Networked management of dispensables
AssigneeHero Health, Inc.
InventorsKutadgu Akdogan, Kalyan C. Vepuri, Christian Von Heifner
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Abstract
A system enables dispensing, tracking, storage, processing, analysis, management, fulfillment and/or commerce relating to dispensables, such as consumables. The system may include packages that hold consumables and function either independently or in concert with numerous smart configuration devices, such as tabletop machines or mobile machines, as well as remote servers, databases, and other cloud-based resources. A distributed software layer ties all devices and packages together and adds advanced interactivity, communication, analysis, and self-regulation functionality.
Claims10
A system for dispensing consumables, the system comprising:
- a base including a processor, a memory, and at least one container, the base operable to dispense consumable media from the at least one container to a user associated with the base;
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- a network interface configured to couple the base in a communicating relationship with a remote device associated with the user, wherein the memory is a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for causing the processor to perform operations including
- sending, to the remote device, a request for authorization to dispense an upcoming dose of the consumable media according to a schedule associated with the user of the base,
- in response to the request for authorization, receiving a signal from the remote device, the signal indicative of a user input at the remote device, and
- based on the signal received from the remote device and indicative of the user input at the remote device, selectively dispensing the upcoming dose of the consumable media from the at least one container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.