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US 11,026,539 B2Granted
Signal and detection system for pairing products
AssigneeSmart Wave Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPeter Zosimadis, Steven Hackney
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Abstract
Systems and methods for differentiating the spectral response of various optical coatings between a transmitter and receiver are described. The system is effective in determining if an optical coating produces an authorized spectral response for determining if a product having that optical coating is authorized to be used with another product.
Claims8
A method of monitoring the status of a replaceable cartridge within a dispenser, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) from a standby mode, monitoring if the replaceable cartridge is operatively connected to the dispenser;
- b) if the replaceable cartridge is detected as operatively connected to the dispenser, determining if the replaceable cartridge has at least one authorized code;
- c) if the replaceable cartridge has at least one authorized code, enabling activation of the dispenser;
- d) if the replaceable cartridge does not have the at least one authorized code, modifying dispenser activation;
- e) monitoring if the replaceable cartridge has been removed from the dispenser;
- f) detecting if the replaceable cartridge has been removed from the dispenser, and if the replaceable cartridge has been removed from the dispenser, determining if the at least one authorized code is present within the dispenser;
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- g) if the at least one authorized code is determined to be present in step f), modifying dispenser activation.
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