Managing home inventory
First Claim
1. A system for managing inventory, said system comprising:
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an interconnect coupled to said processor;
a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said interconnect said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for;
receiving food-related inventory preferences for each of a plurality of users for a particular storage area that monitors current food-related inventory in said particular storage area;
adjusting a current database of intended food-related inventory for said particular storage area according to said food-related inventory preferences; and
determining a selection of food-related items from among said database of intended inventory items that are absent from said particular storage area, such that food-related inventory that is intended for said particular storage area is managed.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a storage area is provided within a particular home for storing food-related items. A database of intended food-related inventory items for the storage area is adjusted by a controller according to food-related inventory preferences received at the controller. The controller updates the database of intended food-related inventory items according to inputs from a monitoring device that monitors the addition and removal of food-related items within the storage area. A communication medium coupled to the controller transmits a selection of items from among the database of intended inventory items that are absent from the storage area.
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43 Claims
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1. A system for managing inventory, said system comprising:
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a processor;
an interconnect coupled to said processor;
a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said interconnect said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for;
receiving food-related inventory preferences for each of a plurality of users for a particular storage area that monitors current food-related inventory in said particular storage area;
adjusting a current database of intended food-related inventory for said particular storage area according to said food-related inventory preferences; and
determining a selection of food-related items from among said database of intended inventory items that are absent from said particular storage area, such that food-related inventory that is intended for said particular storage area is managed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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27. A program for managing inventory, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for receiving food-related inventory preferences for a each of a plurality of users at a controller for a particular storage area that monitors current food-related inventory in said particular storage area;
means for adjusting a current database of intended food-related inventory for said particular storage area at said controller according to said food-related inventory preferences; and
means for determining a selection of food-related items from among said database of intended inventory items that are absent from said particular storage area, such that food-related inventory that is intended for said particular storage area is managed. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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39. A system for managing inventory by a portable computer system, said system comprising:
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means for receiving food-related inventory preferences for a each of a plurality of users at a portable computer system that monitors current food-related inventory in a particular storage area;
means for adjusting a current database of intended food-related inventory for said particular storage area at said portable computer system according to said food-related inventory preferences; and
means for determining a selection of food-related items from among said database of intended inventory items that are absent from said particular storage area, such that food-related inventory that is intended for said particular storage area is managed by said portable computer system.
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40. A program for managing inventory by a portable computer system, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for receiving food-related inventory preferences for a each of a plurality of users at a portable computer system that monitors current food-related inventory in a particular storage area;
means for adjusting a current database of intended food-related inventory for said particular storage area at said portable computer system according to said food-related inventory preferences; and
means for determining a selection of food-related items from among said database of intended inventory items that are absent from said particular storage area, such that food-related inventory that is intended for said particular storage area is managed by said portable computer system.
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42. A system for managing inventory, said system comprising:
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means for receiving records of additions and removals of food-related inventory in a particular storage area at a controller for said particular storage area;
means for adjusting a current database of intended food-related inventory for said particular storage area at said controller according to said records of additions and removals; and
means for determining a selection of food-related items from among said database of intended inventory items that are absent from said particular storage area, such that food-related inventory that is intended for said particular storage area is managed.
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43. A program for managing inventory, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for receiving records of additions and removals of food-related inventory in a particular storage area at a controller for said particular storage area;
means for adjusting a current database of intended food-related inventory for said particular storage area at said controller according to said records of additions and removals; and
means for determining a selection of food-related items from among said database of intended inventory items that are absent from said particular storage area, such that food-related inventory that is intended for said particular storage area is managed.
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