Systems and methods for modifying blend sequences when preparing foodstuffs

Abstract

The systems and methods described herein assist a user in executing a recipe by recording and associating a blend sequence of blend steps with the recipe upon a first execution of the recipe. The systems and methods described herein further assist the user in modifying and executing the recorded blend sequence upon a second and subsequent execution of the recipe.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for executing a recipe comprising one or more ingredients, the method, comprising:
 on a first occasion of executing the recipe:
 measuring a first set of amounts of the one or more ingredients; 
 recording, by a computing device, a blend sequence for a blending apparatus; and associating the first set of amounts and the blend sequence with the recipe; 
   and, on a second and subsequent occasion of executing the recipe:
 measuring a second set of amounts of the one or more ingredients, wherein the second set of amounts is different from the first set of amounts; 
 based at least in part on the first set of amounts and the second set of amounts, modifying, by the computing device, the blend sequence to provide a modified blend sequence; and 
 causing the blending apparatus to execute the modified blend sequence. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the measuring the first set of amounts of the one or more ingredients or the measuring the second set of amounts of the one or more ingredients comprises weighing the amount of the one or more ingredients on a scale. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the measuring the first set of amounts of the one or more ingredients or the measuring the second set of amounts of the one or more ingredients comprises determining the volume the first set of amounts of the one or more ingredients. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , where recording the blend sequence comprises storing, for each step of the blend sequence, a temporal duration and a value of at least one operating parameter received from the blending apparatus as the blending apparatus is operated. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , where recording the blend sequence comprises storing, for each step of the blend sequence, a temporal duration and one of a constant value or a temporal sequence of values of at least one operating parameter received from the blending apparatus as the blending apparatus is operated. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , where recording the blend sequence comprises creating, by a user using an interface on the computing device, the blend sequence comprising one or more steps, each step stipulating a temporal duration and a value for at least one operating parameter of the blending apparatus. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , where recording the blend sequence comprises creating, by a user using an interface on the computing device, the blend sequence comprising one or more steps, each step stipulating a temporal duration and one of a constant value or a temporal sequence of values for at least one operating parameter of the blending apparatus. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein modifying the blend sequence comprises adjusting the duration of each step of the blend sequence in accordance with a ratio of a total of the second set of amounts to a total of the first set of amounts. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the blending apparatus comprises a blender. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one operating parameter of each step of the blend sequence comprises a rotatory speed of the blender, and modifying blend sequence comprises adjusting a rotatory speed of the blender in accordance with a ratio of a total of the second set of amounts to a total of the first set of amounts.