Inventory management method for refrigerator using mobile...

Details Inventory management method for refrigerator using mobile... Inventory management method for refrigerator using mobile...

2006-06-23

2008-11-11

Frech, Karl D. (Department: 2887)

Registers

Systems controlled by data bearing records

Inventory

C235S375000, C705S028000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07448546

ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a refrigerator inventory management method using a mobile phone. The inventory management method of the present invention includes updating, at the refrigerator, storage information on items stored in the refrigerator by scanning RF tags attached to the items whenever a door of the refrigerator is opened, transmitting the storage information to a mobile terminal, updating the storage information stored in the mobile terminal with the storage information transmitted from the refrigerator, and displaying, comparatively, the items of the updated storage information and items for the specific list set by a user or registering the items included in the specific list but not in the updated storage information as purchase information. In another aspect if there is a recipe for food preparation available from a website, the mobile terminal registers the items included in the recipe but which are not in the updated storage information as purchase information.

REFERENCES:
patent: 7096221 (2006-08-01), Nakano
patent: 7178349 (2007-02-01), Roh et al.
patent: 7292146 (2007-11-01), Nguyen et al.
patent: 2005/0137943 (2005-06-01), Holzman
patent: 2005/0258961 (2005-11-01), Kimball et al.
patent: 2006/0271695 (2006-11-01), Lavian
patent: 2001-77246 (2001-08-01), None
patent: 2002-13125 (2002-02-01), None
patent: 2003-7865 (2003-01-01), None
patent: 2004-32649 (2004-04-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Inventory management method for refrigerator using mobile... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Inventory management method for refrigerator using mobile..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Inventory management method for refrigerator using mobile... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4021949