The present disclosure relates generally to procurement of edible items through grinding. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a system and method for on demand grinding of edible items like staple crops, spices, and the 5 like.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in
understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the
10 information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed
invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Processed and grinded edible items like Flour, spices, and the like are a
basic necessity for every individual in daily life. At present, anyone can easily buy
the flour available in packages from nearby general stores. However, packaging of
15 the flour is done in the industries and for more profit, the packaged flour and other
edible items may be adulterated by many toxic substances or by other low quality
flours by the seller to increase the quantity of the packed flour.
[0004] In another scenario, the user generally goes to a nearby store and
purchases edible items like grains, spices, and the like based on availability of
20 types of grains and spices in the store. After that, the user may need to visit
another store to grind the purchased edible items. In the process of purchasing
grains and making them ground, there is a need to analyse the product, its quality,
its features, its price and the like as per requirement of the user. However, the
quality, features, prices and quantity all are limited by availability of the type of
25 product. Further, the entire process needs extra effort and is labor oriented task.
[0005] The conventional art used for the grinding of the edible items like
staple crops, spices, crops other than staple crops, and the like has certain pros and
cons. Though the obtained processed edible items are fresh, hygienic and has low
chances of food adulteration but the process is labor oriented, time consuming as
30 it requires personal involvement during the entire process of grinding. The other
conventional art used for milling of the edible items like grains, spices, pulses,
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cereals, and the like has high risk of food adulteration, staleness, unclarity for
quality and hygiene and extraction of dietary fiber (choker) which ultimately
reduces the nutrition content of the grains. The processed grain and the spices
obtained with similar nutrition value causes health related problems.
5 [0006] Therefore, there is a need to overcome the above mentioned problems
of the prior art with a disclosure which provides healthy, safe, less arduous, and
less labor oriented on demand grinding of the edible items like staple crops,
pulses, and the spices.
10 OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one
embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide on demand grinding
system and method, which facilitates hygienic, fresh and healthful staple food and
15 other edible items.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide on demand grinding
system for staple food without much labor orientation.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide on demand grinding
system for staple food without extraction of dietary fiber during the process of
20 grinding, thereby ensuring a high nutrition value.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide on demand grinding
system for staple food which reduces the chances of adulteration from the
processed staple food and other edible items.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide on demand grinding
25 system and method for staple food, which provides homely satisfaction for the
processed staple food and other edible items.
[0013] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an efficient, cost
effective, fast, and mobile on demand grinding system and method for staple food
and other edible items.
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[0014] These and other objects of the present invention will become readily
apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings.
5 SUMMARY
[0015] The present disclosure relates generally to procurement of grains
through grinding. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a system and
method for an on demand grinding of edible items like staple crops, pulses, spices,
and the like.
10 [0016] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to a method for an on
demand grinding of edible items like staple crops, pulses, grains, and the like,
where the method can include steps of receiving, using one or more processors of
a processing unit, a first set of data packets from a computing device associated
with an entity, where the first set of data packets pertain to selection of one or
15 more edible items, extracting, using the one or more processors, a second set of
data packets from the received first set of data packets, where the second set of
data packets pertain to attributes of the selected one or more edible items,
identifying, at the one or more processors, location associated with the computing
device based on the extracted second set of data packets, and generating and
20 transmitting a control deploy signal to a vehicle based on the identified location
such that the deployed vehicle, upon receipt of the control deploy signal,
facilitates on-demand grinding of the selected one or more edible items.
[0017] In an aspect, the deployed vehicle may include a grinding unit to
facilitate grinding of the selected one or more edible items, where the one or more
25 edible items may include any or a combination of staple crops, cereals, pulses,
spices, and crops other than staple crops .
[0018] In an aspect, the grinding unit may include rotating unit, input unit,
and power source.
[0019] In an aspect, the method may include step of controlling, using the one
30 or more processors, parameters of the grinding unit, where the parameters may
include any or a combination of speed, force, revolution per minute (rpm),
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centrifugal force, feed, depth of cut and size of the selected one or more edible
items.
[0020] In an aspect, the method may include step of deploying, using the one
or more processors, the vehicle within a predetermined time period associated
5 with the received first set of data packets and the identified location.
[0021] In an aspect, the attributes of the selected one or more staple crops may
include any or a combination of weight, quantity, variety, size, quality, cost,
amount and colour.
[0022] In an aspect, the entity may include any or a combination of service
10 providers, service availing consumers, customers, clients, shopper, buyer and
purchaser.
[0023] In an aspect, the computing device may include any or a combination
of cell phones, mobiles, laptops, computers, a smart camera, a smart phone, a
portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a handheld device and user
15 equipment devices.
[0024] In an aspect, the location of the computing device may be determined
with a positioning system, where the positioning system can include any or a
combination of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning
System (GPS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and Wireless Local Area
20 Network (WLAN).
[0025] Another aspect of the present disclosure pertains to anon demand
grinding system for edible items, where the system may include a processing unit
with one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory storing
instructions executable by the one or more processors and configured to receive a
25 first set of data packets from a computing device associated with an entity , where
the first set of data packets pertain to selection of one or more edible crops, extract
a second set of data packets from the received first set of data packets, where the
second set of data packets pertain to attributes of the selected one or more edible
crops, identify a location associated with the at least one of the plurality of
30 computing devices based on the extracted second set of data packet, and generate
and transmit a control deploy signal to a vehicle based on the identified location
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such that the deployed vehicle, upon receipt of the control deploy signal,
facilitates on-demand grinding of the selected one or more edible crops.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
5 [0026] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a
part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the
present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the
principles of the present disclosure.
10 [0027] The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of
the present disclosure, and wherein:
[0028] FIG. 1 illustrates a network implementation of an on demand grinding
system for edible items, in accordance with an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
15 [0029] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components of the on demand
grinding system for edible items, in accordance with an embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0030] FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for facilitating on
demand grinding of edible items, in accordance with an embodiment of the
20 present disclosure.
[0031] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary computer system to implement the
proposed on demand grinding system for edible items, in accordance with
embodiments of the present disclosure.
25 DETAIL DESCRIPTION
[0032] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in
order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present
invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the
present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
30 [0033] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and
described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments
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only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents
will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and
scope of the invention, as described in the claim.
[0034] The present disclosure relates generally to procurement of grains
5 through grinding. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a system and
method for on demand grinding of staple crops.
[0035] FIG. 1 illustrates a network implementation of an on demand grinding
system for edible items, in accordance with an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
10 [0036] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure the network
system (100) can include a proposed on demand grinding system (102) (also
referred to as system 102, hereinafter) can facilitate on demand grinding of one or
more edible items through a vehicle112-1, 112-2,..112-N (individually referred to
as a vehicle (112), and collectively referred to as vehicles (112), hereinafter). As
15 illustrated, the system (102) can be communicatively coupled with the vehicle
(112) through a network (104). The network system (100) can include an entity
(108),( 108-1, 108-2… 108-N and collectively referred to as entities (108), and
individually referred to as an entity (108), hereinafter), which can communicate
with the system (102) using a computing device (106-1, 106-2… 106-N)
20 (collectively referred to as computing devices (106), and individually referred to
as a computing device (106) or first computing device (106), hereinafter). In an
embodiment, the network system (100) can include processor (110)
(interchangeably referred to as processing unit (110), herein) , where the
processing unit (110) can include one or more processors coupled with a
25 memory, and the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more
processors to facilitate on demand grinding of one or more edible items.
[0037] In an embodiment, the system (102) can be communicatively coupled
with a computing device (106), where the computing device (106) can have an
input unit to receive request or query associated with the entity (108). The input
30 unit can include any or a combination of keypad, touch screen and display. The
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first set of data packets can be processed through the input unit to other units of
the computing device (106).
[0038] In an embodiment, the network system (100) can be implemented
using any or a combination of hardware components and software components
5 such as a cloud, a server, a computing system, a computing device, a network
device and the like. Further, the system (102) can interact with the vehicle (112)
through plurality of communicating unit, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Li-Fi, or an
application, that can reside in the computing device (106). In an implementation,
the system (102) can be accessed by a network (104) or a server (114) that can be
configured with any operating system, including but not limited to, AndroidTM 10 ,
iOSTM, and the like.
[0039] In an embodiment, , the network (104) can be a wireless network, a
wired network or a combination thereof that can be implemented as one of the
different types of networks, such as Intranet, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide
15 Area Network (WAN), Internet, and the like. Further, the network (104) can either
be a dedicated network or a shared network. The shared network can represent an
association of the different types of networks that can use variety of protocols, for
example, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and
20 the like.
[0040] In an embodiment, the computing device (106) can communicate with
the network system (100) through the network (104). The computing device (106)
can include any or a combination of cell phones, mobiles, laptops, computers, a
smart camera, a smart phone, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a
25 handheld device and alike user equipment devices.
[0041] In an embodiment, the system (102) can facilitate interaction between
the computing device (106) and the vehicle (112).The computing device (106) can
send a first set of data packets to the system (102). The first set of data packets
can pertain to selection of one or more edible items, where the one or more edible
30 items can include any or a combination of staple crops, spices, pulses, cereals,
crops other than staple crops. The selection of the one or more edible items can
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also pertain to query or request for the one or more staple crops.. The system
(102) can receive the first set of data packets associated with the entity (108). The
entity (108) can include any or a combination of service providers, service
availing consumers, customers, clients, shopper, buyer and purchaser.
5 [0042] In an embodiment, the system (102) can enable extraction of a second
set of data packets from the received first set of data packets from the computing
device (106). The second set of data packets can pertain to attributes of the
selected one or more edible items. The attributes of the selected one or more
edible items can include any or a combination of weight, quantity, variety, quality,
10 cost, and amount. The staple crops can include any a combination of wheat, rice,
jowar, gram, barley, regi, pulses, soyabean, redbeans and other such crops. The
selection of the one or more crops can be done by the entity (108) through the
computing device (106).
[0043] In an embodiment, the system (102) can facilitate identifying a
15 location associated with the computing device (106) based on the extracted
second set of data packets. The location of the computing device (106) can be
identified with help of a positioning system to avail on demand grinding of the
selected one or more edible items like staple crops. The positioning system can
include any or a combination of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global
20 Positioning System (GPS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and Wireless
Local Area Network (WLAN) but not limited to such system.
[0044] In an embodiment, the system (102) can generate and transmit a
control deploy signal to a vehicle (112) based on the identified location such that
the deployed vehicle (112), upon receipt of the control deploy signal, facilitates on
25 demand grinding of the selected one or more edible items. The vehicle (112) can
facilitate on demand grinding of the selected one or more edible items according
to the identified location and the attributes of the selected one or more edible
items. In another embodiment, the vehicle (112) can include a grinding unit to
facilitate the on demand grinding of the selected one or more edible items. The
30 grinding unit can include rotating unit, input unit, and power source. In an
illustrative embodiment, the grinding unit can be Computerized Numeric Control
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(CNC) grinding machine. The rotating unit can include any or a combination of
rotor, rotating abrasive wheel, grinding wheels, grinding spindle, armature, and
motor but not limited to such units. The power source can include any or a
combination of generator, power lines, inverter, and battery but not limited to
5 such units. In yet another embodiment, the vehicle (112) can be any or a
combination of an electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle and normal vehicle.
[0045] In an embodiment, the system (100) can facilitate on demand grinding
of the selected one or more edible crops through the vehicle (112). The vehicle
(112) can receive the control deploy signal based on the identified location The
10 system (100) can enable the vehicle (112) for on demand grinding of the selected
one or more edible crops on the basis of three predefined conditions. In an
illustrative embodiment, the vehicle (112) can grind the selected one or more
staple crops requested by the entity (108), where the selected one or more staple
crops is availed from the entity’s house. In another illustrative embodiment, the
15 vehicle (112) can grind the selected one or more edible items requested by the
entity (108), where the selected one or more edible items is availed from a
common source for storing the selected one or more edible items. In yet another
illustrative embodiment, the vehicle (112) can grind the selected one or more
edible items requested by the entity (108), where the selected one or more edible
20 items is availed from a requested source for storing the selected one or more
edible crops, where the requested source can be different from the common
source. The requested source can include any or a combination of retail shop,
wholesale shop, supermarket, departmental store, warehouse and similar sources.
[0046] It will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that through the
25 embodiments of the present disclosure are explained with reference to one or
more staple crops, but the disclosure is not limited to the one or more staple crops
grinding. The embodiments of the present disclosure are equally implementable
for one or more spices, one or more pulses, one or more crops other than staple
crops, and the like.
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[0047] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components of on demand
grinding system for edible items in accordance with an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0048] As illustrated in an embodiment, a system (102) can include one or
5 more processor(s) (202). The one or more processor(s) 202 can be implemented as
one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal
processors, central processing units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that
manipulate data based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the
one or more processor(s) (202) are configured to fetch and execute computer10 readable instructions stored in a memory (204) of the system (102). The memory
(204) can store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which
may be fetched and executed to create or share the data units over a network
service. The memory (204) can include any non-transitory storage device
including, for example, volatile memory such as RAM, or non-volatile memory
15 such as EPROM, flash memory, and the like.
[0049] In an embodiment, the system (102) can also include an interface(s)
(206). The interface(s) (206) may include a variety of interfaces, for example,
interfaces for data input and output devices, referred to as I/O devices, storage
devices, and the like. The interface(s) (206) may facilitate communication of the
20 system (102) with various devices coupled to the system (102). The interface(s)
(206) may also provide a communication pathway for one or more components of
system (102). Examples of such components include, but are not limited to,
processing engine(s) (208) and data (210).
[0050] In an embodiment, the processing engine(s) (208) can be implemented
25 as a combination of hardware and programming (for example, programmable
instructions) to implement one or more functionalities of the processing engine(s)
(208). In examples described herein, such combinations of hardware and
programming may be implemented in several different ways. For example, the
programming for the processing engine(s) (208) may be processor executable
30 instructions stored on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and the
hardware for the processing engine(s) (208) may include a processing resource
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(for example, one or more processors), to execute such instructions. In the present
examples, the machine-readable storage medium may store instructions that, when
executed by the processing resource, implement the processing engine(s) (208). In
such examples, the system (102) can include the machine-readable storage
5 medium storing the instructions and the processing resource to execute the
instructions, or the machine-readable storage medium may be separate but
accessible to system (102) and the processing resource. In other examples, the
processing engine(s) (208) may be implemented by electronic circuitry. A
database (210) can include data that is either stored or generated as a result of
10 functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s)
(208).
[0051] In an embodiment, the processing engine(s) (208) can include a
selection unit (212), an extraction unit (214), an identification unit (216), a
deployment unit (218), and other unit (s) (220). The other unit(s) (220) can
15 implement functionalities that supplement applications or functions performed by
the system (102) or the processing engine(s) (208).
[0052] The database (210) can include data that is either stored or generated
as a result of functionalities implemented by any of the components of the
processing engine(s) (208).
20 [0053] It would be appreciated that units being described are only exemplary
units and any other unit or sub-unit may be included as part of the system (102).
These units too may be merged or divided into super- units or sub-units as may be
configured.
[0054] As illustrated in FIG 2, the selection unit (212) of the proposed system
25 (102) can receive a first set of data packets from a computing device (106). The
first set of data packets can be associated with a selection of one or more edible
items as selected by an entity (108). In an illustrative embodiment, the selection of
the one or more edible items can pertain to query, and request for the one or more
edible items by the entity 108, where the one or more edible items can include any
30 or a combination of staple crops, pulses, spices, cereals, crops other than staple
crops, and the like. The selection unit (212) can generate a request corresponding
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to the received first set of data packets. In another illustrative embodiment, the
first set of data packets can be associated with a first request for selection of one
or more staple crops by the entity (108). The request for selection of the one or
more staple crops can be made by the entity (108) through the computing device
5 120. .The entity (108) can transmit a request associated with the first set of data
packets through the computing device (106). The first set of data packets can be
received by the system (102) through the computing device (106). In yet another
illustrative embodiment, in response to receiving the request, the selection unit
(212) can facilitate determining the one or more staple crop by the entity (108)
10 based on a comparison. The comparison can be made between the first set of data
packets, which is requested, selected or queried by the entity (108) with a first
predefined set of data. The first predefined set of data can be associated with the
database (210) of the system (102). Based on the comparison, the second set of
data packets can be extracted. The first predefined set of data can include any or a
15 combination of rice, wheat, millet, maize, grams, redbeans, soyabean, pearl millet
and other such edible items.
[0055] In an embodiment, each of the entity (108) can be provided with user
credentials for secure access. The entity (108) can access the system (102) with
the user credentials and transmit a request. In another embodiment, the selection
20 unit (212) can include an identifier for each of the entity (108). The user
credentials can include any or a combination of user ID, user password, user email
ID and user address. In another embodiment, the identifier can facilitate the secure
access as well as identification of the entity (108). When the system (102)
receives the request, the system can also receive an identification signal with the
25 help of the identifier for each of the entity (108). The identifier can enable the
system (102) to identify the entity (108) to be connected with the system (102).
When the system (102) identifies the entity (108) successfully, the system (102)
can initiate transmitting/receiving information over a network (104). In an
embodiment, when the system 102 receives the request, the system (102) also
30 receives a location for the corresponding entity (108). In yet another embodiment,
the location can be different from the identification signal.
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[0056] In an embodiment, the selection unit (212) can receive the first set of
data packets associated with the entity (108) through the computing device (106).
The first set of data packets can pertain to selection, request information or query
generated by the entity (108). In an illustrative embodiment, the received first set
5 of packets can be associated with the entity’s (108) address, common source of
selected one or more staple crops and requested source, where the requested
source can be different from the common source of the selected one or more
staple crops. The selection unit (212) can select and request the first set of data
packets according to the requirement of the entity (108) and can process the first
10 set of data packets to the extraction unit (214).
[0057] In an embodiment, the extraction unit (214) of the proposed system
(102) can extract second set of data packets from the received first set of data
packets. The second set of data packets can be extracted on the basis of the
selected, requested and queried information associated with the first set of data
15 packets. The second set of data packets can pertain to attributes of the selected one
or more staple crops. The extraction unit (214) can facilitate extraction of the
selected one or more staple crops by the entity (108) through the computing
device (106). The attributes of the selected one or more crops can include any or a
combination ofweight, quantity, variety, quality, cost, amount and colour of the
20 selected one or more staple crops. In an illustrative embodiment, the extracted
second set of data packets can be compared with a second predefined set of data
associated with the database (210) of the system (102). The second predefined set
of data can include any or a combination of plurality of weight, size, quantity,
variety, quality, cost, amount and colour of the selected one or more staple crops.
25 Based on the comparison, the entity (108) can decide the selected one or more
crops attributes.
[0058] In an embodiment, the extraction unit (216) can extract the second set
of packets from the received first set of data packet. The second set of data
packets can pertain to attributes of the selected one or more crops. In an
30 illustrative embodiment, the extracted second set of data packets can be associated
with the entity’s (108) address, common source of selected one or more staple
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crops or requested source, where the requested source can be different than
common source of the selected one or more staple crops. The extraction unit (214)
can extract the second set of data packets according to the requirement of the
entity (108) and can process the second set of data packets to the identifications
5 unit (216).
[0059] In an embodiment, the identification unit (216) of the proposed system
(102) can identify location of the computing device (106) based on the extracted
second set of data packets. The location of the computing device (106) and
associated entity (108) can be identified for on demand grinding of the selected
10 one or more staple crops. The extracted second set of data packets can be
processed by the identification unit (216), where the second set of data packets
can be extracted from the received first set of data packets. In an illustrative
embodiment, the location of the computing device 106 can be identified by a
positioning unit associated with the computing device (106). The positioning unit
15 can include any or combination of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global
Positioning System (GPS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Wireless
Local Area Network (WLAN) and other such systems. In an illustrative
embodiment, identified location of the computing device (106) can be according
to the user credentials. In another illustrative embodiment, the system (102) can
20 require the entity (108) to enter his/her physical address/location , or the system
(102) can retrieve the current location of the entity (108) by retrieving current
location of the computing device (106) of respective entity (108).
[0060] In an embodiment, each of the entity (108) can be provided with user
credentials for secure access. The entity (108) can access the system (102) with
25 the user credentials and transmit a request. In another embodiment, the selection
unit (212) can include an identifier for each of the entity (108). The user
credentials can include any or a combination of user ID, user password, user email
ID and user address. In another embodiment, the identifier can facilitate the secure
access as well as identification of the entity (108). When the system (102)
30 receives the request, the system can also receive an identification signal with the
help of the identifier for each of the entity (108). The identifier can enable the
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system (102) to identify the entity (108) to be connected with the system (102).
When the system (102) identifies the entity (108) successfully, the system (102)
can initiate transmitting/receiving information over a network (104). In an
embodiment, when the system (102) receives the request, the system (102) also
5 receives a location for the corresponding entity (108). In yet another embodiment,
the location can be different from the identification signal.
[0061] In an illustrative embodiment, the identification unit (216) can
facilitate in identifying the location of the computing device (106) associated with
the entity (108) via the positioning unit. The Global Positioning System can
10 enable in identifying the location of the computing device (106) and the entity
(108). The location can be identified either with the help of user credentials or via
GPS to identify address, where the on demand grinding of the selected one or
more staple crops can be done. The user credentials can include any or a
combination of user address, user email ID, and user password. When the entity
15 (108) requests for on demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops at
his/her address , the identification unit (216) with the help of identifier can locate
the entity’s address and process the extracted second set of data packets to
deployment unit (218). Also when the entity (108) request for on demand grinding
of the selected one or more staple crops at an address other than his/her address
20 associated with the user credentials, the GPS can determine the location and
process the extracted second set of data packets to the deployment unit (218) for
on demand grinding of the selected one or more crops. The identification unit
(216) can enable on demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops
without availability of the entity (108) at requested location.
25 [0062] In an embodiment, the deployment unit (218) can facilitate the on
demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops on the basis of the
identified location of the computing device (106). The deployment unit (218) can
receive the identified location of the computing device (106) by the identification
unit (216). The deployment unit (218) can generate and transmit a control deploy
30 signal to a vehicle (112) based on the identified location. The vehicle (112),after
receiving the control deploy signal by the deployment unit, can facilitate on
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demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops.. The vehicle (112) can
grind the selected one or more staple crops by a grinding unit. The grinding unit
can include rotating unit, input unit, power source. In an illustrative embodiment,
the grinding unit can be Computerized Numeric Control (CNC) grinding machine.
5 The rotating unit can include any or a combination of rotor, rotating abrasive
wheel, grinding wheels, grinding spindle, armature, and motor but not limited to
such units. The power source can include any or a combination of generator,
power lines, inverter, and battery but not limited to such units. In another
illustrative embodiment, the deployment unit (218) can control parameters of the
10 grinding unit associated with the vehicle (112). The parameters can include any or
a combination of speed, force, rpm, and centrifugal force, feed, depth of cut and
size of the selected one or more staple crops. The vehicle (112) can enable on
demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops with the grinding unit.
The deployment unit (218) can facilitate the on demand grinding of the selected
15 one or more staple crops by the vehicle (112) for a predetermined time period.
The predetermined time period can be associated with the attributes of the
selected one or more staple crops, where the attributes can include any or a
combination of weight, quantity, variety, size, quality, cost, amount and colour. In
yet another illustrative embodiment, the vehicle (112) can grind the selected one
20 or more crops according to the predetermined time updated by the entity108 in the
computing device (106). The deployment unit (218) can process the updated
predetermined time and can aid in on demand grinding the selected one or more
staple crops with the help of the vehicle (112).
[0063] In an embodiment, the deployment unit (218) can control the
25 parameters of the grinding unit associated with the vehicle (112). In an illustrative
embodiment, the grinding of the selected one or more staple crops depends on the
parameters of the grinding unit. An entity with the requested first set of data
packets can be able to obtain the grinded one or more staple crops, on the required
location. The speed of the grinding unit and the depth of cut and size of the
30 selected one or more staple crops can help in determining the size of the grinded
one or more staple crops. Some entity can require a fine particle powder of the
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selected one or more staple crops whereas other entity 108 can require less fine
particle powder of the selected one or more staple crops. According to the
requirement of the entity (108), the deployment unit can control the parameters of
the grinding unit.
5 [0064] In an embodiment, the vehicle (112) can receive the control deploy
signal based on the identified location by the identification unit (216). The
deployment unit can configure the vehicle (112) to operate under three predefined
conditions. The control deploy signal associated with the vehicle (112) can
facilitate on demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops associated
10 with the entity’s (108) address. In an illustrative embodiment, the entity (108) can
request the vehicle (112) to grind the selected one or more staple crops, which are
already present at the entity’s house. In another illustrative embodiment, the
deployment unit (218) can generate and transmit the control deploy signal to the
vehicle (112) to grind the selected one or more crops requested by the entity
15 (108). But the requested first set of data packets can be associated with a common
storage source of one or more crops. The deployment unit (218) can facilitate the
on demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops by the vehicle (112)
from the common storage source of one or more crops and make it available to the
entity (108). In yet another illustrative embodiment, the deployment unit (218)
20 can generate and transmit the control deploy signal to the vehicle (112) to grind
the selected one or more crops requested by the entity (108). But the requested
first set of data packets can be associated with a requested source, which can be
other than the common source of one or more crops. The deployment unit (218)
can facilitate the on demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops by
25 the vehicle (112) from the requested source of one or more crops and make it
available to the entity (108). The requested source can be different from the
common source. The requested source can include any or a combination of retail
shop, wholesale shop, supermarket, departmental store, warehouse and similar
sources.
30 [0065] The deployment unit (218) can generate and transmit a control deploy
signal to a vehicle 112 based on the identified location. The vehicle (112), after
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receiving the control deploy signal by the deployment unit, can facilitate on
demand grinding of the selected one or more staple crops. The deployment unit
(218) can facilitate when the grinding unit can grind the selected one or more
staple crops with the help of predetermined time.
5 [0066] Thus, the proposed system (102) can help the entity (108) to procure
main ingredient of staple crops after selection among one or more staple crops
provided by on demand grinding system. In addition, the proposed system (102)
can save dietary fibre, time, labour, and preserve essential nutrients, which helps
in enhancing shelf life of grain.
10 [0067] FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for facilitating on
demand grinding of staple crops, in accordance with an embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0068] As illustrated in an embodiment, a method can include a step (302) of
receiving, using one or more processors of a processing unit, a first set of data
15 packets from a computing device (106) associated with an entity (108), where the
first set of data packets pertain to selection of one or more edible items. The entity
(108) can send the first set of data packets to the system (102) through the
computing device (106).
[0069] In an embodiment, the method can include a step (304) of extracting,
20 using the one or more processors, a second set of data packets from the received
first set of data packets, where the second set of data packets pertain to attributes
of the selected one or more edible items. The second set of data packets can be
extracted on the basis of the selected one or more edible items. The attributes of
the selected one or more edible items can include any or a combination of weight,
25 quantity, variety, quality, cost, and amount.
[0070] In an embodiment, the method can include a step (306) of identifying,
using the one or more processors, location associated with the computing device
(106) based on the extracted second set of data packets. The location can be
identified with help of a positioning system to facilitate the on demand grinding of
30 the selected one or more edible items.
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[0071] In an embodiment, the method can include a step (308) of generating
and transmitting, a control deploy signal to a vehicle (112) based on the identified
location such that the deployed vehicle (112), upon receipt of the control deploy
signal, facilitates on demand grinding of the selected one or more edible crops.
5 [0072] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary computer system in which or with
which embodiments of the present invention can be utilized in accordance with
embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0073] As shown in FIG. 4, computer system (400) includes an external
storage device (410), a bus (420), a main memory (430), a read only memory
10 (440), a mass storage device (450), communication port (460), and a processor
(470). A person skilled in the art will appreciate that computer system may
include more than one processor and communication ports. Examples of processor
(470) include, but are not limited to, an Intel® Itanium® or Itanium 2
processor(s), or AMD® Opteron® or Athlon MP® processor(s), Motorola® lines
15 of processors, FortiSOC™ system on a chip processors or other future processors.
Processor 470 may include various modules associated with embodiments of the
present invention. Communication port (460) can be any of an RS-232 port for
use with a modem based dialup connection, a 10/100 Ethernet port, a Gigabit or
10 Gigabit port using copper or fiber, a serial port, a parallel port, or other existing
20 or future ports. Communication port (560) may be chosen depending on a
network, such a Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), or any
network to which computer system connects.
[0074] In an embodiment, the memory (430) can be Random Access Memory
(RAM), or any other dynamic storage device commonly known in the art. Read
25 only memory (440) can be any static storage device(s) e.g., but not limited to, a
Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM) chips for storing static information
e.g., start-up or BIOS instructions for processor 470. Mass storage (350) may be
any current or future mass storage solution, which can be used to store
information and/or instructions. Exemplary mass storage solutions include, but are
30 not limited to, Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) or Serial
Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives or solid-state drives
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(internal or external, e.g., having Universal Serial Bus (USB) and/or Firewire
interfaces), e.g. those available from Seagate (e.g., the Seagate Barracuda 7102
family) or Hitachi (e.g., the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000), one or more optical discs,
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage, e.g. an array of disks
5 (e.g., SATA arrays), available from various vendors including Dot Hill Systems
Corp., LaCie, Nexsan Technologies, Inc. and Enhance Technology, Inc.
[0075] In an embodiment, the bus (420) communicatively couples
processor(s) (470) with the other memory, storage and communication blocks.
Bus (420) can be, e.g. a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) / PCI Extended
10 (PCI-X) bus, Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), USB or the like, for
connecting expansion cards, drives and other subsystems as well as other buses,
such a front side bus (FSB), which connects processor (470) to software system.
[0076] In another embodiment, operator and administrative interfaces, e.g. a
display, keyboard, and a cursor control device, may also be coupled to bus (420)
15 to support direct operator interaction with computer system. Other operator and
administrative interfaces can be provided through network connections connected
through communication port (460). External storage device (410) can be any kind
of external hard-drives, floppy drives, IOMEGA® Zip Drives, Compact Disc -
Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Compact Disc - Re-Writable (CD-RW), Digital
20 Video Disk - Read Only Memory (DVD-ROM). Components described above are
meant only to exemplify various possibilities. In no way should the
aforementioned exemplary computer system limit the scope of the present
disclosure.
[0077] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that though the
25 embodiments of the present disclosure are explained with reference to a
computing device (106), a vehicle, (112) and an entity (108) but the disclosure is
not limited to the computing devices (106), the vehicles (112), and the entities
(108). The embodiments of the present disclosure are equally implementable for a
plurality of computing devices (106), a plurality of entities (108), and a plurality
30 of vehicles (112).
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[0078] It will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that though the
embodiments of the present disclosure are explained with reference to one or
more staple crops, but the disclosure is not limited to the one or more staple crops
grinding. The embodiments of the present disclosure are equally implementable
5 for one or more spices, one or more pulses, one or more crops other than staple
crops, and the like.
[0079] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and
described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments
only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents
10 will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and
scope of the invention, as described in the claim.
[0080] In the foregoing description, numerous details are set forth. It will be
apparent, however, to one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this
disclosure, that the present invention may be practiced without these specific
15 details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block
diagram form, rather than in detail, to avoid obscuring the present invention.
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0081] The present disclosure provides on demand grinding system and
20 method, which facilitates hygienic, fresh, and healthful staple food and other
edible items like grains, pulses, and spices.
[0082] The present disclosure provides on demand grinding system and
method for staple food without much labor orientation.
[0083] The present disclosure provides on demand grinding system and
25 method for staple food and other edible items without extraction of dietary fiber
during the process of grinding, thereby ensuring a high nutrition value.
[0084] The present disclosure provides on demand grinding system and
method for staple food and other edible items which reduces the chances of
adulteration from the processed staple food.
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[0085] The present disclosure provides on demand grinding system and
method for staple food and other edible items, which provides homely satisfaction
for the processed staple food.
[0086] The present disclosure provides an efficient, cost effective, fast, and
5 mobile on demand grinding system for staple food and other edible items.

We Claim:
1. An on demand grinding system (102) for edible items, said system (102)
comprising:
5 a processing unit (110) with one or more processors (202) coupled with a
memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more
processors and configured to:
receive a first set of data packets from a computing device (106)
associated with an entity (108), wherein the first set of data packets pertain
10 to selection of one or more edible items;
extract a second set of data packets from the received first set of
data packets, wherein the second set of data packets pertain to attributes of
the selected one or more edible items;
identify a location associated with the computing device (106)
15 based on the extracted second set of data packets, and
generate and transmit a control deploy signal to a vehicle (112)
based on the identified location such that the deployed vehicle (112), upon
receipt of the control deploy signal, facilitates on-demand grinding of the
selected one or more edible items.
20 2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle (112) comprises a
grinding unit to facilitate on demand grinding of the selected one or more
edible items, where the one or more edible items include any or a
combination of staple crops, pulses, spices, cereals, ,crops other than staple
crops.
25 3. The system (102) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the grinding unit comprises
of rotating unit, input unit and power source.
4. The system (102) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the one or more processors
(202) facilitate controlling parameters of the grinding unit, wherein the
parameters comprise any or a combination of speed, force, revolutions per
30 minute (rpm), and centrifugal force, feed, depth of cut and size of the selected
one or more edible items.
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5. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more processors
(202) facilitate deploying the vehicle (112) within a predetermined time
period associated with the received first set of data packets and the identified
location.
5 6. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the attributes of the selected
one or more edible items comprise any or a combination of weight, quantity,
variety, size, quality, cost, amount and color.
7. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the entity (108) comprises
any or a combination of service providers, service availing consumers,
10 customers, clients, shopper, buyer and purchaser.
8. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computing device (106)
comprises any or a combination of cell phones, mobiles, laptops, computers, a
smart camera, a smart phone, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant,
a handheld device and user equipment devices.
15 9. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the location of the
computing device (106) is determined with a positioning system, wherein the
positioning system comprises any or a combination of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID), and Wireless Local Area Network
20 (WLAN).
10. A method for on demand grinding of edible items, said method comprising
the steps of:
receiving, using one or more processors (202) of a processing unit (110), a
first set of data packets from a computing device (106) associated with an entity
25 (108), wherein the first set of data packets pertain to selection of one or more
edible items;
extracting, using the one or more processors (202), a second set of data
packets from the received first set of data packets, wherein the second set of data
packets pertain to attributes of the selected one or more edible items;
30 identifying, at the one or more processors (202), location associated with the
computing device (106) based on the extracted second set of data packets; and
26 generating and transmitting a control deploy signal to a vehicle (112) based
on the identified location such that the deployed vehicle (112), upon receipt of the
control deploy signal, facilitates on-demand grinding of the selected one or more
edible items.