Sensor-Integrated Beverage Containers for Quality and Spill Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage containers lack the ability to provide detailed information about the contents and condition of the beverage, making it difficult to determine the quality, history, and safety of opening the container.
Innovation Solution
The development of beverage containers equipped with a processor, electronic display, and sensors that can measure parameters such as temperature, acceleration, and quality, allowing for real-time monitoring and display of information about the beverage and its storage conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If beverage containers include only printed or painted information on the outside, then the container structure remains simple and manufacturing cost is low, but the information about beverage contents and condition is limited and cannot provide real-time monitoring
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functional components (sensors for temperature, acceleration, and quality detection; processor for data analysis; electronic display for information presentation) into an integrated monitoring system within the beverage container. This merging of components enables comprehensive real-time information about beverage contents and conditions while managing the complexity through systematic integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The beverage container is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating sensors that can detect multiple parameters (temperature, acceleration, quality), a processor that can analyze different types of data, and a display that can present various information. This universal approach allows a single container system to provide comprehensive monitoring of beverage contents and conditions.
2Reliability
If beverage containers include sensors and electronic components for real-time monitoring, then detailed information about beverage quality and conditions can be provided, but the manufacturing cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system is segmented into distinct functional modules: temperature sensors, acceleration sensors, quality sensors, a processor unit, and a display unit. This segmentation allows for targeted implementation of reliability-enhancing features while managing complexity by treating each component independently and optimizing it for its specific function.
3Ease of operation
If beverage containers include electronic display and processing components, then user experience and beverage preservation can be enhanced, but the weight and size of the container increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic components (sensors, processor, display) are strategically positioned within the container structure to minimize overall weight impact. The display is placed on the exterior surface where it can be viewed without adding significant weight, while sensors are integrated into the container walls or beverage contact areas where they can monitor conditions with minimal mass.
Data Source
AI summary
A beverage container includes a processor, an electronic display, and one or more sensors. The beverage container includes a beverage compartment for human consumption and a sample compartment for storing a sample of the same beverage stored in the beverage compartment for measuring parameters of the beverage over time. The sensors read parameters related to the beverage and the container. The processor determines the quality of wine in a wine bottle, the temperature history of the wine bottle, and the percentage of time the wine bottle has been stored horizontally. The processor determines whether the beverage in a carbonated beverage container may spill after the container is shaken. The processor determines whether opening of a champagne bottle may result in the cork to pop up. The processor may display customized messages and animations on the electronic display. The processor changes the language used to display based on the container's location.