Patent ID: 7673464
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: F25D,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for identifying an optimal placement of an item within a storage unit, the computer implemented method comprising: identifying the item for placement in the storage unit to form an identified item; determining a preferred storage temperature range for the identified item; obtaining temperature readings from a plurality of temperature sensors located within the storage unit to form a set of real time temperature readings for a plurality of locations within the storage unit, wherein the plurality of temperature sensors provides data regarding a real time temperature for each of the plurality of locations within the storage unit; selecting an optimal placement location within the storage unit for the identified item based on the preferred storage temperature range and the set of real time temperature readings for the plurality of locations within the storage unit; responsive to a placement of the identified item on a mass sensor shelf in the storage unit, determining a current location of the identified item within the storage unit based on a mass footprint of the identified item, wherein the mass footprint is an impression of the identified item that is generated by a set of mass sensors in contact with a surface of the identified item on the mass sensor shelf, and wherein the set of mass sensors is a portion of a plurality of mass sensors on the mass sensor shelf; and storing mass sensor data from the set of mass sensors for the identified item in a storage device.