Global Patent Index - EP 1634224 A1

EP 1634224 A1 20060315 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZING PET FOOD

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZING PET FOOD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR ANPASSUNG VON HAUSTIERNAHRUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDES ET DISPOSITIFS POUR PERSONNALISER DES ALIMENTS POUR ANIMAUX DE COMPAGNIE

Publication

EP 1634224 A1 20060315 (EN)

Application

EP 01916492 A 20010308

Priority

  • US 0107459 W 20010308
  • US 52258600 A 20000310

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0169487A1] A customized, consumer direct pet care product system includes a method and apparatus for customizing pet care products, including pet food, that utilizes an integrated Internet-based (item 40) customer interface and workflow process management. The system is configured to receive individual pet profiles from information provided by each customer, accept pet care product orders for each purchaser based upon the individual pet profile, control equipment runs during production to process each of the orders to manufacture and package pet care products in accordance with each customer's desires, and to track products through delivery to a customer's home.

IPC 1-7

G06Q 10/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 30/00 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 30/02 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

  • US 5930768 A 19990727 - HOOBAN EDWARD [US]
  • JAN GOOSSENAERTS ET AL: "Product Configuration in the Framework of the Virtual Enterprise", LIFE CYCLE APPROACHES TO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, ASI 97, 1 June 1998 (1998-06-01), pages 33 - 38, XP055121579, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.53.8727&rep=rep1&type=pdf> [retrieved on 20140604]
  • See also references of WO 0169487A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0169487 A1 20010920; AU 2001243511 B2 20060622; AU 4351101 A 20010924; BR 0109153 A 20030422; CA 2402225 A1 20010920; CA 2402225 C 20161122; CN 1421017 A 20030528; EP 1634224 A1 20060315; HU 230500 B1 20160928; HU P0301988 A2 20030929; HU P0301988 A3 20040428; IL 151567 A0 20030410; JP 2003527694 A 20030916; NO 20024314 D0 20020909; NO 20024314 L 20021111; RU 2002127000 A 20040220; RU 2269158 C2 20060127; ZA 200207072 B 20031117

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0107459 W 20010308; AU 2001243511 A 20010308; AU 4351101 A 20010308; BR 0109153 A 20010308; CA 2402225 A 20010308; CN 01806247 A 20010308; EP 01916492 A 20010308; HU P0301988 A 20010308; IL 15156701 A 20010308; JP 2001567486 A 20010308; NO 20024314 A 20020909; RU 2002127000 A 20010308; ZA 200207072 A 20020903