Patent ID: 7310957

Claim:
A system for monitoring the status and/or ice production of an ice making device that comprises a hot gas valve and an ice storage bin switch, said system comprising: at least one detector for determining said status and/or ice production of said ice making device, thereby producing detected status and/or ice production data; a first microprocessor; and a transmitter for communicating detected status and/or ice production data from said detector to said microprocessor, wherein said detector comprises: a first sensor for determining if said ice storage bin switch is either opened or closed; a second sensor for determining if said hot gas valve is on or off; a second microprocessor for determining the freeze and/or harvest times for said ice making device to freeze and/or harvest ice during an ice making freeze/harvest cycle and/or the number of the freeze/harvest cycles; and a data generator which is capable of producing said status and/or ice production data.