Data processing system for managing chemical product usage
First Claim
1. A data processing system for managing use of chemical product in a chemical application system corresponding to a first customer account identified by an account identifier, the system comprising:
- a chemical product dispenser distributing the chemical product to the chemical application system;
a monitor module detecting dispenser data, based on distribution of the chemical product by the chemical product dispenser;
a database coupled to the chemical product dispenser and storing the account identifier in association with the dispenser data of the chemical product dispenser;
the database further storing corporate data in associating with the dispenser data and the account identifier; and
an analysis application analyzing the dispenser data in relation with the corporate data to characterize use of the chemical product in the chemical application system.
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Abstract
A data processing system is used to manage and track use of chemical product in a washing machine. A detergent dispenser distributes the chemical products (e.g., detergent, rinse agent, and bleach) to the washing machine. The dispenser includes a monitor that detects dispenser data based on distribution of the chemical product by the dispenser. A database is coupled to the dispenser and stores an account identifier and an alignment identifier in association with the dispenser data of the dispenser. The database further stores corporate data in associating with the dispenser data, the account identifier, and the alignment identifier. An analysis application analyzes the dispenser data in relation with the corporate data to characterize use of the chemical product in the chemical application system and provide a feedback loop. The analysis application can limit its analysis to data associated with a given account identifier or a given alignment identifier.
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39 Claims
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1. A data processing system for managing use of chemical product in a chemical application system corresponding to a first customer account identified by an account identifier, the system comprising:
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a chemical product dispenser distributing the chemical product to the chemical application system;
a monitor module detecting dispenser data, based on distribution of the chemical product by the chemical product dispenser;
a database coupled to the chemical product dispenser and storing the account identifier in association with the dispenser data of the chemical product dispenser;
the database further storing corporate data in associating with the dispenser data and the account identifier; and
an analysis application analyzing the dispenser data in relation with the corporate data to characterize use of the chemical product in the chemical application system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data processing system for managing use of chemical product in a chemical application system corresponding to a first customer account identified by an account identifier, the system comprising:
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a first chemical product dispenser distributing the chemical product to the chemical application system;
a monitor recording dispenser data based on distribution of the chemical product by the first chemical product dispenser;
a database coupled to the first chemical product dispenser and storing the account identifier in association with the dispenser data of the first chemical product dispenser;
the database further storing dispenser data of a second chemical product dispenser coupled and corresponding to a second customer account;
an alignment identifier identifying a peer relationship between the first and second customer accounts; and
an analysis application analyzing dispenser data of the first and second customer accounts, both associated with the alignment identifier, to characterize the use of the chemical product in the first chemical application system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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18. A data processing system for managing use of chemical product in a chemical application system corresponding to a first customer account identified by an account identifier, the chemical application system receiving the chemical product from a chemical product dispenser, the system comprising:
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a database coupled to the chemical product dispenser and storing the account identifier in association with the dispenser data of the chemical product dispenser;
the database further storing corporate data in relation to the dispenser data associated with the first account identifier;
an analysis application analyzing the dispenser data in relation with the corporate data to characterize use of the chemical product in the chemical application system. a target parameter specifying a desired data, characteristic for product usage relating to the customer account, wherein the analysis application identifies data that fails to satisfy the target parameters.
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28. A method of managing use of chemical product in a chemical application system corresponding to a first customer account identified by an account identifier, the method comprising:
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distributing the chemical product to the chemical application system via a first chemical product dispenser;
recording first dispenser data based on distribution of the chemical product by the chemical product dispenser;
recording the account identifier in association with the dispenser data of the first chemical product dispenser;
storing second dispenser data from a second chemical product dispenser corresponding to a second customer account; and
analyzing the first dispenser data of the first chemical product dispenser relative to the second dispenser data of the second chemical product dispenser to characterize the use of the chemical product in the chemical application system.
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34. A method of managing use of chemical product in a first customer account identified by an account identifier, the method comprising:
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collecting dispenser data from a first chemical product dispenser;
collecting corporate data corresponding to the account identifier collecting dispenser data from a second chemical product dispenser of a second customer account; and
analyzing the dispenser data of the first chemical product dispenser relative to the corporate data and the dispenser data of the second chemical product dispenser to characterize the use of the chemical product in the first customer account. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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