Networked management of dispensables
AssigneeMakefield LLC
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.
Claims21
A system for managing consumables for a user comprising:
- one or more containers each containing a plurality of consumable units;
- a base including a processor and one or more slots to removably and replaceably receive each of the one or more containers, wherein the base is configured to store a schedule for dispensing from the one or more containers, to operate each of the one or more containers to dispense one or more consumable units from the one or more containers, and to track a distribution of the one or more consumable units from the one or more containers;
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- a network interface configured to couple the base in a communicating relationship with a data network, wherein the processor of the base is configured to generate a notification concerning the schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.