Patent ID: 11903499
Assignee: HILL PHOENIX, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A display case management system for a plurality of display cases, the display case management system comprising:
a rack configured to serve the plurality of display cases;
a plurality of local controllers positioned at the plurality of display cases;
a controller comprising processing circuitry configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving operational data from the plurality of local controllers, the operational data comprising an operational status of components of one or more of the plurality of display cases;
receiving an ambient temperature reading from an ambient temperature sensor proximal the plurality of display cases;

determining a limp level based on the operational data received from the plurality of display cases, the limp level defining a cooling status of each of the plurality of display cases, the limp level based on: i) an operational capability of each of the plurality of display cases to achieve a desired cooling, and ii) an assigned priority level for each of the plurality of display cases, the assigned priority level comprising a degree of criticality of the respective display case;
identifying, based on the limp level and the ambient temperature, a first set of the plurality of display cases to be operated in a reduced cooling mode, a second set of the plurality of display cases to be operated in a maximum cooling mode, and a third set of the plurality of display cases to be adjusted to a shut off mode; and
operating, based on the limp level and the ambient temperature, the first set of display cases in the reduced cooling mode, the second set of display cases in the maximum cooling mode, and the third set of display cases in the shut off mode.