; and   a scale adapted to convey information related to a mass of the at least one ingredient via the wireless network;   wherein the external resource is adapted to convey, via the wireless network, information that causes a user interface to display the information related to the recipe or information related to the mass of the at least one ingredient.