# US 10,320,582 B1 · System for smart spoilage alerts

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- Number: US 10,320,582 B1
- Document ID: US10320582B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/828,155
- Filed: 2017-11-30
- Published: 2019-05-30
- Granted: 2019-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2017-11-30
- Assignees: Perfect Corp.
- Applicants: Perfect Company, Inc.
- Inventors: Michael Wayne Wallace; Daniel Short
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320582B1

## CPC

- H04L 12/2827: {Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality}
- G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
- G06Q 10/08776: {by management of storage life of perishable or hazardous products}
- H04L 12/2812: {describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content (retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95)}
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- 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

## Abstract

This system describe relates to a smart pantry system that is able to determine when a food item stored in a pantry of a user has expired or is about to expire. The system may also predict an estimated time at which a food item is going to be fully consumed, and then provide alerts and/or recipe recommendations to assist the user in consuming the food item before its expiration date. The smart pantry system may estimate the time at which the food item is going to be fully consumed based on verified consumption events of the food item. A verified consumption event corresponds to a consumption event for which the smart pantry system has obtained corroborating data that verifies the consumption of the food item. For example, a verified consumption event may be corroborated in light of corroborated point of consumption (POC) data.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by an electronic device, first sensor information associated with a food item;
determining, by the electronic device, that the first sensor information verifies a first consumption event associated with a quantity of the food item being consumed;
determining, based at least in part on the first consumption event, that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed;
presenting, on a display associated with the electronic device, a notification that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed;
receiving, by the electronic device, second sensor information associated with the food item; and
determining that the second sensor information verifies an occurrence of a second consumption event associated with an additional quantity of the food item being consumed,
wherein determining that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed is further based at least in part on the second consumption event.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first and second sensor information comprises first and second sensor data, respectively, detected by a sensor associated with an appliance, the appliance being one of an electric scale, an electric blender, an oven, and a refrigerator.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed comprises:
determining, based at least in part on (i) the first sensor information that verifies the first consumption event associated with the quantity of the food item being consumed and (ii) the second sensor information that verifies the second consumption event associated with the additional quantity of the food item being consumed, an estimated time that the food item will be completely consumed; and
determining that the estimated time when the food item will be fully consumed is after an expiration data associated with the food item.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first and second consumption events each comprises one or more of:
a quantity of the food item being used to make a recipe;
the quantity of the food item being added to a container; and
the quantity of the food item being eaten.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein presenting the notification that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed comprises presenting, on a display associated with the electronic device, a selectable option for obtaining an additional amount of the food item.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein presenting the notification that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed comprises presenting, on a display associated with the electronic device, a recommendation of a recipe associated with the food item.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
presenting, on the display associated with the electronic device, a recipe step associated with an amount of the food item; and
wherein determining that the first sensor information verifies the first consumption event comprises determining that the amount of the food item corresponds to the quantity of the food item, and
wherein determining that the second sensor information verifies the second consumption event comprises determine that the amount of the food item corresponds to the quantity of the food item.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the first and second sensor information is received via a sensor component of one of an electronic cooking scale or electronic blender.

### Claim 9

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having thereon at set of instructions, which if performed by a computer, cause the computer to:
receive first sensor information associated with a food item;
determine that the first sensor information verifies a first consumption event associated with a quantity of the food item being consumed;
determine, based at least in part on the first consumption event, that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed;
present, on a display associated with an electronic device, a notification that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed;
receive second sensor information associated with the food item; and
determine that the second sensor information verifies an occurrence of a second consumption event associated with an additional quantity of the food item being consumed,
wherein determine that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed is further based at least in part on the second consumption event.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:
present, on a display associated with the computer, a recipe step associated with an amount of the food item; and
wherein determine that the first sensor information verifies the first consumption event comprises determine that the amount of the food item corresponds to the quantity of the food item, and
wherein determine that the second sensor information verifies the second consumption event comprises determine that the amount of the food item corresponds to the quantity of the food item.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 10, wherein the first and second sensor information is received via a sensor component of one of an electronic cooking scale or electronic blender.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein determine that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed comprises:
determine, based at least in part on (i) the first sensor information that verifies the first consumption event associated with the quantity of the food item being consumed and (ii) the second sensor information that verifies the second consumption event associated with the additional quantity of the food item being consumed, an estimated time that the food item will be completely consumed; and
determine that the estimated time when the food item will be fully consumed is after an expiration data associated with the food item.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein present the notification that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed comprises present, on the display associated with the electronic device, a recommendation of a recipe associated with the food item.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the first and second sensor information comprises first and second sensor data, respectively, detected by a sensor associated with an appliance, the appliance being one of an electric scale, an electric blender, an oven, and a refrigerator.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein the first and second consumption events each comprises one or more of:
a quantity of the food item being used to make a recipe;
the quantity of the food item being added to a container; and
the quantity of the food item being eaten.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 9, wherein present the notification that the food item is going to expire before the food item is fully consumed comprises present, on a display associated with the electronic device, a selectable option for obtaining an additional amount of the food item.