Monitoring and performance management system for a network of smart filtering containers

A monitoring and performance management system for a network of smart filtering containers, comprising:

• a multiplicity of smart filtering containers, each smart filtering container of said multiplicity of smart filtering containers configured as a portable water pitcher comprising
• a hopper configured to receive a liquid;
• a filter coupled to said hopper and configured to remove one or more substances from said liquid to yield a filtered liquid;
• a reservoir coupled to said filter and configured to receive and store said filtered liquid;
• one or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of one or more of
• said liquid,
• said filtered liquid,
• said filter,
• said hopper,
• said reservoir,
• a flow of said liquid into said hopper,
• a flow of said liquid through said filter,
• a flow of said filtered liquid from said reservoir;
• a network interface;
• a controller within said each smart filtering container coupled to said network interface and to each sensor of said one or more sensors, and wherein said controller of said each smart filtering container is configured to
• collect data from said one or more sensors, and
• transmit measurements based on said data from said one or more sensors via said network interface;
• wherein said multiplicity of smart filtering containers are geographically distributed over a region;
• and,
• a processor coupled via one or more network connections to said multiplicity of smart filtering containers, wherein said processor is external to said multiplicity of smart filtering containers, and wherein said processor is configured to
• receive said measurements based on said data from said one or more sensors from each of said multiplicity of smart filtering containers;
• analyze said measurements from each of said multiplicity of smart filtering containers to identify one or more smart filtering containers of said multiplicity of smart filtering containers for which a performance modification is desired;
• and,
• transmit a message associated with said one or more smart filtering containers of which said performance modification is desired, wherein said message comprises one or more of
• a settings message that sets or modifies an operational parameter of an associated smart filtering container of said one or more smart filtering containers,
• an order message that orders an item associated with said associated smart filtering container,
• a usage message that instructs a user of said associated smart filtering container to modify a usage of said associated smart filtering container,
• an information message that provides information related to one or more of said liquid, said filtered liquid, said user, and said associated smart filtering container.