Abstract: A food storage container, such as a smart-refrigerator, a freezer, and/or another storage space with a computer is leveraged to monitor and determine an ecological footprint associated with food being stored and consumed. Additionally, user behavior associated with the purchase and consumption efficiency of consumer goods is used to generate recommendations to reduce the ecological footprint can be generated for a user.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 30, 2018
Date of Patent:
July 28, 2020
Assignee:
International Business Machinese Corporation
Inventors:
Zachary Silverstein, Osbel A. Rosales, Qi Gui