EP2839444A1 - Dispositif de conservation d'objets comportant un dispositif de détection de l'état de remplissage destiné à détecter un prélèvement, un remplissage et/ou un état de remplissage du dispositif de conservation - Google Patents

Dispositif de conservation d'objets comportant un dispositif de détection de l'état de remplissage destiné à détecter un prélèvement, un remplissage et/ou un état de remplissage du dispositif de conservation

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EP2839444A1
EP2839444A1 EP12714575.3A EP12714575A EP2839444A1 EP 2839444 A1 EP2839444 A1 EP 2839444A1 EP 12714575 A EP12714575 A EP 12714575A EP 2839444 A1 EP2839444 A1 EP 2839444A1
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storage device
server
storage
loading
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Richard Dillon
Philipp HERZOG
Werner Wolf
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Red Bull GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/001—Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/52—Weighing apparatus combined with other objects, e.g. furniture
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/40—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight
    • G01G19/413—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means
    • G01G19/414—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
    • G01G19/4144—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling weight of goods in commercial establishments, e.g. supermarket, P.O.S. systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/002—Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/009—User recognition or proximity detection
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/10—Casings or parts thereof, e.g. with means for heating or cooling
    • G07F9/105—Heating or cooling means, for temperature and humidity control, for the conditioning of articles and their storage

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  • the invention relates to a storage device for objects with a loading condition detection device, wherein the loading state detection device comprises at least one weight measuring device and at least one evaluation device, a computer network with such a storage device and a method for determining a loading state of such a storage device.
  • Storage devices are known in the art in the form of shelves, refrigerators, cabinets and the like, wherein storage devices are used both in private households and in shops, for example to store items and present them for sale.
  • Refrigerators or refrigerators are known in various embodiments in the prior art.
  • refrigerators in addition to the classic refrigerators for domestic use freezers, refrigerators, minibars and the like are known, which are either closed with a door or open, and which are all to be referred to below as refrigerators.
  • CONFIRMATION COPY Device for example, from temperature measuring devices of a refrigerator, to a control device can be sent.
  • WO 2005/015510 A1 discloses a detection device with a sensor arrangement which can comprise, for example, piezoelectric weight sensors, a digital image recording system, infrared switches and / or laser sources with digital detectors for detecting a loading state of a cooling device.
  • WO 2007/128572 describes a system for monitoring a storage of objects, the system comprising a sensor for monitoring a door opening or closing and at least one weight sensor, wherein the system comprises a plurality of containers, and each container having a weight sensor in Operative connection, and wherein a weight measurement of a container takes place after a predetermined time after closing the door of the container.
  • DE 20 2008 015 892 U1 discloses a container with an RFID sensor for detecting an article provided with an RFID chip, wherein the container detects both a removal and an adjustment of the article into the container, and wherein a weighing device additionally measures the difference in weight of removal or adjustment of an article into the container.
  • DE 10 2005 054 333 A1 discloses a cooling device with a plurality of storage spaces for articles to be stored in a storage space and a detection device for detecting the loading state of a storage space, wherein the detection device at least one separate sensor for detecting the occupancy of Stands for each of the storage spaces in the storage room.
  • each of the sensors comprises a capacitor which is arranged so that a change in the occupancy state of the storage space associated with the sensor causes a change in the capacitance of the capacitor.
  • the known from the prior art detection systems for detecting an occupancy state of a refrigerator have the disadvantage that only by means of complex technical measures, for example, with a plurality of sensors, which are covered by the storage device, can be determined which type of Subject and in what number is removed from the storage device or introduced into this.
  • a single loading state detecting device is provided for each article or group of articles in the prior art.
  • a special evaluation device such as an RFID chip.
  • a precise identification of the removed, introduced and / or stored objects is thus possible according to the prior art only by means of complex loading state detection devices, or individual, additional markings of the objects and special evaluation devices.
  • it is known in the art to determine the loading state of a storage device of a refrigerated cabinet by means of a weight measurement.
  • a determination of the loading state is possible only when the storage device is loaded with a certain type of article, whereby no distinction can be made between individual batch sizes or container sizes. It may be determined solely for one type of article that a certain amount of the article is removed from the storage device or placed in the storage device.
  • a storage device is to be provided which allows an accurate determination of the loading state of the storage device as well as a precise determination of a type and a number of removed from the storage device or placed in the storage device article, solely by measuring the weight of the storage device.
  • the weight measuring device is designed and set up to record measured values representative of a weight of the storage device and the evaluation device is designed and set up to determine the weight of the storage device based on the measurements of the weight measuring device, wherein a determination of The weight of the storage device takes place when the measured values of the weight measuring device are uninfluenced by devices of the storage device.
  • the evaluation device is in the form of or part of a data processing system, in particular a computer.
  • the weight measuring device is designed and set up to the weight of the storage device in a weighing range of 0 kg to 200 kg with a measurement accuracy in a range of one nanogram to one gram, more preferably in a range of one nanogram a microgram.
  • the weight measuring device comprises at least one, preferably four, load cells, wherein each of the load cells comprises at least one, in particular four, strain gauges which are arranged in particular in the form of a bridge circuit, preferably a Wheatstone bridge circuit.
  • the weighing cells are arranged below the storage device, preferably in the region of the feet of the storage device, between the feet of the storage device and the storage device and / or under the feet of the storage device. It can also be provided according to the invention that from the wake of the storage device a loading state of the storage device is determined or determined with objects, in particular a removal of an item from the storage device and / or loading the storage device with an object about a change in the weight of the storage device determinable or determined.
  • At least one memory is included, which is designed and set up to store the time of removal and / or loading of the storage device with at least one object
  • At least one memory is included in order to store the number of removed objects in a removal and / or the number of objects introduced during a loading of the storage device.
  • the storage device is designed and set up to store at least one article in the form of a food, in particular a drink, preferably a beverage can and / or bottle.
  • the storage device can also be made for the storage device to comprise a data transmission device, in particular for data transmission via a wired or wireless computer network and / or via a mobile radio standard, preferably via a GSM and / or UMTS standard.
  • the storage device is in operative connection with a server, and in particular the storage device is designed and set up to send data from the storage device to the server and / or query from the server and / or data from the server to the Storage device to be sent to and / or the server is in operative connection with at least one further device, in particular with a further storage device, a household appliance, such as a cooking appliance, a computer, a mobile phone and / or a tablet PC.
  • a household appliance such as a cooking appliance, a computer, a mobile phone and / or a tablet PC.
  • At least one display device is included, which is designed and set up so that the server displays and / or makes available data from the storage device on the display device, in particular automatically, preferably by means of an e-mail, a push notification , an SMS and / or an MMS.
  • the storage device comprises at least one input device, in particular a keyboard, a touch screen and / or a mouse and / or the storage device comprises at least one device for receiving data, in particular a device for receiving data that is designed and set up is to receive data from an external server and / or the storage device, a display device, in particular a display.
  • the storage device comprises at least one position detection device, in particular a GPS receiver and / or a device for radio cell location.
  • the position detection device is designed and set up to detect a change in an actual position of the storage device and preferably to transmit the actual position of the storage device to the server.
  • the position detection device is designed and set up to compare the actual position of the storage device with a predetermined desired position, and in particular a deviation of the actual position from the desired position of a user on the display device of the storage device can be displayed or displayed and / or an e-mail, a push notification, an SMS and / or an MMS to at least one data processing device and / or at least one, in particular special mobile, terminal of the storage device and / or from the server can be sent.
  • a desired position of the storage device is stored in the memory of the storage device, and preferably the desired position can be fixed and / or changed, in particular by means of the input device of the storage device and / or the server.
  • the storage device may also be preferred for the storage device to comprise an operating state detection device for detecting an operating state of the storage device, wherein the operating state detection device is preferably designed and set up to detect whether the storage device is switched on or off, maintenance work is or should be carried out, and / or or malfunction of the storage device occurs.
  • the operating state of the storage device can be displayed on the storage device by means of the display device and / or can be queried by the server and / or sent to the server, in particular in real time.
  • a desired operating state is stored in a memory, and preferably the desired operating state by a user can be fixed and / or changed, preferably in dependence of a date and / or time, in particular by means of an input device of the storage device.
  • the data processing device of the storage device is designed and set up to compare the actual operating state with a predetermined desired operating state, and in particular a deviation of the actual operating state from the target operating state to a user on the display device of the storage device displayable or is displayed and / or an e-mail, a push notification, an SMS and / or an MMS to at least one data processing device and / or at least one, in particular mobile, terminal is sendable.
  • the deviation of the actual operating state from the desired operating state to the server can be transmitted, and preferably the server can be displayed or displayed to a user by means of a display device and / or an e-mail, a push notification, a SMS and / or an MMS to at least one data processing device and / or at least one, in particular mobile, terminal is sendable.
  • the storage device comprises at least one temperature measuring device, wherein the at least one temperature measuring device is designed and set up to detect the temperature at least in one area of the storage device, and preferably the storage device comprises at least two temperature measuring devices, wherein at least one first temperature measuring device designed and configured to sense at least a first temperature in a first region of the storage device and at least one second temperature measurement device configured and arranged to detect at least a second temperature in a second region of the storage device.
  • the display device of the storage device is designed and set up to display the at least one measured temperature and / or can be queried by the at least one measured temperature from the server and / or sent to the server, in particular in real time. and preferably the at least one measured temperature is stored continuously or at, preferably regularly, intervals in the memory.
  • the storage device comprises at least one user detection device, in particular at least one motion sensor, at least one infrared sensor and / or at least one radar module.
  • the user detection device is designed and set up to detect an area, preferably of 180 °, in front of and / or adjacent to a front side of the storage device, in particular in front of an engagement area for removal and / or loading of the storage device with objects.
  • An integration of a user detection device according to the invention into a storage device has the particular advantage that the behavior of a user can be detected accurately. This is particularly advantageous since it can be recognized at what times a removal of objects from the storage device takes place. Based on these data, it can then be determined according to the invention, for example, on which days of the week and at which points in time with increased withdrawals of products and of what type of product, in order to optimize refilling of the storage device based on a loading state of the storage device.
  • a user detection device according to the invention can thus be carried out an optimization of the supply chain of storage device with products, so that at any time sufficient loading of the user detection device can be ensured.
  • a desired operating state is stored in a memory, and preferably the desired operating state can be fixed and / or changed, preferably as a function of a date and / or time, in particular by means of an input device of the storage device.
  • the user detection device of at least one of the storage devices is arranged in the upper half thereof, in particular in a cover region, preferably above the engagement region of the storage device.
  • data from the user detection device can be queried by the external server and / or sent to the external server, in particular in real time.
  • the user detection device is designed and set up to detect a period of at least one user before the storage device.
  • the user detection device is at least designed and set up for a period of time from startup to restart preceding loading and / or a preceding discharge of the storage device until a subsequent removal and / or loading and / or decommissioning of the storage device with at least one object by the at least one user and / or a period of at least one user before the storage device without removal and / or to detect without loading the storage device, wherein a loading and / or removal of the storage device from the loading state detection device can be detected and / or detected.
  • the server is in operative connection with at least one input device and / or at least one output device, preferably at least one display device, in particular with at least one mobile terminal, preferably a mobile telephone.
  • a data transmission device is provided, in particular for data transmission via a wired or wireless computer network and / or via a mobile radio standard, preferably a GSM and / or a UMTS standard, and in particular the storage device is in operative connection with a server wherein preferably data is sent from the storage device to the server and / or queried by the server and / or data is transmitted from the server to the storage device.
  • a mobile radio standard preferably a GSM and / or a UMTS standard
  • data from the storage device be provided by the server on a display device, in particular automatically, in particular the server automatically sends an e-mail, a push notification, an SMS and / or an MMS with the data of the storage device.
  • a change in an actual position of the storage device is detected by means of a position detection device and preferably the actual position of the storage device is sent to the server.
  • the actual position of the storage device is compared with a predetermined desired position by the position detection device and / or the server, and in particular a deviation of the actual position from the desired position on the display device of the storage device is displayed and / or an email, a push notification, an SMS and / or an MMS is sent.
  • a desired position of the storage device is stored in a memory of the storage device, and Preferably, the desired position is determined and / or changed, in particular by means of an input device of the storage device and / or the server.
  • an operating state of the storage device is detected by means of an operating state detection device of the storage device, wherein it is preferably detected whether the storage device is turned on or off, maintenance work to be performed or performed and / or a malfunction or malfunction occurs, in particular the operating state the storage device is displayed by means of the display device on the storage device and / or sent to the server and / or queried by the server, in particular in real time, preferably a desired operating state is stored in a memory, and preferably set the target operating state and / or changed.
  • the storage device is displayed and / or an e-mail, a push notification, an SMS and / or an MMS is sent to the user.
  • a temperature of a storage area of the storage device is measured and in particular the measured temperature is displayed on a display device of the storage device to a user and / or the measured temperature is requested by the server and / or sent to the.
  • a period of time from commissioning, recommissioning, a preceding loading and / or a preceding discharge to the removal and / or loading and / or decommissioning of the storage device with at least one object by the at least one user and / or a period at least one user is detected in front of the storage device without performing a removal and / or without loading the storage device, wherein a removal and / or loading of the storage device is detected by the loading state detection device.
  • the weight of at least one object is stored in a memory as a reference value.
  • At least one storage device parameter for the storage device is defined, wherein the storage device parameter is selected representative of a place of installation, a country, a customer group, a dealer, a dealer group and / or an identification number.
  • data from the user detection device, the temperature measuring device, the operating state detection device and / or the position detection device is transmitted to the server in, in particular, regular intervals, in particular at intervals of 30 minutes or 60 minutes, and / or depending on a Tags, a time, a week, a year, a site, a customer, a country, a city and / or the like shown and / or stored.
  • the storage device is provided in the form of a cooling device, wherein the cooling device provides a cooling device and preferably a running time of the cooling device is detected and / or stored, and in particular sent to the server (40, 43) and / or from this is queried, and preferably no evaluation of the measured values takes place when a cooling device of the refrigerator is operated for cooling.
  • the cooling device is operated with a cooling device in the form of a compressor, wherein in particular no data of the weight measuring device are evaluated by the evaluation device when the compressor is switched on to cool the cooling device and / or provided a digital and / or analog filter is to filter the influence of the compressor turned on.
  • the invention is thus based on the surprising finding that only from the exact determination of the weight of a storage device a loading state of a storage device with a plurality of different objects can be determined. Furthermore, a removal of an item from the storage device or a loading of a storage device with an object via an accurate measurement of the change in the weight of the storage device can be determined.
  • a weight measuring device to continuously record measured values representative of a weight of the storage device and for an evaluation device, which may preferably be in the form of a data processing device, to determine the weight of the storage device based on the measured values of the weight measuring device. It has proven to be advantageous if no determination of the weight of the storage device takes place if the measured values of the weight measuring device are influenced by devices of the storage device.
  • the evaluation device of a loading device in the form of a cooling device does not evaluate data of the weight measuring device if a cooling device of the cooling device influences the measured values of the measuring device. It can be provided, for example, that only a cooling device is used which does not comprise a compressor, for example an adsorption cooling device. If a compressor cooling device is used, the vibration of the compressor during operation could influence the measured values of the measuring device. In this regard, it has proven to be advantageous in a cooling device with a compressor cooling device to either evaluate the measured values only at certain times, for example when a compressor is not in operation, or to separate the compressor mechanically from the measuring device, so that this with reference to the measuring device is mounted in particular vibration-free.
  • the weight measuring device may comprise a, in particular mechanical, electronic and / or electromechanical, scale of the storage device, wherein the weight measuring device measures or records the weight of the storage device with a high measuring accuracy. It may be advantageous if the weight measuring device has a weighing range of 0 kg to 200 kg with a measuring accuracy in a range of one nanogram to one gram, particularly preferably in a range of one nanogram to one microgram
  • Such an accurate determination of the weight of the storage device presupposes that the measured values of the weight measuring device are not influenced by further devices of the storage device, in particular, no devices of the storage device may be active, which, for example, vibrate. Such a vibration can lead to a falsification of the measured values of the weight measuring device.
  • no devices of the storage device may be active, which, for example, vibrate.
  • Such a vibration can lead to a falsification of the measured values of the weight measuring device.
  • distortions of the measured values of the weight measuring device are also possible by further devices of the storage device, so that likewise no evaluation of the measured values of the weight measuring device by the evaluation device should take place when these devices are in operation.
  • a high measuring accuracy according to the invention can be made possible, for example, by a weight measuring device comprising at least one, preferably four, weighing cells, each of the weighing cells preferably comprising one, in particular four, strain gauges, which are arranged in particular in the form of a bridge circuit, preferably a Wheatstone bridge circuit.
  • a bridge circuit in the form of a Wheatstone measuring bridge can allow an accurate measurement of the weight of the storage device, for example, in an evaluation of the electrical resistances ohmic type of strain gauges.
  • two strain gauges or their resistors form a voltage divider, wherein two voltage divider are arranged parallel to each other.
  • the load cells and / or the strain gauges of the load cells are arranged below the storage device, in particular in the region of feet of the storage device. It can prove to be advantageous when the strain gauges are placed under the feet or between the feet and the body of the storage device.
  • a change in the weight of the storage device to the type and number of a removed and / or introduced item is closed in or out of the storage device.
  • the change in weight can be compared with the stored reference values of the weight of the objects.
  • the time of removal and / or loading of the storage device is stored in a memory.
  • items in the form of foodstuffs, in particular in the form of beverage cans and / or bottles are stored in a storage device. If a user, in this example a consumer, for example, removes a beverage can from the storage device, the weight of the storage device changes as a result of the removal of the can.
  • the storage device comprises a data processing device, in particular a computer, wherein the evaluation device can be formed with the data processing device in one. It can prove to be advantageous if the storage device comprises a data transmission device to transmit data to another data processing device, such as a server, a mobile phone, or the like. In this case, data can preferably be transmitted from the storage device to the further data processing system via a wired or wireless network and / or via a mobile radio standard, in particular via the GSM and / or the UMTS standard.
  • the storage device is in operative connection with a server, wherein data from the storage direction the server can be sent and / or queried from this and vice versa. It may be advantageous if the server is in operative connection with other terminals and / or another server and in particular the server information or data from the storage device makes a user accessible, for example, displays on an output device and / or the user a message , for example in the form of an email, a text message, an MMS and / or a push notification.
  • the storage device comprises an input device which, for example, allows a user to operate the storage device and / or to provide and / or query data and / or information of the storage device.
  • An input device according to the invention can be provided for example in the form of a keyboard, a mouse, a touchscreen and / or the like.
  • the storage device has a position detection device in order to determine an actual position of the storage device.
  • a position detection device can be provided for example in the form of a GPS receiver and / or a device for radio cell location. It can be provided that in a memory, a desired position of the storage device is stored, and the actual position of the storage device with the desired position is at any time comparable and / or such a comparison of the actual position of the storage device with the desired position is performed automatically, for example in real time and / or at regular intervals.
  • the target position can be arbitrarily specified by a user and changed if necessary.
  • a deviation of the actual position from the desired position of the storage device is displayed to a user on a display device of the storage device and / or on a server operatively connected to the display device and / or the storage device and / or the Server informs a user of the said deviation by means of an SMS, an MMS, an email and / or a push notification.
  • a position detection device has in particular the advantage that can be displayed, where a storage device is located. If a deviation of an actual position of the storage device from a desired position of the storage device is detected, a user can be informed immediately.
  • an operator of a storage device according to the invention can check whether, for example, a shop maintains the desired set-up position of the storage device.
  • the storage device comprises an operating state detection device.
  • the operating state detection device can detect whether a storage device is in a switched-on or switched-off state and / or if there is a malfunction of the storage device. It can be provided that a desired operating state of a storage device is stored in a memory, and wherein the desired operating state is compared with an actual operating state of the storage device continuously and / or at intervals. If a deviation of the actual operating state from the desired operating state is detected, the deviation can be displayed to a user by means of a display device, for example a display device of the storage device and / or a display device operatively connected to the server.
  • an operating state detection device is accompanied by a multitude of advantages, with some of the advantages being described below by way of example only.
  • a storage device In a memory, for example, it can be determined at which time and on which days a storage device should be in operation. Such a specification of the operation of the storage device can be contractually agreed with a dealer, for example. The operator of a storage facility can thus check whether a storage facility is in operation at the agreed times. Also, for example, a maintenance and / or repair of the storage device simplified because a service center and / or a service person can be promptly informed about a malfunction of the storage device.
  • a storage device comprises at least one temperature measuring device in order to measure the temperature at least in a region of the storage device.
  • two or more temperature measuring devices can also be provided to measure a temperature in certain areas of the storage device.
  • the measured actual temperatures can be compared with target temperatures stored in a memory, and a user can be informed about deviations of the actual temperature from the target temperature.
  • a comparison of an actual temperature with a desired temperature of the storage device is carried out by the data processing device of the storage device and / or by the server, and a user is informed about the deviation. It may be advantageous if a user on a display device, such as a display device of the storage device and / or a standing in operative connection with the server display device, the deviation of the actual temperature of the target temperature of the storage device is displayed.
  • the storage device comprises a user detection device.
  • the user detection device is preferably arranged above an engagement region of the storage device and can detect, for example, a motion sensor, a lighting sensor, an infrared sensor and / or a radar module to detect a user.
  • An intervention area can thereby the range of a storage device that allows a user to bring objects into the storage device or to remove from this.
  • the engagement region can be closed, for example by means of a door.
  • the user detection device can thus be determined whether and how long a user has stopped or stopped before an item from the storage device and / or a loading of the storage device with an object before this and / or whether no removal and / or loading takes place , It may be advantageous when stored in a memory, at which time, in particular at what date and at what time, a user makes a removal and / or loading of the storage device. It may also be advantageous if data of the user detection device can be sent to the server and / or queried from this.
  • a user detection device By a user detection device according to the invention thus information can be obtained over a period of time that a user spends before the storage device until the user decides for or against a removal and / or loading.
  • the user detection device preferably at the front, is arranged in the upper half of a storage device.
  • the user detection device is arranged in a covering area.
  • a covering area can be, for example, an aperture of the storage device, which is arranged in particular for covering technical devices above the engagement area of the storage device.
  • the storage device comprises at least one storage device device parameter, in particular representative of a place of installation, a country, a customer group, a dealer, a dealer group and / or an identification number for the unique identification of a specific storage device.
  • data from the user detection device, the at least one temperature measuring device, the operating state detection device, the storage device parameter and / or the position detection device are regularly displayed. ßig sent to the server and / or queried by this. It can be provided that the data in, in particular regular, intervals, in particular at intervals of 30 minutes or 60 minutes, sent to the server and / or be queried by this.
  • the storage device is designed in the form of a refrigerator or a refrigerator. It is provided in particular that no evaluation of the weight of the storage device takes place when a cooling device of the refrigerator is in operation.
  • the cooling device is preferably designed in the form of a compressor refrigerator, an absorber refrigerator and / or a thermo-electric refrigerator. It is provided in particular that no determination of the weight of the refrigerator takes place when a compressor is active.
  • FIG. 1 a plan view of a schematically illustrated detection range of a user detection device according to the invention.
  • the weight of the storage device 1 is detected and evaluated by an evaluation device, not shown, at certain times.
  • the measured values of the weight measuring device are evaluated, wherein no evaluation of the measured values for determining the weight of Storage device 1 is performed by the evaluation device, not shown, when the measured values of the weight measuring device 7 by further means of Storage device 1 can be influenced.
  • no evaluation of the weight of the storage device 1 should take place when the cooling device 3 is in operation.
  • a cooling device 3 usually comprises a compressor (not shown).
  • cooling device 3 If the cooling device 3 is in operation for cooling the cooling region 5, then the compressor vibrates and leads to a vibration of the storage device 1, so that the measured values of the weight measuring device 7 are falsified.
  • cooling means may be provided which do not require a compressor, such as adsorption chillers. It may also alternatively be provided to mechanically decouple the cooling device 3 from the weight measuring device 7 so that vibrations of a compressor of the cooling device do not influence the measured values of the weight measuring device 7.
  • the storage device 1 comprises at least one temperature measuring device 9 and a display device 1 1.
  • the display device 1 1 is formed by way of example in the form of bulbs 12. Of course, other display devices may additionally or alternatively be provided, for example, a display not shown.
  • a user detection device 13 In an upper area of the storage device 1, a user detection device 13 is arranged, which detects a user in a certain area in front of the storage device 1. In particular, it can be detected at what time and on what date a user (not shown) stays within the user detection device for a certain period of time and whether and how many objects the user, not shown, removes from the storage device 1 and / or into the storage device 1 brings. It is preferred that the data of the user detection device 13 are stored in a memory (not shown). It can also be provided that the storage device 1 has a receiving device 15 for objects, in particular a receiving device 15 for food, preferably beverage cans and / or bottles.
  • the storage device 1 has a bottom region 17 within which the cooling device 3 and / or further device of the storage device 1 are arranged, for example a data processing system, not shown.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of the weight measuring device 7 according to the invention from FIG. 1.
  • the weight measuring device 7 comprises four load cells 19, which are arranged below a bottom region 17 of the storage device not shown in FIG.
  • Strain gauges can be used as weight measuring sensors (not shown). Of course, other weight measuring sensors can be used instead of the strain gauges shown.
  • the strain gauges are arranged by way of example in the form of a bridge circuit, in particular a Wheatstone bridge circuit, and the measured values of the weight measuring device 7 or of the strain gauges are evaluated by the evaluation device 21 at specific times.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a storage device 23 according to the invention.
  • the storage device 23 comprises a weight measuring device 25, an evaluation device 26 for evaluating measured values of the weight measuring device 25, a position detection device 27, a display device 29, a user detection device 31, an operating state detection device 33, an input device 34 and a temperature measuring device 35.
  • FIG. 4 shows a computer network 41 according to the invention with three storage devices 45 according to the invention.
  • the storage devices 45 comprise at least one data transmission device, so that data or information from the storage devices 45 can be sent to a server 43 and / or queried by the server 43.
  • the server 43 is in operative connection with at least one further terminal 47, for example a mobile terminal.
  • Such a computer network 41 may allow a variety of information from storage devices 45 to be displayed to a user with a minimum of resources.
  • the information can be sorted and displayed as a function of a specific storage device 45, a place of installation of a storage device 45 and / or a multiplicity of further parameters.
  • a computer network 41 With a computer network 41 according to the invention, it is thus possible to centrally detect a loading state of storage devices 45 as well as withdrawals and / or loading of storage devices 45 in real time and thus obtain accurate information about a user behavior. Furthermore, it is possible to use the information to optimize logistics processes, for example supply chains and delivery times, as well as to obtain detailed consumer data.
  • FIG. 5 shows, by way of example, a plan view of a schematic detection area 49 of a user detection device (not shown) according to the invention.
  • a radar module to be encompassed by the storage devices (not shown), that in a detection area 49, certain areas 51 are not detected and only areas 53 are evaluated.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de conservation (1, 23, 45) d'objets comportant un dispositif de détection de l'état de remplissage comprenant au moins un dispositif de mesure de poids (7, 25) et au moins un dispositif d'évaluation (21, 26), le dispositif de mesure de poids (7, 25) étant conçu pour détecter des valeurs de mesure représentatives d'un poids du dispositif de conservation (1, 23, 45) et le dispositif d'évaluation (21, 26) étant conçu pour déterminer le poids du dispositif de conservation (1, 23, 45) sur la base des valeurs de mesure du dispositif de mesure de poids (7, 25), une détermination du poids du dispositif de conservation (1, 23, 45) étant réalisée lorsque les valeurs de mesure du dispositif de mesure de poids (7, 25) ne sont pas influencées par des dispositifs du dispositif de conservation (1, 23, 45). L'invention concerne par ailleurs un réseau informatique comportant au moins un tel dispositif de conservation (1, 23, 45) ainsi qu'un procédé de détermination de l'état de remplissage d'un dispositif de conservation.
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