Technology configured to monitor correct utilization of a dispensed substance, including dispensing units having environmental sensors

A device configured to monitor utilization of a dispensed substance, the device including:

• a unit configured to support or provide a container, the container being configured to contain a substance to be dispensed, wherein the substance to be dispensed is hand soap;
• electronic componentry mounted in the unit, the electronic componentry including:
• a dispensing monitoring sensor component configured to monitor for primary events representative of dispensing of the hand soap;
• an environmental conditions sensor component configured to monitor environmental conditions, wherein the environmental conditions sensor component is configured to collect audio data, and wherein the audio data is processed to identify secondary events representative of each of the following secondary event categories:
• i. the secondary event category representative of identification of flushing of a toilet based on processing of audio data;
• and
• ii. the secondary event category representative of identification of hands being washed under running water for a threshold period of time based on processing of audio data;
• a wireless communications module;
• and
• an output module;
• wherein the device is configured to cause presentation on an external device of data that is generated based upon the identification of primary events and secondary events and determination of temporal association between the primary events and the secondary events, including secondary events representative of the following secondary event categories:
• i. the secondary event category representative of identification of flushing of a toilet based on processing of audio data;
• and
• ii. the secondary event category representative of identification of hands being washed under running water for the threshold period of time based on processing of audio data;
• wherein the presentation on the external device of data that is generated based upon the identification of primary events and secondary events includes presentation of data based on relationships between temporally associated primary and secondary events, thereby presenting via a user interface compliance or non-compliance with a predefined event flow;
• wherein compliance with the predefined event flow comprises all of the following:
• i. a first event belonging to the secondary event category representative of identification of the flushing of a toilet based on processing of audio data;
• ii. within a first predefined time period following the first event, a second event being a primary event representative of dispensing of the hand soap;
• and
• iii. within a second predefined time period following the second event, a third event belonging to the secondary event category representative of identification of hands being washed under running water for the threshold period of time based on processing of audio data;
• and
• wherein non-compliance with the predefined event flow comprises any one or more of the following:
• i. the first event belonging to the secondary event category representative of identification of flushing of a toilet based on processing of audio data, but without, within the first predefined time period following the first event, the second event being the primary event representative of dispensing of the hand soap;
• and
• ii. the first event belonging to the secondary event category representative of identification of flushing of a toilet based on processing of audio data and, within the first predefined time period following the first event, the second event being the primary event representative of dispensing of the hand soap, but without, within the second predefined time period following the second event, the third event belonging to the secondary event category representative of identification of hands being washed under running water for the threshold period of time based on processing of audio data.