# US 11,113,484 B2 · Consumable product and method of providing the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,113,484 B2 - Document ID: US11113484B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/774,582 - Filed: 2020-01-28 - Published: 2020-08-06 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-05 - Assignees: NXP B.V. - Applicants: NXP B.V. - Inventors: Franciscus Maria Vermunt; Nguyen Trieu Luan Le; Arnaud Pignorel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11113484B2 ## CPC - G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications} - G06K 19/077: Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier - A47L 15/4454: {with automatic identification means, e.g. barcodes, RFID tags or magnetic strips} - G06K 19/0723: {the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs} - G06Q 30/0185: {Product, service or business identity fraud} - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - 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 In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a consumable product is provided, comprising: one or more consumable components; a radio frequency communication tag; wherein said radio frequency communication tag comprises data indicative of a type of consumable component to which said consumable components belong. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a machine is provided, being configured to operate using a consumable product of the kind set forth; wherein said machine comprises a reader configured to read data from the radio frequency communication tag of the consumable product. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a method of providing a consumable product is conceived, comprising: including one or more consumable components in the consumable product; including a radio frequency communication tag in the consumable product; wherein said radio frequency communication tag comprises data indicative of a type of consumable component to which said consumable components belong. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A consumable product comprising: one or more consumable components; and a radio frequency communication tag; wherein said radio frequency communication tag comprises data indicative of a type of consumable component to which said consumable components belong, wherein the radio frequency communication tag further comprises data indicative of a suitability of the consumable product, wherein the radio frequency communication tag further comprises operating instructions for a machine configured to operate using the consumable product, and wherein in response to a consumable component of the one or more consumable components being determined to be unsuitable for a machine configured to operate using the one or more consumable components, the consumable product is refused and the machine does not operate with the consumable product. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The consumable product of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency communication tag further comprises data indicative of a quantity of said consumable components. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The consumable product of claim 2, wherein the quantity is an absolute quantity or a relative quantity. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The consumable product of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency communication tag is a biodegradable tag. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The consumable product of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency communication tag is a radio frequency identification tag or a near field communication tag. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The consumable product of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency communication tag comprises an energy harvesting circuit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The consumable product of claim 1, being a detergent tablet for a dishwasher. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A machine configured to operate using the consumable product of claim 1, wherein said machine comprises a reader configured to read data from the radio frequency communication tag of the consumable product. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The machine of claim 8, wherein the reader is further configured to provide energy to the radio frequency communication tag. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The machine of claim 8, further comprising control logic configured to control an operation of the machine in dependence on said data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The machine of claim 10, wherein said control logic is further configured to control a process of dissolving the consumable product. ### Claim 12 A method of providing a consumable product, comprising: including one or more consumable components in the consumable product; and including a radio frequency communication tag in the consumable product; wherein said radio frequency communication tag comprises data indicative of a type of consumable component to which said consumable components belong, wherein the radio frequency communication tag further comprises data indicative of a suitability of the consumable product, wherein the radio frequency communication tag further comprises operating instructions for a machine configured to operate using the consumable product, and wherein in response to a consumable component of the one or more consumable components being determined to be unsuitable for a machine configured to operate using the one or more consumable components, the consumable product is refused and the machine does not operate with the consumable product. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the radio frequency communication tag further comprises data indicative of a quantity of said consumable components. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the quantity is an absolute quantity or a relative quantity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the radio frequency communication tag is a biodegradable tag. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the radio frequency communication tag is a radio frequency identification tag or a near field communication tag.