Systems and apparatus for container conversion
First Claim
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1. A smart-bottle apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
a battery;
a power-management system;
a clock;
a communication interface;
a container portion; and
a memory;
wherein said container portion comprises a sensor array housed in a neck portion of said container portion;
wherein said memory comprises non-transitory computer-readable instructions to cause said processor to execute a method;
wherein said method comprises;
detecting a motion event;
generating a time stamp associated with said motion event;
classifying said motion event;
when said motion event is classified as a “
removal”
event,storing said time stamp in association with said motion event;
when said motion event is classified as a “
removal”
event,performing a dynamic mass measurement, thereby producing a mass measurement, wherein said performing a dynamic mass measurement comprises tracking a location of a first pill in said neck portion;
when said motion event is classified as a “
replacement”
event,storing said time stamp in association with said motion event; and
when said motion event is classified as a “
replacement”
event,storing said mass measurement.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and apparatus for converting a container into a smart bottle. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a smart-bottle apparatus may comprise a container portion comprising a plurality of individually addressable sensor pairs covering the wall of the container portion. According to a second aspect of the present invention, a smart-bottle apparatus may comprise a container portion comprising a plurality of individually addressable sensor pairs covering a neck portion of the container portion.
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3 Claims
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1. A smart-bottle apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a battery; a power-management system; a clock; a communication interface; a container portion; and a memory; wherein said container portion comprises a sensor array housed in a neck portion of said container portion; wherein said memory comprises non-transitory computer-readable instructions to cause said processor to execute a method; wherein said method comprises; detecting a motion event; generating a time stamp associated with said motion event; classifying said motion event; when said motion event is classified as a “
removal”
event,storing said time stamp in association with said motion event; when said motion event is classified as a “
removal”
event,performing a dynamic mass measurement, thereby producing a mass measurement, wherein said performing a dynamic mass measurement comprises tracking a location of a first pill in said neck portion; when said motion event is classified as a “
replacement”
event,storing said time stamp in association with said motion event; and when said motion event is classified as a “
replacement”
event,storing said mass measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeJason Jianzhong Chang, Jiandong Huang
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Original AssigneeJason Jianzhong Chang, Jiandong Huang
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InventorsHuang, Jiandong, Chang, Jason Jianzhong
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Primary Examiner(s)Nguyen, Hung T
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Application NumberUS14/614,166Publication NumberTime in Patent Office594 DaysField of Search340/540, 340/545.6, 340/562, 340/309.16, 340/309.7, 340/573.1, 368/10, 368/107, 368/109, 368/188, 705/2, 705/3US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesA61J 1/03 for pills or tablets contai...A61J 2200/30 Compliance analysis for tak...A61J 7/0418 with electronic history memoryA61J 7/0436 resulting from removing a d...A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basisG01F 17/00 Methods or apparatus for de...Y10T 29/5313 Means to assemble electrica...
