The present disclosure illustrates a smart refrigerator including a user interface, a recipe management module, a storage management module and an order management module. The user interface is configured to input an ordering instruction. The recipe management module stores much recipe information recording information of ingredients required. The user can select at least one of the recipe information. The storage management module is configured to input and store the ingredient information. The order management module is configured to receive and store order information. The recipe management module transmits the selected recipe information to the storage management module, and the storage management module compares the received recipe information and the information of ingredient stored in the refrigerator, so as to generate the order information. When the ordering instruction is inputted into the user interface, the order management module transmits the order information to a cloud server. The smart refrigerator of the present disclosure has advantage of providing the user to more conveniently manage the ingredients stored in the refrigerator, and further providing functions of analyzing recipe and ordering ingredient online.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an artificial intelligence refrigerator includes an inner door, an outer door having a transparent display on a front surface of the outer door, one or more cameras provided in the outer door, a sensor configured to detect an opening, a closing and an opening angle of the outer door, and at least one processor configured to determine whether the opening angle of the outer door is a preset angle when closing of the outer door is detected, photograph the inner door when the opening angle of the outer door is the preset angle, obtain a storage state of food items stored in the inner door, and display food management information on the transparent display based on the obtained storage state.

A refrigerated dispensing system is provided including an outer refrigerator cabinet and an interior, removable chassis that mounts a plurality of separately removable product storage and dispensing cartridges. While individual cartridges are removably positionable within slots on one or more shelves inside of the chassis, the entire chassis (with cartridges positioned thereon) may be removed from the outer refrigerator cabinet, as may be desirable in the event of a loss of power to the outer refrigerator cabinet. The shelves are preferably of a modular and reconfigurable design, thus allowing portions of the chassis (e.g., individual shelves or portions thereof) to be modified or replaced with alternative shelving or other storage devices to meet the current refrigerated product storage needs of any particular facility.

A remote food management system includes a smart refrigerator, a food ingredients identification device and a smart phone. The smart refrigerator is used for storing at least one food ingredient. The food-ingredient identifying device is used for capturing a food-ingredient image with respect to the food ingredient. The circuit module analyzes the food-ingredient image to produce a plurality of food-ingredient information and at least one freshness parameter, and further calculates an expiration date for the food ingredient. Then, the circuit module establishes a list of food ingredients according to the expiration date. The smart phone is connected to the food-ingredient identifying device so as to read and show the list.

A refrigerator and/or freezer unit and system for storing, monitoring, and maintaining a supply of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products in compliance with regulatory requirements. The unit contains compartments for each product type in multiple controlled temperature zones with sensors and readers to track product status and content. A user interface device in communication with an application service provider provides the user with a secure access to the content of the unit and product information. The application service provider provides the user with web accessed optimal management of product inventory.

Automated cold storage unit and systems for storing, monitoring, and maintaining a supply of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical and/or other products in compliance with regulatory requirements are provided. Such units contain an array of independently addressable holding locations for containers with product in one or more controlled temperature zones fitted with temperature sensors. The units include a reader to track product information and status. Product movement within the unit is performed by a computer-controlled robot. A user interface device, preferably in communication with an application service provider to provide remotely managed inventory management and other services, provides users with secure access to the contents of the unit and associated product data and information.

A modular sample store including a storage area; a service area; a transfer area; a motorized robot with a lifting device and at least one platform; and a controller. The sample store service area includes one integrally formed cubic vat module and the sample store storage area includes at least one integrally formed cubic vat module. Each one of the aforementioned vat modules includes an essentially horizontal vat floor and four joining vat walls that are connected to the vat floor and that are leaving an open vat space. The modular sample store also includes upper side walls and a cover plate to close the sample store. Each vat floor and vat wall includes an outside liner and an inside liner, which outside and inside liners in each case are separated by a clearance. This clearance is essentially filled with a polymer foam material that provides fixation of the outside and inside liners to each other as well as thermal insulation of and reinforcement to the thus integrally formed cubic vat module sandwich construction.

A system and a method are used to monitor spoilage conditions of a product. The system includes at least one two-way humidity control system and at least one computing system. The two-way humidity control system includes at least one beacon sensor, a normal humidity range is stored on the two-way humidity control system, and the two-way humidity control system is positioned within at least one enclosed product storage. The enclosed product storage is a sealed area where products can be stored to maintain the products in optimal environmental conditions. The two-way humidity control system detects humidity readings and regulates humidity within the enclosed product storage based on the normal humidity range. The beacon sensor detects environmental data and retrieves environmental data from other wireless sensors. The computing system processes the data collected by the beacon sensor to generate alerts, when the environmental conditions are abnormal, and environmental condition reports.

Provided is a sensor package in a refrigerator configured to provide information related to refrigerated food. The sensor package may include a body having a mark classified by a type of food allocated to the sensor package and indicating the type of food of a food to which the sensor package is coupled, a battery, an operation switch, a memory configured to store food information corresponding to the type of food corresponding to the mark, a sensor communication module that communicates with a display provided in the refrigerator, a sensing module that senses state information associated with the food, and a sensor control module that controls the sensor communication module to initiate communication between the sensor package and the display of the refrigerator based on the state information sensed by the sensing module.

A smart refrigerator has a body having a shelf and a drawer, a door coupled to the body and has a plurality of trays. The shelf has a corresponding camera configured to capture an image of items on the shelf. The drawer has a corresponding camera configured to capture an image of items in the drawer. The trays have a corresponding camera configured to capture an image of items in the trays. The images captured by the cameras are processed to identify the type of the item and the location of the item within the smart refrigerator.