Water Bottle with Electronic Consumption Counter
First Claim
1. A water consumption counting apparatus for use in counting a number of bottles of water that are consumed by a person, the consumption counting apparatus, comprising:
- a bottle having a bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom, and a top connected to an upper end of the side wall, the bottom, side wall, and top together defining an inner reservoir configured to hold water;
a control module coupled to an exterior surface of said bottle, said control module defining an interior area;
a battery;
a memory having a plurality of programming instructions;
a processor electrically connected to said battery and to said memory, said processor configured to execute said programming instructions;
wherein said battery, said memory, and said processor are situated in said interior area of said control module;
an input member coupled to said exterior surface of said bottle and electrically connected to said processor;
a plurality of output members coupled to said exterior surface of said bottle and electrically connected to said processor;
programming in said memory that, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to determine when said input member has been manually actuated; and
programming in said memory that, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to energize a currently un-energized one of said output members when said input member is actuated.
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Abstract
A water bottle consumption counter apparatus includes a bottle having a bottom, a top, and a continuous side wall extending upwardly from the bottom to the top, the bottle defining a reservoir and an opening defined by the top in communication with the reservoir. A control module is mounted to the bottle bottom and defines an interior area. A processor is situated in the control module interior area. A battery is also situated in the control module interior area and electrically connected to the processor. A timer is electrically connected to the processor. At least one input and one output are positioned on the exterior of the bottle side wall and electrically connected to the processor. The processor is configured to actuate the output when the input is actuated.
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20 Claims
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1. A water consumption counting apparatus for use in counting a number of bottles of water that are consumed by a person, the consumption counting apparatus, comprising:
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a bottle having a bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom, and a top connected to an upper end of the side wall, the bottom, side wall, and top together defining an inner reservoir configured to hold water; a control module coupled to an exterior surface of said bottle, said control module defining an interior area; a battery; a memory having a plurality of programming instructions; a processor electrically connected to said battery and to said memory, said processor configured to execute said programming instructions; wherein said battery, said memory, and said processor are situated in said interior area of said control module; an input member coupled to said exterior surface of said bottle and electrically connected to said processor; a plurality of output members coupled to said exterior surface of said bottle and electrically connected to said processor; programming in said memory that, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to determine when said input member has been manually actuated; and programming in said memory that, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to energize a currently un-energized one of said output members when said input member is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A water consumption counting apparatus for use in counting a number of bottles of water that are consumed by a person, the consumption counting apparatus, comprising:
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a bottle having a bottom, a cylindrical side wall extending upwardly from the bottom, and a top connected to an upper end of the side wall, the bottom, side wall, and top together defining an inner reservoir configured to hold water; a control module coupled to said bottom of said bottle, said control module defining an interior area; a battery; a memory having a plurality of programming instructions; a processor electrically connected to said battery and to said memory, said processor configured to execute said programming instructions; wherein said battery, said memory, and said processor are situated in said interior area of said control module; an input member coupled to said side wall of said bottle and electrically connected to said processor; a plurality of output members coupled to said side wall of said bottle and electrically connected to said processor; programming in said memory that, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to determine when said input member has been manually actuated; and programming in said memory that, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to energize a currently un-energized one of said output members when said input member is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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