MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049400 A) filed by J. J. College Of Engineering And Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, on April 17, for 'refrigerator with expiration date scanner.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. S. Karthick; K. Roopatharshini; Dharani R; and P. John Britto.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The technique, system, and computer program product for controlling shelf life expiry dates in smart refrigerators are the subject of the current invention. By using a loyalty card, magnetic stripe, or RFID device, the invention makes it possible to identify a customer during a point-of-sale transaction. It also makes it easier to send a list of food items that have been purchased to a smart refrigerator, either through the identification device or a computer communications network. Food shelf life can be automatically monitored and managed thanks to the system's determination and storage of expiration dates for the purchased goods within the smart refrigerator."
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