Dispensing control system

A method of controlling a dispensing device, the dispensing device including an electric dispenser, the electric dispenser comprising at least one pushrod, a material dispenser on an end of the pushrod, an actuation mechanism configured to entrain the at least one pushrod in a direction of a cartridge to actuate a piston arranged within the cartridge to dispense material from the cartridge, the cartridge being disposed in the dispensing device, a sensor disposed adjacent the pushrod and capable of detecting a parameter including at least of movement of the pushrod, movement of the material dispenser and a pressure, a first wireless communicator, and a second wireless communicator, the method comprising:

• receiving information with a first receiver of the first wireless communicator on the dispensing device via a first signal from the cartridge, when received within the electric dispenser, the information related to the cartridge disposed in the dispensing device and stored at the cartridge;
• transmitting, via a transmitter of the second wireless communicator from the electric dispenser via a second signal, the information related to the cartridge, the parameter detected by the sensor and operating data of the electric dispenser to a receiver on a remote device, the first and second signals being different;
• monitoring the information related to the cartridge with an electronic controller of the remote device;
• adapting or controlling operation of the electric dispenser with the electronic controller of the remote device based on the information transmitted between the cartridge and the electric dispenser and in dependence on the parameter detected by the sensor;
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• transmitting, via a transmitter of the remote device, the information related to the cartridge from the remote device to a remote server.

A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling and operating a dispensing device, the dispensing device including an electric dispenser, the electric dispenser comprising at least one pushrod, a material dispenser on an end of the pushrod, an actuation mechanism configured to entrain the at least one pushrod in a direction of a cartridge to actuate a piston arranged within the cartridge to dispense material from the cartridge, the cartridge being disposed in the dispensing device, a sensor disposed adjacent the pushrod and capable of detecting a parameter including at least of movement of the pushrod, movement of the material dispenser and a pressure, a first wireless communicator, and a second wireless communicator, the computer program, when executed by an electronic controller, configured to monitor information received from a transmitter of a second wireless communicator on the dispensing device via a second signal, the information related to a cartridge disposed in the dispensing device and received by a first receiver of a first wireless communicator on the dispensing device via a first signal, the parameter detected by the sensor and operating data of the electric dispenser, configured to cause the information related to the cartridge to be transmitted to a remote server, and configured to cause instructions to be transmitted by a transmitter of a remote device to the dispensing device based on the information related to the cartridge, the instructions including information related to dispensing a material in the cartridge and related to adaptation or control of the operation of the electric dispenser based on the information transmitted between the cartridge and the electric dispenser and in dependence on the parameter detected by the sensor,

• the first and second signals being different.

A dispensing control system, comprising:

• a dispensing device including a housing, an electric dispenser, the electric dispenser comprising at least one pushrod and an actuation mechanism configured to entrain the at least one pushrod in a direction of a cartridge to actuate a piston arranged within the cartridge to dispense material from the cartridge, the cartridge being disposed in the dispensing device, a sensor disposed within the housing and capable of detecting a parameter including at least of movement of the pushrod, movement of the dispensing device and a pressure, a first wireless communicator configured to transmit information related to the cartridge between the cartridge, when received within the electric dispenser, and the electric dispenser, and the first wireless communicator comprising a first receiver arranged at the dispenser and configured to receive information related to the cartridge, the information being stored at the cartridge, a second wireless communicator;
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• a remote device including an electronic controller, a transmitter and a receiver, and the second wireless communicator configured to transmit data between the electric dispenser and the controller of the remote device, the second wireless communicator comprising a transmitter configured to transmit the information related to the cartridge, the parameter detected by the sensor and operating data of the electric dispenser, and the electronic controller configured to cause the transmitter of the dispensing device to transmit the information related to the cartridge, the parameter detected by the sensor and said operating data of the electric dispenser,
• the receiver of the remote device being configured to receive the information related to the cartridge, the parameter detected by the sensor and said operating data of the electric dispenser, the controller of the remote device being configured to monitor the information related to the cartridge and to cause the transmitter of the remote device to transmit the information related to the cartridge to a remote server, and configured to adapt or control operation of the electric dispenser based on the information transmitted between the cartridge and the electric dispenser and in dependence on the parameter detected by the sensor, the first receiver configured to receive a first signal different from a second signal received by the remote device.