System for Facilitating Communication of Information and Related Methods
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating communication of information between an information source positioned inside a refrigerated environment and a position outside the refrigerated environment comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting a signal including the information;
a planar antenna fixed to a gasket for resonating the transmitted signal, said gasket providing a seal between the refrigerated compartment and a door providing access to the refrigerated compartment; and
a receiver for receiving the signal including the information.
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Abstract
A system for facilitating communication of information between an information source positioned inside a refrigerated environment and a position outside the refrigerated environment comprising a transmitter for transmitting a signal including the information, a planar antenna fixed to a gasket for resonating the transmitted signal, the gasket providing a seal between the refrigerated compartment and a door providing access to the refrigerated compartment, and a receiver for receiving the signal including the information. The information could include information concerning at least one container positioned in a refrigerated environment. The system may utilize a Wi-Fi device, a Bluetooth® device, RFID device, or other devices for transmitting the information.
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1. A system for facilitating communication of information between an information source positioned inside a refrigerated environment and a position outside the refrigerated environment comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a signal including the information; a planar antenna fixed to a gasket for resonating the transmitted signal, said gasket providing a seal between the refrigerated compartment and a door providing access to the refrigerated compartment; and a receiver for receiving the signal including the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of facilitating communication of information between a position inside a refrigerated environment and a position outside the refrigerated environment comprising:
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transmitting a signal including the information; resonating the transmitted signal using a planar antenna fixed to a gasket, said gasket providing a seal between the refrigerated compartment and a door providing access to the refrigerated compartment; and receiving the signal including the information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing information concerning at least one container positioned in a refrigerated environment comprising:
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a content sensing system for determining an amount of content in the at least one container when the at least one container is positioned within a refrigerated compartment; a transmitter positioned inside of the refrigerated compartment for transmitting the information including at least the amount of content in the at least one container; a planar antenna fixed to a gasket for resonating the information including at least the amount of content in the at least one container, said gasket providing a seal between the refrigerated compartment and a door providing access to the refrigerated compartment; and a receiver positioned outside of the refrigerated compartment for receiving the information including at least the amount of content in the at least one container. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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