Patent ID: 7724154

Claim:
A food storage system, comprising: a food storage receptacle; a plurality of food storage bins configured for placement in an opening of the food storage receptacle, wherein the bins are integral with the opening, wherein each food storage bin comprises: a bottom portion; one or more side portions; wherein the bottom portion and the one or more side portions define a volume configured for storing food; and at least one sensor usable to measure temperature within the volume, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to receive power and wirelessly transmit signals comprising information regarding the temperature; a temperature regulator, configured to regulate the temperature of the food storage receptacle to a desired temperature range; at least one transmitter/receiver configured to wirelessly transmit power to the at least one sensor of each of the plurality of food storage bins and wirelessly receive the respective signals comprising information regarding the temperature; a controller coupled to the transmitter/receiver, wherein the controller is configured to: receive the information regarding the temperature from the at least one sensor of each of the plurality of food storage bins via the transmitter/receiver; and store the received temperature in a memory.