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Computer/keyboard built into refrigerator door

  • US 6,483,695 B1
  • Filed: 06/24/1996
  • Issued: 11/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A refrigerator and computer combination, comprising:

  • a refrigerator containing at least one food compartment for the storage of food therein;

    a refrigerator door for sealing the at least one food compartment, the door including an interior side facing the compartment and an exterior side;

    a recessed well in the refrigerator door at the exterior side thereof and at the height of about 4 to 5½

    feet above ground;

    a laptop sized, general purpose computer housed in the recessed well, the recessed well having a size and a shape which complements and matches the corresponding size and shape of the laptop computer, the computer including a full alphanumeric keyboard for enabling a user to interact with and control the computer; and

    the alphanumeric keyboard being effective for enabling a user to direct the computer to perform one or more of a plurality of software controlled functional tasks, wherein each task is controlled by a software program associated with that task which is resident in the computer.

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