CONSUMER PRODUCT KIT

• US 20100270198A1
• Filed: 04/24/2009
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Rodgers, Kevin, Wen, Cathy, Schick, Robert Joseph, Mahoney, William Paul III, McGuire, Kenneth Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 8,350,679 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/459.100
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/12 Audible, olfactory or visual signalling means B65D51/248, B65D55/028, B65D79/02 and B65D81/24 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/0805 through an aperture in a wall
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/22 electroluminescent electroluminescent light sources per se H05B33/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0272 Labels for containers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2023/0025 on containers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address

Abstract

A product system comprises a package base unit and a package. The package base unit comprises a control element and a package interface operatively connected to the control element. The package comprises a package base interface, and a printed element. The printed element comprises a control circuit element and an output circuit element. Each of the control circuit element and the output circuit element are operatively connected to the package base interface.

Claims

1. A product system comprising a package base unit and a package, the package base unit comprising a control element, and a package interface operatively connected to the control element, the package comprising a package base interface, and a printed element, the printed element comprising a control circuit element and an output circuit element, each of the control circuit element and the output circuit element operatively connected to the package base interface.

2. The product system of claim 1, the package base unit further comprising a switch element having an operator disposed upon an accessible surface of the product base unit.

3. The product system of claim 1, the package further comprising a product.

4. The product system of claim 1, the output circuit element comprising a lighting element.

5. The product system of claim 4, the package further comprising indicia registered with the lighting element.

6. The product system of claim 4, the lighting element comprising a printed electroluminescent element.

7. The product system according to claim 1, the output circuit element comprising an audio output element.

8. The product system of claim 1, the output circuit element comprising an olfactory stimulant delivery system.

9. The product system of claim 1, the control element further comprising stored control sequences, each stored control sequence associated with a predetermined value of the package control circuit element.

10. A method of controlling an output sequence of a control element, the method comprising steps of:

a. placing a package in position upon a package base bringing a package interface into contact with a package base interface,

b. activating an input device to provide an input signal to the controller,

c. detecting a signal in a circuit,

d. comparing the detected signal to a specified signal, and

e. providing power to an output according to a stored triggering sequence when the detected signal matches the specified signal.

11. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of ceasing to trigger outputs after a predetermined amount of time elapses.

12. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of ceasing to trigger the outputs when the input device is activated a second time.

13. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of ceasing to trigger the outputs when the detected signal fails to match the specified signal.

14. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of triggering a plurality of outputs according to a stored triggering sequence.

15. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of triggering an output for a calculated random duration of time.

16. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the steps of selecting a stored sequence according to the detected voltage, and triggering an output according to the selected stored sequence.

17. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of ceasing to power an output when a detected voltage falls below a specified voltage.

18. The method according to claim 10 comprising the step of comparing the detected signal to a set of specified signals.

19. A product system comprising a package base unit and a package, the package base comprising a control element further comprising stored control sequences, a switch element having an operator disposed upon an accessible surface of the product base unit, and a package interface operatively connected to the control unit, the package comprising a product, a package base interface, a printed element, the printed element comprising a control circuit element and at least one output circuit element, each of the control element and the output circuit element operatively connected to the package base interface, wherein each stored control sequence is associated with a predetermined value of the package control element.