Method and Apparatus for Providing Predetermined Slice Thicknesses of Deli Products

摘要

A unique and carefully devised method and apparatus for defining, visualizing, and reproducing predetermined slice thicknesses of deli products makes it possible for deli personnel to fulfill a customer's request without iterative feedback from the customer. This is beneficial to both the customer and deli personnel—eliminating ambiguity, aggravation, wasted product, wasted time, and wasted energy. This is accomplished by first defining ambiguous terms such as “thin”, “medium”, and “thick”, in terms of quantifiable dimensions. Samples of these predetermined thickness are then available to be viewed by the customer. Finally, slices are reproduced in accordance with the samples by correlating the thickness adjustment setting on a particular deli slicer necessary to produce a particular slice thickness.

主权项

1. A system of defining, visualizing, and reproducing predetermined slice thicknesses of deli products, whereby deli personnel may fulfill a customer's request without iterative feedback from said customer, comprising;
a. a definition of each said predetermined slice thickness in terms of at least one value chosen from the following group: a dimensional unit, a description corresponding to a dimensional unit, an identifier corresponding to a dimensional unit, and an identifier corresponding to a predetermined sample; b. said sample, making said predetermined slice thicknesses visible to said customer; and c. means of correlating each said predetermined slice thickness to the particular setting on a deli slicer necessary to reproduce said predetermined slice thickness.