{"id":8862,"date":"2025-05-27T14:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/?p=8862"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:53:39","slug":"revolution-in-the-refrigerator-patented-rfid-solution-for-seamless-recording-of-contents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/news\/revolution-im-kuehlschrank-patentierte-rfid-loesung-fuer-lueckenlose-erfassung-des-inhalts\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolution in the refrigerator: Patented RFID solution for seamless content recording"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nRAIN RFID technology is experiencing an exciting innovation for use in refrigerators and freezers: Kathrein has developed a patent for an innovative RFID system with electronically changeable walls that enables reliable and seamless content detection. This innovation not only brings convenience to households, but also revolutionizes commercial applications such as self-service, vending machines and intelligent inventory management systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThe problem: reading holes due to standing waves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conventional refrigerators reach their limits when it comes to automatically and precisely reading their contents: the metal walls reflect electromagnetic waves and generate standing waves. This creates so-called \"reading holes\" that are periodically distributed throughout the room. Due to the lack of electric field strength in these areas, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/products\/rfid-transponder\/\">RFID transponder<\/a> are detected. They remain invisible in these areas, regardless of the reader performance. This makes a complete inventory impossible and leads to unreliable stocktaking - a problem for households and commercial applications alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThe solution: The RAIN RFID refrigerator with electronically adjustable walls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kathrein Solutions has developed a patented solution that makes this challenge a thing of the past. The concept aims to shift the position of the read holes in a targeted manner using electrically conductive structures inside the refrigerator so that an even field distribution is achieved in the refrigerator. This means that no more products go unnoticed. The result: up to 100 % reliable detection of all RFID-equipped products.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nAdvantages at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Real-time inventory:<\/strong>\u00a0Automatic recording of all contents - even when the door is closed. Ideal for smart homes or vending machines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commercial use:<\/strong>\u00a0Precise accounting of withdrawn products through stocktaking before and after removal from vending machines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smart Home:<\/strong>\u00a0Monitor best-before dates, create shopping lists or suggest suitable recipes - all available online.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong>\u00a0Avoiding food waste through timely information and optimized refilling processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPioneering technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The technology is flexible and can be adapted to different areas of application. It is not only suitable for household appliances, but also for intelligent vending machines, catering refrigeration systems and industrial applications. The system enables <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/branches\/rfid-in-logistics\/\">Forward-looking warehousing<\/a> and optimizes repeat orders, thereby increasing efficiency throughout the entire delivery process.<\/p>\n<p>With this innovation, Kathrein Solutions is not only making the refrigerator smarter, but also more sustainable and efficient. Welcome to the future of smart household appliances!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die RAIN RFID-Technologie erlebt eine spannende Neuerung f\u00fcr die Nutzung in K\u00fchl- und Gefrierschr\u00e4nken: Kathrein hat das Patent auf ein innovatives RFID-System mit elektronisch ver\u00e4nderbaren W\u00e4nden entwickelt, das eine zuverl\u00e4ssige und l\u00fcckenlose Erfassung des Inhalts erm\u00f6glicht. Diese Innovation bringt nicht nur Komfort f\u00fcr Haushalte, sondern revolutioniert auch kommerzielle Anwendungen wie Self Service, Verkaufsautomaten und intelligente [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8862"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8871,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8862\/revisions\/8871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathrein-solutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}