Smart material tracking

A material tracking apparatus, comprising:

• a container, configured to releasably retain material;
• a processor;
• a quantity sensor, operably coupled with the processor, wherein the quantity sensor is configured to provide data determined as a function of the quantity of material retained within the container;
• a user customizable, interactive display, operably coupled with the processor, wherein the display is configured to visually present as a function of time the material quantity change relative to a predetermined consumption goal;
• a memory that is not a transitory propagating signal, the memory operably and communicatively coupled with the processor and encoding computer readable instructions, including processor executable program instructions, the computer readable instructions accessible to the processor, wherein the processor executable program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• determine the material quantity change within a predetermined time period based on quantity sensor data;
• and, automatically present in the display the material quantity consumption performance displayed as a function of time based on the material quantity change and the predetermined consumption goal.

A material tracking apparatus, comprising:

• a container, configured to releasably retain material;
• a processor;
• a base adapted to releasably couple with the container, wherein the processor is configured in the base;
• a quantity sensor, operably coupled with the processor, wherein the quantity sensor is configured to provide data determined as a function of the quantity of material retained within the container;
• a user customizable, interactive display, operably coupled with the processor, wherein the display is configured in the base to visually present as a function of time the material quantity change relative to a predetermined consumption goal, wherein the display further comprises a plurality of user-visible lighting elements, wherein each lighting element of the plurality of lighting elements is configured to display a plurality of distinct indications, wherein each indication of the plurality of distinct indications comprises a visually distinct combination of color and intensity, and wherein each indication of the plurality of indications visually encodes a predetermined material quantity consumption performance range;
• a memory that is not a transitory propagating signal, the memory operably and communicatively coupled with the processor and encoding computer readable instructions, including processor executable program instructions, the computer readable instructions accessible to the processor, wherein the processor executable program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• determine the material quantity change within each time period of a plurality of predetermined time periods based on captured sensor data;
• and, automatically present in each display indicator the material quantity consumption performance determined as a function of one time period of the plurality of time periods based on the material quantity change in the one time period and the predetermined consumption goal.