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

Claim 0:
1. 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 read/write persistent memory, wherein said memory is adapted for storing a time threshold data repository and wherein said time threshold data repository is adapted in such a way that it comprises at least one type of an event and a plurality of associated time thresholds, and wherein said event relates to a change inside said container environment and wherein said plurality of thresholds comprises a pre-alert threshold and a full alert threshold;
a repository of merchandise data, wherein said repository comprises at least one environmental requirement for the recommended storage of at least one generic item of merchandise;
a timer, wherein said timer is started by said event being detected, and wherein said timer is capable of determining an elapsed time since being started and wherein said timer is capable of determining whether one of said thresholds has been reached; and
an account configuration interface, operative to set a preference for an alert, wherein an alert comprises a pre-alert and a full alert and wherein a pre-alert is for informing a user of impending spoilage of said perishable item and wherein a full alert is for informing a user of materialized spoilage of said perishable item, and wherein an alert depends on an alert state, wherein said alert state is derived from output of said timer and wherein said alert state is dependent on one of said thresholds being reached and wherein said pre-alert threshold is associated with said pre-alert and wherein said full alert threshold is associated with said full alert; and wherein said alert preference is set in such a way that:
said requirement is read from said repository of merchandise data,
said full alert threshold is preset according to said requirement.