Patent ID: 8734009
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: F25B,F25D,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of cooling a beverage to a desired temperature, comprising: providing a mobile communication device with an integral camera and a computer processor for running an app having functionality to determine when a selected beverage will reach the desired temperature; said app including data that categorizes a selected type of beverage, size of beverage, type of beverage container, type of cooling device in which the beverage is to be cooled, and starting and ending temperatures for a range of temperature conditions, said app generating an estimated time in which the beverage will be cooled to a selected ending temperature; providing a beverage container with a temperature indicating medium secured to the container; viewing an image of the container with the temperature indicating medium by a user interface screen of the mobile communication device; aligning the temperature indicating medium on the container with a calibration image generated by the app thereby registering the image for detection by an imager of the camera regarding a state of the temperature indicating medium; determining a start temperature from a state of the temperature indicating medium; running the app to determine when the beverage will be cooled; providing an input to the mobile communication device indicating that the beverage has been placed in the selected cooling device; and generating a signal by the mobile device indicating when the beverage is sufficiently cooled and therefore, when the beverage should be withdrawn from the cooling device.