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US 8,710,985 B2Granted
Wine cellar alarm system
AssigneeVinotemp International Corporation
InventorHaoming Shao
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Abstract
A notification device includes wine cellar temperature and humidity sensors, a processing device, an alarm and an automatic telephone dialer that notifies designated recipients when wine cellar temperature and humidity values are outside of preset limits.
Claims13
A wine cellar alarm system comprising:
- a programmable controller for regulating wine cellar air temperature and humidity;
- a wine cellar temperature sensor connected to said programmable controller for signaling air temperature in the wine cellar;
- a wine cellar humidity sensor connected to said programmable controller for signaling air humidity in the wine cellar;
- alarm means in said programmable controller for generating an alarm signal when sensed wine cellar temperature and humidity levels are outside of preset limits;
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- communication means, connected to said alarm means, for transmitting alarm messages to predetermined recipients in response to said alarm signals such that recipients are immediately notified of the alarm and wherein notifications are given when wine cellar temperature and humidity values are outside of preset limits.
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A wine cellar alarm system comprising:
- a. temperature sensing means connected to a the wine cellar for determining and signalling air temperatures therein;
- b. humidity sensing means connected to the wine cellar for determining and signaling humidity therein;
- c. temperature limit setting means coupled to said temperature sensing means including means for setting acceptable temperature fluctuation limits;
- d. humidity limit setting means coupled to said humidity sensing means for setting acceptable humidity fluctuation limits;
- e. alarm means coupled to said limit setting means and said sensing means for generating an alarm signal when fluctuation limits are exceeded;
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- f. communication means, coupled to said alarm means for transmitting a predetermined message to selected recipients in response to alarm signals from said alarm means such that recipients are immediately notified of the alarm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.