Automated wine cellar

摘要

An electrically operate system that facilitate human interaction with food and beverage containers and their contents. Electrically operable indicators (eg LED's) facilitate human insertion/retrieval of wine bottles to/from wine storage systems (eg wine cellar, wine rack). A similar system permits beverages used in the preparation of mixed drinks (eg cocktails) to be readily located by a human. An electronic system facilitate the addition of predetermined amounts of beverages to a cocktail or similar mix. An electrically operable display attached to a drinking container (eg cocktail glass) is disclosed that presents details pertaining to the person intended to consume the cocktail and/or information about the cocktail. A method of providing a box of chocolates with a display that may be used to output an electronic greeting card and/or facilitate selection of a first chocolate from a second chocolate is disclosed. The system may be used to locate beverage and/or food items in a store (eg supermarket, liquor outlet).