Self-Organizing Refrigerator System that Optimizes Food Storage Management

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

• detect the presence of a food item within a refrigerator system;
• retrieve a food item profile for the food item;
• determine, based on application of one or more rulesets to parameters of the food item specified in the food item profile, a placement for the food item at a goal location within a compartment of the refrigerator system, wherein the goal location comprises a specification of a shelf in the refrigerator compartment and a location on the shelf;
• and
• control mechanical movement mechanisms of the refrigerator system to move the food item from a current position within the refrigerator system to the goal location.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• detect the presence of a food item within a refrigerator system;
• retrieve a food item profile for the food item;
• determine, based on application of one or more rulesets to parameters of the food item specified in the food item profile, a placement for the food item at a goal location within a compartment of the refrigerator system, wherein the goal location comprises a specification of a shelf in the refrigerator compartment and a location on the shelf;
• and
• control mechanical movement mechanisms of the refrigerator system to move the food item from a current position within the refrigerator system to the goal location.