Cleaner dispensing system cartridge authentication and control

A cleaner dispensing system configured to dispense a cleaning composition, the cleaner dispensing system comprising:

• a cleaner dispensing apparatus including a dispenser device configured to operate to dispense the cleaning composition through an apparatus outlet, the cleaner dispensing apparatus configured to selectively enable operation of at least the dispenser device and selectively inhibit the operation of at least the dispenser device;
• and
• a cartridge configured to hold the cleaning composition within a cartridge reservoir of the cartridge, the cartridge configured to detachably couple with the cleaner dispensing apparatus to provide the cleaning composition held in the cartridge reservoir to the dispenser device, the cartridge including a cartridge indicator that is configured to indicate a particular cartridge identifier code that is associated with the cartridge,
• wherein the cleaner dispensing apparatus is further configured to
• set a counter value of a counter to an initial counter value in response to the selectively enabling the operation of at least the dispenser device,
• operate the dispenser device, subsequently to the selectively enabling the operation of at least the dispenser device, to dispense the cleaning composition received at the dispenser device from the cartridge reservoir,
• increment the counter value in response to each operation of the dispenser device to dispense the cleaning composition to the apparatus outlet, and
• selectively inhibit operation of at least the dispenser device, in response to a determination that the counter value at least meets a first threshold counter value associated with depletion of the cleaning composition in the cartridge reservoir of the cartridge.

An authentication and control system configured to implement authenticated control of a cleaner dispensing system that is configured to dispense a cleaning composition, the cleaner dispensing system including a cartridge and a cleaner dispensing apparatus, the cartridge configured to hold the cleaning composition within a cartridge reservoir of the cartridge, the cleaner dispensing apparatus including a dispenser device, the cartridge configured to detachably couple with the cleaner dispensing apparatus to provide the cleaning composition held in the cartridge reservoir to the dispenser device, the cleaner dispensing apparatus configured to operate the dispenser device to dispense the cleaning composition through an apparatus outlet, the cleaner dispensing apparatus configured to selectively enable operation of at least the dispenser device and selectively inhibit the operation of at least the dispenser device, the cartridge including a cartridge indicator that is configured to indicate a particular cartridge identifier code that is associated with the cartridge, the authentication and control system comprising:

• a computing device communicatively coupled to the cleaner dispensing system via a network communication link,
• wherein the authentication and control system is configured to
• detect the particular cartridge identifier code that is indicated by the cartridge indicator of the cartridge based on processing cartridge information obtained from the cartridge indicator, and
• transmit an apparatus enable command signal to the cleaner dispensing apparatus via the network communication link to command the cleaner dispensing apparatus to selectively enable operation of at least the dispenser device, in response to a determination that the particular cartridge identifier code matches an authentic cartridge identifier code, and
• wherein the determination that the particular cartridge identifier code matches the authentic cartridge identifier code includes
• a comparison of the particular cartridge identifier code that is determined to be associated with the cartridge of the cleaner dispensing system with one or more authentic cartridge identifier codes that are stored in a database, the one or more authentic cartridge identifier codes including the authentic cartridge identifier code, and
• a determination that the particular cartridge identifier code matches at least the authentic cartridge identifier code from among the one or more authentic cartridge identifier codes.

A method performed by an authentication and control system, the authentication and control system including a computer device communicatively coupled with a cleaner dispensing system via a network communication link, the cleaner dispensing system including a cartridge and a cleaner dispensing apparatus, the cartridge configured to hold a cleaning composition within a cartridge reservoir of the cartridge, the cleaner dispensing apparatus including a dispenser device, the cartridge configured to detachably couple with the cleaner dispensing apparatus to provide the cleaning composition held in the cartridge reservoir to the dispenser device, the cleaner dispensing apparatus configured to operate the dispenser device to dispense the cleaning composition through an apparatus outlet, the cleaner dispensing apparatus configured to selectively enable operation of at least the dispenser device and selectively inhibit the operation of at least the dispenser device, the cartridge including a cartridge indicator that is configured to indicate a particular cartridge identifier code that is associated with the cartridge, the method comprising:

• detecting the particular cartridge identifier code that is indicated by the cartridge indicator of the cartridge based on processing cartridge information obtained from the cartridge indicator;
• and
• transmitting an apparatus enable command signal to the cleaner dispensing apparatus via the network communication link to command the cleaner dispensing apparatus to selectively enable operation of at least the dispenser device, in response to a determination that the particular cartridge identifier code matches an authentic cartridge identifier code,
• wherein the determination that the particular cartridge identifier code matches the authentic cartridge identifier code includes
• a comparison of the particular cartridge identifier code with one or more authentic cartridge identifier codes that are stored in a database, the one or more authentic cartridge identifier codes including the authentic cartridge identifier code,
• a determination that the particular cartridge identifier code matches at least the authentic cartridge identifier code from among the one or more authentic cartridge identifier codes including the authentic cartridge identifier code, and
• a determination that the particular cartridge identifier code matches at least the authentic cartridge identifier code from among the one or more authentic cartridge identifier codes.