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

Claim 12:
13. 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 state engine for determining an alert state, wherein an alert state is dependent on when one or more thresholds being reached and wherein possible alert states comprise a pre-alert state and a full alert state, wherein a pre-alert state relates to an impending spoilage and a full alert state relates to a materialized spoilage and wherein the pre-alert state is associated with a pre-alert threshold and wherein the full alert state is associated with a full alert threshold;
a timer for measuring elapsed time since an event, wherein an output of said timer holds information suitable for determining when said event has occurred and wherein said event comprises a change inside said container and wherein said timer is capable of determining if said pre-alert threshold and said full alert threshold have been reached;
a persistent memory, wherein said memory is adapted for storing a repository of merchandise data, wherein said merchandise data comprises a collection of one or more environmental requirements, wherein said requirements are each associated with a storage guideline for a generic item of merchandise and wherein an environmental requirement comprises: an airing schedule time interval, a target band for humidity or a best-before type time interval;
an account configuration interface, operative to set an alert preference, wherein said preference is for overriding a preset of said full alert threshold, wherein said preset is derived from a time-dimensional parameter of said requirement; and
an alert engine for informing a user of said alert state.