Container control
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a first set of environmental conditions for a first product, wherein said first product is to be stored in a container;
determining, via a computing device, if said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with a second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container;
when said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container;
determining, via the computing device, an acceptable set of environmental conditions for both first and second products based on said first set of environmental conditions and said second set of environmental conditions;
storing, via the computing device, said acceptable set of environmental conditions;
identifying that no further products are to be stored in said container; and
setting said acceptable set of environment conditions in an environmental system in said container;
when said first set of environmental conditions are not compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for said one or more second products in said container;
triggering an alert that said first product is not compatible with said one or more second products.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for controlling environmental systems in containers. A first set of environmental conditions for a first product to be stored in a container is received and it is determined if the first set of environmental conditions are compatible with a second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in the container. An acceptable set of environmental conditions for both first and second products based on the first set of environmental conditions and the second set of environmental conditions is determined and the acceptable set of environmental conditions are stored.
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7 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first set of environmental conditions for a first product, wherein said first product is to be stored in a container; determining, via a computing device, if said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with a second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; when said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; determining, via the computing device, an acceptable set of environmental conditions for both first and second products based on said first set of environmental conditions and said second set of environmental conditions; storing, via the computing device, said acceptable set of environmental conditions; identifying that no further products are to be stored in said container; and setting said acceptable set of environment conditions in an environmental system in said container; when said first set of environmental conditions are not compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for said one or more second products in said container; triggering an alert that said first product is not compatible with said one or more second products. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first input adapted to receive a first set of environmental conditions for a first product, wherein said first product is to be stored in a container; a first processor adapted to determine if said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with a second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; a second processor adapted to determine an acceptable set of environmental conditions for both first and second products based on said first set of environmental conditions and said second set of environmental conditions, when said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; and a memory adapted to store said acceptable set of environmental conditions, when said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; a third processor adapted to identify that no further products are to be stored in said container, when said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; a fourth processor adapted to set said acceptable set of environmental conditions in an environmental system in said container, when said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; and a sixth processor adapted to trigger an alert that said first product is not compatible with said one or more second products, when said first set of environmental conditions are not compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer program product, embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer readable executable code for controlling a processor to perform the steps of:
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receiving a first set of environmental conditions for a first product, wherein said first product is to be stored in a container; determining if said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with a second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; when said first set of environmental conditions are compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for one or more second products in said container; determining an acceptable set of environmental conditions for both first and second products based on said first set of environmental conditions and said second set of environmental conditions; storing said acceptable set of environmental conditions; identifying that no further products are to be stored in said container; and setting said acceptable set of environmental conditions in an environmental system in said container; when said first set of environmental conditions are not compatible with said second set of environmental conditions for said one or more second products in said container; triggering an alert that said first product is not compatible with said one or more second products.
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