received by the International Bureau on 15 August 2018 (15.08.2018)

I/We claim:

1. A portable container (100, 200) comprising:

an insulative body (102) to hold a food item, wherein the insulative body (102) comprises an inner wall and an outer wall;

a temperature regulator (110) disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the insulative body (102);

a plurality of temperature sensors (202) disposed within the inner wall of the insulative body (102), the plurality of temperature sensors (202) being operably coupled to the temperature regulator (110); and

a controller (210) communicatively coupled to the temperature regulator

(110) to regulate the temperature of the food item based on a user input, the controller (210) comprising an authentication engine (214) to allow an authenticated user to operate the portable container (100).

2. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 1, comprising a spill- proof lid (104) removably coupled to a top portion (106) of the insulative body

(102).

3. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the authentication engine (214) comprises a biometric authentication mechanism.

4. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 1, comprising a charging unit (112) positioned at a bottom portion (114) of the insulative body (102) to charge the portable container (100, 200).

5. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the charging unit (112) comprises a wireless coil.

6. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 4, comprising a power storage element (116) coupled to the charging unit (112).

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7. The portable container as (100, 200) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the controller (210) comprises a monitoring engine (216) to monitor a temperature of the power storage element (116) and turn OFF power supply to the portable container (100, 200) when a temperature of the power storage element (116) rises above a pre-defined threshold range.

8. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the monitoring engine (216) is to,

ascertain that the portable container (100, 200) is being powered through the power storage element (116);

upon ascertaining, determine a power level of the power storage element

(116); and

based on the determining that the power level of the power storage element (116) is above a pre-defined threshold, switch ON the portable container (100). 9. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller (210) comprises a temperature regulation engine (218) to:

identify a type of food item within the insulative body (102);

based on the identification, determine a quantity of the food item within the insulative body (102); and

based on the determining, automatically set a desired temperature of the food item.

10. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 9, wherein to determine the quantity of the food item, the temperature regulation engine (218) is to,

detect an initial weight of the food item within the insulative body (102); store the initial weight in a journal maintained by the portable container

(100, 200) for a specific user;

identify, at pre-defined intervals, a current weight of the food item within the insulative body (102); and

2 compare the initial weight and the current weight of the food item to determine a quantity of the food item within the insulative body (102).

11. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the temperature regulation engine (218) is to determine a plurality of constituents of the food item within the insulative body (102) to determine a quality of the food item.

12. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 1, comprising a wireless transceiver (230) to communicate with an electronic device.

13. The portable container (100, 200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulative body (102) comprises a plurality of sensors (232) to monitor physiological parameters of a user while the user is holding the portable container (100, 200).

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