Method and apparatus for monitoring usage of items
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1. A device, comprising:
- a memory to store executable instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein upon execution of the executable instructions, the processor performs operations comprising;
collecting media consumption behavioral data according to media content consumed by a user of a media distribution system;
collecting demographic information that is associated with a subscription account of the user;
collecting location information from a portable device of the user;
determining a user profile according to the media consumption behavior data, the demographic information, and the location information;
receiving a measure of wear associated with a first item, wherein the first item comprises a shoe, wherein the measure of wear is received from the first item by way of a radio frequency identifier tag that is carried by the first item, wherein the measure of wear comprises a plurality of wear observations that are tracked at the first item, wherein each wear observation of the plurality of wear observations is captured by a sensor that is carried on the first item, and wherein the first item aggregates each wear observation of the plurality of wear observations that is captured to generate the measure of wear;
determining whether the measure of wear that is received exceeds a threshold; and
responsive to the determining that the measure of wear exceeds the threshold;
receiving, from the first item, point of sale information, wherein the point of sale information was stored at the first item by way of the radio frequency identifier tag when the first item was transferred to the user;
identifying a replacement item for the first item according to information in the user profile and the point of sale information; and
sending a message associated with the replacement item to the portable device of the user.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor can be operable to transmit a radio frequency signal directed to a radio frequency identifier tag carried by a first item, receive usage information from the radio frequency identifier tag, determine a measure of wear and tear of the first item from the usage information, compare the measure of wear and tear to a threshold, detect from the comparison a state of usage of the first item, and submit a notice representative of the state of usage of the first item. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein upon execution of the executable instructions, the processor performs operations comprising; collecting media consumption behavioral data according to media content consumed by a user of a media distribution system; collecting demographic information that is associated with a subscription account of the user; collecting location information from a portable device of the user; determining a user profile according to the media consumption behavior data, the demographic information, and the location information; receiving a measure of wear associated with a first item, wherein the first item comprises a shoe, wherein the measure of wear is received from the first item by way of a radio frequency identifier tag that is carried by the first item, wherein the measure of wear comprises a plurality of wear observations that are tracked at the first item, wherein each wear observation of the plurality of wear observations is captured by a sensor that is carried on the first item, and wherein the first item aggregates each wear observation of the plurality of wear observations that is captured to generate the measure of wear; determining whether the measure of wear that is received exceeds a threshold; and responsive to the determining that the measure of wear exceeds the threshold; receiving, from the first item, point of sale information, wherein the point of sale information was stored at the first item by way of the radio frequency identifier tag when the first item was transferred to the user; identifying a replacement item for the first item according to information in the user profile and the point of sale information; and sending a message associated with the replacement item to the portable device of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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collecting media consumption behavioral data according to media content consumed by a user of a media distribution system; collecting demographic information that is associated with a subscription account of the user; collecting location information from a portable device of the user; determining a user profile according to the media consumption behavior data, the demographic information, and the location information; receiving a measure of wear associated with a first item, wherein the first item comprises a shoe, wherein the measure of wear is received from the first item by way of a radio frequency identifier tag that is carried by the first item, wherein the measure of wear comprises a plurality of wear observations that are tracked at the first item, wherein each wear observation of the plurality of wear observations is captured by a sensor that is carried on the first item, and wherein the first item aggregates each wear observation of the plurality of wear observations that is captured to generate the measure of wear; determining whether the measure of wear that is received exceeds a threshold; and responsive to the determining that the measure of wear exceeds the threshold; receiving, from the first item, point of sale information, wherein the point of sale information was stored at the first item by way of the radio frequency identifier tag when the first item was transferred to the user; identifying a replacement item for the first item according to information in the user profile and the point of sale information; and sending a message associated with the replacement item to the portable device of the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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collecting, by a system comprising a processor, media consumption behavioral data according to media content consumed by a user of a media distribution system; collecting, by the system, demographic information that is associated with a subscription account of the user; collecting, by the system, location information from a portable device of the user; determining, by the system, a user profile according to the media consumption behavior data, the demographic information, and the location information; receiving a measure of wear associated with a first item, wherein the first item comprises a shoe, wherein the measure of wear is received from the first item by way of a radio frequency identifier tag that is carried by the first item, wherein the measure of wear comprises a plurality of wear observations that are tracked at the first item, wherein each wear observation of the plurality of wear observations is captured by a sensor that is carried on the first item, and wherein the first item aggregates each wear observation of the plurality of wear observations that is captured to generate the measure of wear; determining, by the system, whether the measure of wear that is received exceeds a threshold; and responsive to the determining that the measure of wear exceeds the threshold; receiving, by the system, from the first item, point of sale information, wherein the point of sale information was stored at the first item by way of the radio frequency identifier tag when the first item was transferred to the user; identifying, by the system, a replacement item for the first item according to information in the user profile and the point of sale information; and sending, by the system, a message associated with the replacement item to the portable device of the user. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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