Smart Fridge Guardian - Intelligent Shared Fridge Management

Is Your Shared Fridge a War Zone?

Shared fridges often become battlegrounds for space and forgotten food.

Food Theft & Misappropriation

"Who drank my milk?!" Items vanish mysteriously, causing frustration and mistrust.

Food Waste & Spoilage

Forgotten leftovers become science experiments. Good food gets wasted.

Management Chaos

No tracking of who owns what, when it was added, or when it expires.

Our Smart Solution

Leveraging IoT, Fog, and Cloud technologies for a seamless experience.

Conceptual System Flow

How It Works (PoC):

1. Door Event & Capture

An ESP32-CAM detects when the fridge door opens and snaps a quick photo.

2. Fog Processing (RPi)

A Raspberry Pi acts as a gateway, receiving data from the ESP32 and relaying it reliably.

3. Cloud Sync (AWS)

Event data (time, photo link) is securely uploaded to AWS (S3, DynamoDB).

4. User Interaction & Alerts

Users register items via an app, view status on a dashboard, and get expiry notifications (SNS).

Proof of Concept Features

Demonstrating the core functionalities.

Item Registration

Simple web/app interface to log items, owners, and expiry dates.

Door Monitoring & Photo

ESP32-CAM detects door openings and captures visual evidence.

Cloud Storage

Securely stores event logs, item lists, and photos on AWS S3 & DynamoDB.

Expiry Reminders

Automatic email/SNS notifications for items nearing their expiry date.

Simple Dashboard

Basic web view showing current fridge inventory and recent activity.

Fog Computing Node

Uses Raspberry Pi for local buffering and reliable data transmission.

The Future is Smarter

The full vision includes even more intelligent features:

Image Recognition

Auto-identify items

Weight Sensing

Monitor quantity

Anomaly Detection

Flag suspicious activity

Social Sharing

Share/gift items

Interested in the Tech?

Dive into the code, see how it works, or contribute!

View Project on GitHub

Meet Your Smart Fridge Guardian!