Consumables inventory management method
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1. A method of managing an inventory of a substance stored in a container having a sensor and a transmitter, the method comprising:
- associating an identifier with a container system member within a dataset remote to the container;
sensing, with the sensor located on the container, an indication of an attribute of the substance stored in the container;
transmitting, with the transmitter located on the container, container system data including the identifier and the sensed indication of the attribute;
remotely receiving the container system data including the identifier and the sensed indication of the attribute;
evaluating, with a processor, at least one notification trigger rule, which defines at least one condition in which an access notification is generated, using at least the identifier and the sensed indication of the attribute;
selectively generating the access notification based on the evaluation; and
directing a physical operation of a domestic appliance configured to perform a physical operation on an article based at least in part on the container system data.
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Abstract
A method of managing an inventory includes associating an identifier with a container system component such as a container, a sensor or a substance, where the sensor is configured to determine an indication of an attribute of the substance stored in the container. The method further may include associating an identifier with a container system member within a dataset remote to the container; remotely receiving container system data including the identifier and the indication of the attribute; and performing at least one data processing task associated with the container system data.
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1. A method of managing an inventory of a substance stored in a container having a sensor and a transmitter, the method comprising:
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associating an identifier with a container system member within a dataset remote to the container; sensing, with the sensor located on the container, an indication of an attribute of the substance stored in the container; transmitting, with the transmitter located on the container, container system data including the identifier and the sensed indication of the attribute; remotely receiving the container system data including the identifier and the sensed indication of the attribute; evaluating, with a processor, at least one notification trigger rule, which defines at least one condition in which an access notification is generated, using at least the identifier and the sensed indication of the attribute; selectively generating the access notification based on the evaluation; and directing a physical operation of a domestic appliance configured to perform a physical operation on an article based at least in part on the container system data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 37)
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31. A method of managing an inventory of a consumable substance stored in a container having a sensor, comprising:
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associating an identifier with a container system member within a dataset remote to the container; sensing, with the sensor located on the container, an indication of an attribute of the substance stored in the container; remotely receiving container system data including at least the sensed indication and an identifier identifying at least one of the consumable substance and the container; associating the container system data with stored data in the dataset and storing a portion of the container system data in the dataset; evaluating, with a processor, a notification trigger rule which defines at least one condition in which a notification is generated using at least the sensed indication and the identifier; selectively generating the notification; and directing a physical operation of a domestic appliance configured to perform a physical operation on an article based at least in part on the container system data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 36, 38)
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