Patent ID: 6483695
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: F25D,G06Q

Abstract:
A refrigerator and computer combination, comprising:a refrigerator containing at least one food compartment for the storage of food therein; a refrigerator door for sealing the at least one food compartment, the door including an interior side facing the compartment and an exterior side; a recessed well in the refrigerator door at the exterior side thereof and at the height of about 4 to 5Â½ feet above ground; a laptop sized, general purpose computer housed in the recessed well, the recessed well having a size and a shape which complements and matches the corresponding size and shape of the laptop computer, the computer including a full alphanumeric keyboard for enabling a user to interact with and control the computer; and the alphanumeric keyboard being effective for enabling a user to direct the computer to perform one or more of a plurality of software controlled functional tasks, wherein each task is controlled by a software program associated with that task which is resident in the computer.