System and method for dispenser management
AssigneeGOJO Industries, Inc.
InventorsCarey Jaros, Tamara Cross, Michael Baluch, Mark Bullock, Jason Slater, Jackson Wegelin
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Abstract
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. For example, a controller of a dispenser may determine usage data of the dispenser. In association with a replenishment event in which a second refill component mounted to the dispenser is replaced by a first refill component, the controller may (i) determine a next replenishment time of the dispenser based upon the usage data, and/or (ii) transmit an indication of the next replenishment time to a first tag of the first refill component.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a controller of a dispenser, usage data of the dispenser;
- and
- in association with a replenishment event in which a second refill component mounted to the dispenser is replaced by a first refill component:
- determining, by the controller, a next replenishment time of the dispenser based upon the usage data;
- and
- transmitting, by the controller, an indication of the next replenishment time to a first tag of the first refill component.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a scan of a first tag of a first refill component, wherein the scan of the first tag of the first refill component is performed in association with a replenishment event in which a second refill component mounted to a dispenser is replaced by the first refill component, wherein at least one of:
- the first refill component is a new refill component;
- or
- the second refill component is a used refill component;
- receiving a scan of a code associated with the dispenser;
- associating the replenishment event with the dispenser based upon the scan of the first tag and the scan of the code;
- generating a usage profile associated with the dispenser based upon at least one of:
- one or more replenishment events, comprising the replenishment event, associated with the dispenser;
- or
- data received from one or more refill components comprising the second refill component;
- and
- determining a next replenishment time of the dispenser based upon the usage profile.
A method, comprising:
- providing a first application to a first client device, wherein:
- the first application configures the first client device to collect first dispenser data from a first dispenser when the first client device is within a first threshold distance of the first dispenser;
- and
- the first dispenser data is indicative of at least one of a first status of the first dispenser or first usage data of the first dispenser
- receiving a first message comprising the first dispenser data from the first client device;
- determining, based upon the first dispenser data, a next replenishment time of the first dispenser;
- and
- displaying a dispenser management interface on a second client device, wherein the dispenser management interface displays an indication of the next replenishment time of the first dispenser.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a first time, a first image of a first refill component mounted to a dispenser, wherein the first image comprises a depiction of a code on a surface of the dispenser;
- determining a first amount of product in the first refill component based upon the first image;
- analyzing the first image to determine the code;
- associating the first amount of product with a dispenser identifier of the dispenser based upon the code;
- receiving, at a second time, a second image of the first refill component or a second refill component mounted to the dispenser;
- determining a second amount of product in the first refill component or the second refill component based upon the second image;
- generating a usage profile associated with the dispenser based upon the first amount of product and the second amount of product;
- and
- determining a next replenishment time of the dispenser based upon the usage profile.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a first time and from a first client device, a first image of a first refill component mounted to a dispenser;
- determining a first amount of product in the first refill component based upon the first image;
- receiving, at a second time and from a second client device different than the first client device, a second image of the first refill component or a second refill component mounted to the dispenser;
- determining a second amount of product in the first refill component or the second refill component based upon the second image;
- generating a usage profile associated with the dispenser based upon the first amount of product and the second amount of product;
- and
- determining a next replenishment time of the dispenser based upon the usage profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.