A method and a system for notifying a user about an estimated time of consumption of a product

A method comprising:

• periodically receiving from an electronic device integrated with a portion of a container of a product a plurality of data relating to the amount of product in the container;
• based on the received plurality of data, calculating a usage pattern for the product in the container;
• based on the usage pattern, calculating an estimated time of consumption of the product in the container;
• and
• based on an automatic-refill parameter, perform at least one of:
• notifying a user of an estimated time of consumption of the product in the container and
• automatically ordering a refill of the product based on the estimated time of consumption.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive from an electronic device integrated with a portion of a container of a product a plurality of data relating to the amount of product in the container;
• based on the received plurality of data, calculate a usage pattern for the product in the container;
• based on the usage pattern, calculate an estimated time of consumption of the product in the container;
• and
• based on an automatic-refill parameter, perform at least one of:
• notify a user of an estimated time of consumption of the product in the container;
• and
• automatically order a refill of the product based on the estimated time of consumption.