# US 10,121,351 B2 · Programmable electronic devices on containers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,121,351 B2 - Document ID: US10121351B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/463,547 - Filed: 2017-03-20 - Published: 2017-07-06 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-05-15 - Assignees: Medea Inc. - Applicants: Medea Inc. - Inventors: Brandon S. Laidlaw; Margaret L. Taylor; Jed Putterman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121351B2 ## CPC - G08B 21/182: {Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold} - B65D 23/14: of tags {, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like (B65D23/008 takes precedence)} - G06Q 30/0251: Targeted advertisements - G08B 21/18: Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) - G10L 15/22: Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue - G10L 15/26: Speech to text systems (G10L15/08 takes precedence) - G10L 17/22: Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces - G10L 19/00: Speech or audio signals analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocoders; Coding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis (in musical instruments G10H) - H04L 51/58: Message adaptation for wireless communication - H04L 67/04: specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability - H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements - H04W 4/60: Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits - B65D 2203/10: Transponders - H04L 67/75: Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Systems and methods for sharing resources between multiple processing streams are described. An example method may comprise: receiving data by an electronic display device attached to an object; determining, by the electronic display device, whether the data satisfies a criterion; responsive to determining that the data satisfies the criterion, generating a first message based on the data; wirelessly transmitting the first message to a computing device that is wirelessly connected to the electronic display device; receiving a second message from the computing device; and displaying at least one of the first message or the second message by the electronic display device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by an electronic display device attached to an object, data comprising proximity sensor data; determining, by the electronic display device, whether the data satisfies a criterion comprising a proximity threshold, wherein satisfying the criterion indicates a presence of a mobile device of a user; transmitting, by the electronic display device, a first message to the mobile device over a wireless connection; receiving a second message from the mobile device, the second message comprising user data; and responsive to receiving the second message from the mobile device, presenting, by the electronic display device, a message comprising the user data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the object is a container and the mobile device comprises an application for communicating with the electronic display device attached to the container. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the data satisfies the criterion comprises determining whether the mobile device is within the proximity threshold based on a signal from the mobile device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the message presented by the electronic display device comprises at least one of a welcome message or an advertisement directed to the user associated with the mobile device, at least one of the welcome message or the advertisement to be displayed on the electronic display device by an application of the mobile device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises a personalized message comprising an identification of the user associated with the mobile device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the data comprises measurement information generated by a sensor associated with the electronic display device, the measurement information indicating a quantity of a fluid in the container. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the criterion comprises a quantity threshold and wherein determining whether the data satisfies the criterion comprises determining whether the quantity of the fluid in the container is below the quantity threshold. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the first message and the second message indicate that the quantity of the fluid is below the quantity threshold. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises inventory information indicating a quantity of objects, wherein the criterion comprises a quantity threshold, wherein determining whether the data satisfies the criterion comprises determining whether the quantity of objects is below the quantity threshold, and wherein the first message comprises a recommendation to order additional objects. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises an audio signal containing voice data recorded by a microphone of the electronic display device, and wherein the first message comprises at least a portion of the audio signal and the second message comprises a textual message generated by at least one of the mobile device or another computing device based on performing speech to text processing on at least the portion of the audio signal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises an audio signal containing voice data recorded by a microphone of the electronic display device, the method further comprising: processing the audio signal by the electronic display device; determining that the audio signal comprises a voice command based on the processing; and performing an operation responsive to the voice command. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the user data comprises a name of the user of the mobile device and wherein presenting the message comprises the electronic display device presenting a message comprising the name of the user of the mobile device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: analyzing, by the electronic display device, motion data of the object attached to the electronic display device; detecting, by the electronic display device, a motion signature of the object based on the motion data; and presenting, by the electronic display device, a particular message associated with the motion signature of the object. ### Claim 14 A system comprising: a memory; a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: receive data comprising proximity sensor data of an electronic display device attached to an object; determine whether the data satisfies a criterion comprising a proximity threshold, wherein satisfying the criterion indicates a mobile device of a user is proximate to the electronic display device; transmit a first message to the mobile device over a wireless connection; receive a second message from the mobile device, the second message comprising user data; and responsive to receiving the second message from the mobile device, presenting, by the electronic display device, a message comprising the user data. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the object is a container and the mobile device comprises an application for communicating with the electronic display device attached to the container. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein determining whether the data satisfies the criterion comprises determining whether the mobile device is within the proximity threshold based on a signal from the mobile device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the message presented by the electronic display device comprises at least one of a welcome message or an advertisement directed to the user associated with the mobile device, at least one of the welcome message or the advertisement to be displayed on the electronic display device by an application of the mobile device. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause a processor to: receive, by an electronic display device, data comprising proximity sensor data; determine, by the electronic display device, whether the data satisfies a criterion comprising a proximity threshold, wherein satisfying the criterion indicates a presence of a mobile device of a user; transmit, by the electronic display device, a first message to the mobile device over a wireless connection; receive a second message from the mobile device, the second message comprising user data; and responsive to the receipt of the second message from the mobile device, present, by the electronic display device, a message comprising the user data. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the object is a container and the mobile device comprises an application for communicating with the electronic display device attached to the container. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein determining whether the data satisfies the criterion comprises determining whether the mobile device is within the proximity threshold based on a signal from the mobile device. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the message presented by the electronic display device comprises at least one of a welcome message or an advertisement directed to the user associated with the mobile device, at least one of the welcome message or the advertisement to be displayed on the electronic display device by an application of the mobile device.