Automated wine cellar

An electrically operable system for use with plural containers of alcoholic beverage said container preferably a bottle, the system comprising:—

• a) at least first and second storage locations each arranged to store at least one said container;
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• b) a first output signal user associable with the first storage location preferentially to the second storage location, said first output signal facilitating user interaction with the first storage location and said first output signal electronically switchable between an inactive state and at least one active state;
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• c) a second output signal user associable with the second storage location preferentially to the first storage location, said second output signal facilitating user interaction with the second storage location and said second output signal electronically switchable between an inactive state and at least one active state;
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• d) computer accessible memory arranged to store information pertaining to at least one beverage container and or beverage container contents, the stored information preferably usable by a computer in facilitating automated operation of one at least output signals;
• the system further arranged for activating and or inactivating the:
• first output signal preferentially to the second output signal, and or second output signal preferentially to the first output signal and or first and second output signal concurrently.

An electrically operable system for storing a plurality of beverage containers, wherein the system electronically facilitates one at least of beverage container placement to, rearrangement within, and or selection for retrieval from the system, the system further comprising at least first and second beverage container storage locations,

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• a first electrically operable container ID reader is associable with the first beverage container storage location and the first reader is for reading identifying information from a beverage container stored in the first beverage container storage location,
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• a second electrically operable container ID reader is associable with the second beverage container storage location and the second reader is for reading identifying information from a beverage container stored in the second beverage container storage location,
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• preferably wherein the first beverage container storage location is arranged to store a single beverage container and the second beverage container storage location is arranged to store a single beverage container.

An electrically operable device for use with a portable container arranged to receive a consumable ingredient, said ingredient preferably including a beverage, wherein said device is:

• responsive to information related to the amount of ingredient for adding to the container,
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• arranged to activate a visible and or audible output signal related to a level to which to add said ingredient in the container;
• and preferably wherein the output signal includes one at least of electronically controlled:
• i) sound and or visual signal activated in response to a weight of ingredient added to the container;
• ii) sound and or visual signal activated in response to a pressure exerted by a fluid in the container;
• iii) sound and or visual signal activated in response to an automatically detected level of ingredient in the container;
• iv) visible indicator located within the container;
• v) visible indicator attached to or embedded in the wall of the container;
• vi) visible indicator proximal to the outside of the container preferably arranged to be viewable through the wall of the container.