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US 11,887,047 B2Granted
System with refrigerator and self-reporting container
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorRichard A McCoy
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Abstract
A refrigerator is provided with a container for storing a substance and that has a sensing and reporting system configured to determine an amount of the substance within the container. The sensing and reporting system includes a sensor configured to sense the amount of the substance, a transmitter, and a processor in communication with the sensor and the transmitter.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a refrigerator;
- a container within the refrigerator for storing a substance and comprising a sensing and reporting system configured to determine an amount of substance within the container, wherein the sensing and reporting system comprises:
- a sensor configured to sense the amount of substance in the container;
- a transmitter in communication with a remote device;
- and
- a processor in communication with the sensor and the transmitter;
- wherein, upon moving the container, the processor is configured to:
- activate the sensor to sense the amount of substance in the container and provide an indication of the sensed amount of substance in the container to the processor;
- and
- activate the transmitter to transmit the indication of the amount of substance to the remote device, and
- wherein the sensing and reporting system is further configured to sense a squeezing of the container.
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A system comprising:
- a refrigerator;
- a container within the refrigerator for storing a substance and comprising a sensing and reporting system configured to determine an amount of the substance within the container, wherein the sensing and reporting system comprises:
- a sensor configured to sense the amount of the substance;
- a transmitter;
- a processor in communication with the sensor and the transmitter;
- and
- a control unit in communication with the transmitter of the sensing and reporting system, and comprising a visual display and a control interface, and
- wherein the sensing and reporting system is further configured to sense a squeezing of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.