Method and system for controlling an artificial cellar

• US 10,107,511 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2014
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellier Domesticus Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cellier Domesticus Inc.
• Inventors: Boulbes, Franck, Boulbes, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): Furdge, Larry
• Application Number:
  US14/916,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20160195292A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,510 Days
• CPC Class Codes: C12H 1/22 Ageing or ripening by storing, e.g. lagering of beer
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/0008 for air-humidification F24F11/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/20 Humidity
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2221/48 HVAC for a wine cellar
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2700/02 Humidity
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 15/00 Devices not covered by group F25D11/00 or F25D13/00, e.g. non-self-contained movable devices
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2331/803 Bottles
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2700/02 Sensors detecting door opening
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2700/12 Sensors measuring the inside temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 29/00 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 22/02 characterised by the use of electric means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1902 characterised by the use of a variable reference value
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 27/02 characterised by the use of electric means

Abstract

A method for controlling an artificial cellar, including receiving actual preservation conditions of a natural cellar, the actual preservation conditions having at least one of an actual temperature and an actual humidity within the natural cellar, and adjusting preservation conditions of the artificial cellar to substantially correspond to the received actual preservation conditions of the natural cellar.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for controlling an artificial cellar, comprising:

receiving actual preservation conditions of a natural cellar, the actual preservation conditions comprising at least one of an actual temperature and an actual humidity within the natural cellar; and

adjusting preservation conditions of the artificial cellar to correspond to the received actual preservation conditions of the natural cellar.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the actual preservation condition corresponds to preservation conditions measured in the natural cellar.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising measuring the actual preservation conditions within the natural cellar.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising:

comparing the measured actual preservation conditions to previously transmitted actual preservation conditions; and

transmitting the measured actual preservation conditions only when the measured actual preservation conditions are different from the previously transmitted actual preservation conditions.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the actual preservation conditions correspond to simulated preservation conditions.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising calculating the simulated preservation conditions of the natural cellar.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an identification of the natural cellar and determining the actual preservation conditions according to the received identification.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein receiving an identification of the natural cellar comprises receiving an identification of a product to be stored within the artificial wine cellar, and determining the identification of the natural wine cellar using the identification of the product.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the natural cellar is one of a natural wine cellar, a natural cellar for storing cheese, and a natural cellar for storing delicatessen meat.

10. An artificial cellar system, comprising:

an artificial cellar adapted to preserve and store goods and having internal preservation conditions;

a regulation device connected to the artificial cellar and adapted to control the internal preservation conditions; and

a controller being in communication with the regulation device and adapted to receive actual preservation conditions of a natural cellar and control the regulation device to adjust the internal preservation conditions of the artificial cellar to correspond to the actual preservation conditions of the natural cellar.

11. The artificial cellar system of claim 10, wherein the internal preservation conditions of the artificial cellar comprise at least one of an internal temperature and an internal humidity, and the preservation conditions of the natural cellar comprise at least one of a temperature and a humidity for the natural cellar.

12. The artificial cellar system of claim 11, wherein the regulation device comprises at least one temperature unit for adjusting the internal temperature and a humidity unit for adjusting the internal humidity within the artificial cellar.

13. The artificial cellar system of claim 12, wherein the temperature unit comprises at least one of a heating unit, and a cooling unit, and the humidity unit comprises at least one of a humidifier and a dehumidifier.

14. The artificial cellar system of claim 10, wherein the actual preservation conditions corresponds to preservation conditions measured in the natural cellar.

15. The artificial cellar system of claim 10, wherein the actual preservation conditions correspond to simulated preservation conditions.

16. The artificial cellar system of claim 15, wherein the controller is further adapted to calculate the simulated preservation conditions of the natural cellar.

17. The artificial cellar system of claim 10, wherein the controller is further adapted to receive an identification of the natural cellar and determine the actual preservation conditions according to the received identification.

18. The artificial cellar system of claim 17, wherein the controller is further adapted to receive an identification of a product to be stored within the artificial wine cellar, and determine the identification of the natural wine cellar using the identification of the product.

19. The artificial cellar system of claim 10, wherein the natural cellar is one of a natural wine cellar, a natural cellar for storing cheese, and a natural cellar for storing delicatessen meat.