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US 12,530,335 · App. 18/962,335 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Apparatus and method for generating a refreshment hash

Inventor: Kenneth Neumann (Lakewood, CO)
G06F16/2255G06F16/335G06F16/338
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Patent No.
US 12,530,335
App. No.
18/962,335
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

An apparatus for generating a refreshment hash, wherein the apparatus comprises at least a processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, wherein the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive a refreshment option; analyze the refreshment option to identify at least an ingredient; receive a nourishment indicator; adjust the at least an ingredient as a function of the nourishment indicator; output an updated refreshment option; and secure the updated refreshment option within a refreshment hash as a function of a storage hash.

Claims (38)

1 . An apparatus for generating a refreshment hash, wherein the apparatus comprises:

at least a processor; and

a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, wherein the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to:

receive a refreshment option;

analyze the refreshment option to identify at least an ingredient;

receive a nourishment indicator;

adjust the at least an ingredient as a function of the nourishment indicator;

output an updated refreshment option; and

secure the updated refreshment option within a refreshment hash as a function of a storage hash, wherein securing the updated refreshment option within the refreshment hash comprises using a secure timestamp generated using a digital signature protocol, and wherein the secure timestamp is configured to provide attested time for verifying authenticity of the refreshment hash.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the refreshment option further comprises a recipe.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the refreshment option further comprises a visual graphic.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least an ingredient further comprises a refreshment preparation style.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the nourishment indicator identifies a phenotypic cluster located within a geographic location.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the phenotypic cluster further comprises a prevalence factor.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the at least an ingredient further comprises generating a nourishment machine-learning model, wherein the nourishment machine-learning model utilizes a refreshment option as an input and outputs an updated refreshment option.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the input containing the refreshment option further comprises a refreshment source.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least a processor is further configured to:

calculate a nourishment label for the updated refreshment option; and

secure the updated refreshment option within the storage hash as a function of the nourishment label.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the storage hash further comprises a temporal preparation element.

11 . A method of generating a refreshment hash, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by at least a processor, a refreshment option;

analyzing, by the at least a processor, the refreshment option to identify at least an ingredient;

receiving, by the at least a processor, a nourishment indicator;

adjusting, by the at least a processor, the at least an ingredient as a function of the nourishment indicator;

outputting, by the at least a processor, an updated refreshment option; and

securing, by the at least a processor, the updated refreshment option within a refreshment hash as a function of a storage hash, wherein securing the updated refreshment option within the refreshment hash comprises using a secure timestamp generated using a digital signature protocol, and wherein the secure timestamp is configured to provide attested time for verifying authenticity of the refreshment hash.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein receiving the refreshment option further comprises receiving a recipe.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein receiving the refreshment option further comprises receiving a visual graphic.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the at least an ingredient further comprises identifying a refreshment preparation style.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the nourishment indicator comprises identifying a phenotypic cluster located within a geographic location.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the phenotypic cluster further comprises a prevalence factor.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the at least an ingredient further comprises generating a nourishment machine-learning model, wherein the nourishment machine-learning model utilizes a refreshment option as an input and outputs an updated refreshment option.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the input containing the refreshment option further comprises a refreshment source.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

calculating a nourishment label for the updated refreshment option; and

securing the updated refreshment option within the storage hash as a function of the nourishment label.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the storage hash further comprises a temporal preparation element.

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