Refrigerator or freezer

Abstract

A refrigerator or freezer including at least one compartment for refrigerating, freezing and/or climate control and a display device. Information specific to at least one of the compartments can be displayed by the display device. The display device is interactive via an input device for user input, which input can be displayed by the display device.

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       19 . A refrigerating or freezing apparatus, comprising: 
 at least one zone for at least one of refrigerating, freezing or climate control; a display device for displaying information specific to at least one of said refrigerating, freezing or climate control zones;    an input device coupled to said display device for inputting data by an operator; and    said display device generating displays on the basis of data input by said operator.    
   
   
       20 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including a plurality of detectors coupled to said input device for at least one of detecting, controlling or regulating zone-specific data of each of said zones and coupled to said display device for displaying said zone-specific data of each of said zones.  
   
   
       21 . The apparatus according to  claim 20 , including at least one of said detectors detecting at least one of the temperature or humidity of said zones and said detected temperature or humidity can be displayed by said display device.  
   
   
       22 . The apparatus according to  claim 20 , including said detectors can optionally be at least one of controlled or regulated.  
   
   
       23 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including storage instructions or storage recommendations for a product in a zone can be displayed by said display device.  
   
   
       24 . The apparatus according to  claim 23 , including said storage instructions or storage recommendations for a product in a specific zone can be displayed by said display device.  
   
   
       25 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including the microclimate in each of said zones can be individually set.  
   
   
       26 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including data including storage instructions or storage recommendations for a product in a specific zone are stored in a database and said data can be displayed by said display device from said database.  
   
   
       27 . The apparatus according to  claim 26 , including said data from said database is matched to associated climate zones.  
   
   
       28 . The apparatus according to  claim 27 , including said climate zones can be set individually and said database contains storage instructions and storage recommendations which can be correlated with current data in any one of said zones.  
   
   
       29 . The apparatus according to  claim 28 , including the optimum storage zone can be determined as a function of said data acquired by said correlation.  
   
   
       30 . The apparatus according to  claim 26 , including said database is stored in an EPROM device.  
   
   
       31 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including said input device coupled to the Internet and data relevant to said zones is stored on a server and said data can be downloaded from said server and stored on a local memory device, such as an EEPROM device.  
   
   
       32 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including a system for automatically recognizing codes for specific goods, said codes including barcodes and transponder codes.  
   
   
       33 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including said data from said zones can be displayed graphically by said display device in the form of a pictogram, for example by one or more LCD devices.  
   
   
       34 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including said display device has a visual imprint applied to a panel of said apparatus with a breakdown of said zones.  
   
   
       35 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including said display device includes light guides and LED devices.  
   
   
       36 . The apparatus according to  claim 19 , including the microclimate of said zones can be set individually by a user.