System with refrigerator and self-reporting container

    公开(公告)号:US10817834B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US15615369

    申请日:2017-06-06

    Inventor: Richard A. McCoy

    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided with a container for storing a substance and that has a sensing and reporting system configured to determine an attribute of the substance within the container. The sensing and reporting system includes a sensor configured to sense the attribute of the substance, a transmitter, and a processor in communication with the sensor and the transmitter.

    Method for initiating a consumable-based cycle of operation
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    Method for initiating a consumable-based cycle of operation 有权
    用于启动基于消耗品的操作循环的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09277188B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-01

    申请号:US13889625

    申请日:2013-05-08

    Abstract: A method of initiating a cycle of operation based on a consumable includes providing a consumable reader having a software architecture configured to image data, communicate over a network, and identify functionalities of appliances based on a unique identifier associated with each instance of a functionality, imaging data about the consumable using the consumable reader; retrieving cycle data associated with the consumable based on the imaged data; ascertaining in the software architecture at least one functionality associated with the cycle data; selecting from the plurality of appliances an appliance having the at least one functionality using the unique identifier associated with an instance of the at least one functionality; and communicating the cycle data to the selected appliance over the network of appliances wherein the selected appliance can conduct a cycle of operation associated with the consumable using the cycle data.

    Abstract translation: 基于消耗品启动操作周期的方法包括提供具有被配置为基于与功能的每个实例相关联的唯一标识符的图像数据,通过网络进行通信并且识别设备的功能的软件架构的消费者读取器,成像 使用消耗品阅读器的消耗品数据; 基于所述成像数据检索与所述消耗品相关联的循环数据; 在所述软件架构中确定与所述循环数据相关联的至少一个功能; 从所述多个设备中选择具有所述至少一个功能的设备,所述设备使用与所述至少一个功能的实例相关联的唯一标识符; 以及通过所述设备网络将所述循环数据传送到所选择的设备,其中所选择的设备可以使用所述循环数据进行与所述消耗品相关联的操作循环。

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