Compartmentalized smart refrigerator with automated item management
US9449208B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2700/08
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A smart refrigerator system includes a plurality of compartments for storing food items and one or more tag readers. The smart refrigerator system may read a tag coupled to a food item using one of one or more tag readers. The smart refrigerator system may determine an identity of the food item, an associated date of the food item, and/or a compartment containing the food item. The smart refrigerator system may track item information that includes the identity of the food item, a state of the food item, and/or a compartment location of the food item. The smart refrigerator system may receive item usage information indicating when a user plans to use the food item and change a temperature of the food item. The smart refrigerator system may also generate a notification regarding freshness and/or a spoilage level of the food item and present it to the user.
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