Patent ID: 11963549
Assignee: nan
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  F  G  H | IPC A  B  F  G  H

Claim 6:
7. A container adapted for storing at least one perishable item and alerting a user to a spoilage hazard related to said at least one perishable item, the container comprising:
a timer, wherein said timer is capable of determining a timestamp, wherein said timestamp signifies when an event is detected and wherein said event comprises an open state or a change inside the environment of said container and wherein said timer is capable of determining if a plurality of time thresholds have been reached, wherein said time thresholds are measured against elapsed time since said timestamp and wherein said time thresholds comprise a pre-alert threshold and a full alert threshold;
a read/write persistent memory wherein said memory is adapted for storing a repository of merchandise data;
a state engine for determining a state, wherein possible states comprise a pre-alert state and a full alert state for said spoilage hazard, wherein a pre-alert state is associated with impending spoilage and wherein a full alert state is associated with materialized spoilage; and wherein said pre-alert state is dependent on said pre-alert time threshold being reached and wherein said full alert state is dependent on said full alert time threshold being reached; and
one or more smartphone-type or tablet-type computing devices, wherein said computing devices comprise an account configuration interface, operative to:
determine a preset for said full alert threshold, wherein said preset is derived from one or more requirements for storing a generic item of merchandise in such a way that spoilage is avoided, and wherein said requirements comprise at least one time-dimensional requirement, and wherein said preset is an initial default value and wherein said requirements are sourced from said repository of merchandise data.