Food storage apparatus and methods and systems for monitoring a food item
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsWilliam L Reber, Cary D. Perttunen
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Abstract
A food storage apparatus (22) comprises a container (26) to contain a food item (20), a humidity sensor (34) to sense a humidity within the container (26), and a transmitter (66) responsive to the humidity sensor (34) to transmit a signal based upon the humidity. A system for monitoring at least one food item within a storage place (24) comprises a receiver (88) to receive the signal, and an indicator (40) responsive to the receiver (88). Methods for monitoring at least one food item are also disclosed.
Claims28
A food storage apparatus comprising:
- a container to contain a food item;
- a humidity sensor to sense a humidity within the container;
- and
- a transmitter responsive to the humidity sensor to transmit a signal based upon the humidity.
A system for monitoring at least one food item within a storage place, the system comprising:
- a receiver to receive at least one received signal, the at least one received signal based upon the humidity in at least one container stored in the storage place, the at least one container containing the at least one food item;
- and
- an indicator responsive to the receiver.
A system for monitoring a plurality of food items within a storage place, the storage place to refrigerate the plurality of food items, the system comprising:
- a first container to contain a first food item;
- a first humidity sensor to sense a first humidity within the first container;
- a first transmitter responsive to the first humidity sensor to transmit a first signal based upon the first humidity;
- a second container to contain a second food item;
- a second humidity sensor to sense a second humidity within the second container;
- a second transmitter responsive to the second humidity sensor to transmit a second signal based upon the second humidity;
- a receiver to receive the first signal and the second signal;
- and
- an indicator responsive to the receiver to generate at least one indication based upon at least one of the first signal and the second signal.
A method of monitoring at least one food item within a storage place, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one container to contain the at least one food item;
- receiving at least one signal based upon the humidity within the at least one container;
- and
- generating an indication based upon the at least one signal.
A method of monitoring a food item, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a container to contain a food item;
- sensing a humidity within the container;
- and
- transmitting a signal based upon the humidity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.