Connected smart counter
AssigneeManish Mohanty
InventorManish Mohanty
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Abstract
Approaches describe a mobile computing device, e.g., an ergonomically configured connected counting device, to capture counts of people, products, or any countable object, store the counts and associated information in a central repository for access by other connected counting devices. The counts and associated qualifying information can then be displayed through mobile devices and web applications, and can display count data with sales, demographic and other qualifying data sources to provide information for qualitative and quantitative reporting, as well as enable count based automated promotions through traditional channels and social networks.
Claims20
A counting device, comprising:
- a housing having a front portion, a back portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a grip section that includes a through-hole sized for at least one finger to pass through, the housing having an ergonomic shape that is quantified based on a biomechanical neutral position;
- a controller comprising a set of input buttons an increment button operable to increment a count and a decrement button operable to decrement the count;
- a display screen configured to display at least one of a total count or an absolute count based on user input at a plurality of counting devices;
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- a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the counting device, enables the counting device to:
- receive configuration information,
- analyze the configuration information to associate the set of input buttons with a category,
- receive a user selection of one of the set of input buttons, and
- provide the user selection to a remote computing device for processing.
A counting system, comprising:
- a plurality of counting devices, individual counting devices having,
- a housing having a front portion, a back portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a grip section that includes a through-hole sized for at least one finger to pass through, the housing having an ergonomic shape that is quantified based on a biomechanical neutral position,
- a controller comprising a set of input buttons an increment button operable to increment a count and a decrement button operable to decrement the count, and
- a display screen configured to display at least one of a total count or an absolute count based on user input at the plurality of counting devices;
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- at least one server configured to receive data representing a count of items.
A computing device, comprising:
- a housing having a front portion, a back portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a grip section that includes a through-hole sized for at least one finger to pass through, the housing having an ergonomic shape that is quantified based on a biomechanical neutral position;
- a controller comprising a set of input buttons an increment button operable to increment a count and a decrement button operable to decrement the count;
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- a display screen configured to display at least one of a total count or an absolute count based on user input at a plurality of counting devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.