Sensing devices and systems including examples of pairing sensing devices to containers
AssigneeBrewLogix LLC
InventorsMichael Flockenhaus, Jason Franklin Austin
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Abstract
Examples of systems and methods are described herein including sensing devices and pairing sensing devices to containers. In some examples, sensing devices may be used to weigh liquid-containing containers. Responsive to changes in weight readings indicative of a change in a container being weighed by a sensing device, a user may be prompted on a user device to associate updated container size and contents with the sensing device. Systems and methods described herein may facilitate accurate inventory management and menu display of liquid available in containers.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a notification, at a user device, that a first container monitored by a sensing device positioned under the first container has been replaced by a second container;
- receiving, at the user device, an indication of a size and contents of the second container;
- and
- transmitting the indication of the size and contents of the second container to a computing system, wherein the computing system is configured to associate the size and contents of the second container with the sensing device.
A computing system comprising:
- one or more processing units;
- memory accessible to the one or more processing units, the memory configured to store associations between sensing devices and sizes and contents of containers positioned above the sensing devices;
- at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions, which when executed by the one or more processing units cause the computing system to perform actions, the actions including:
- receiving periodic transmissions from at least one of the sensing devices, the periodic transmissions including an ID of the sensing device and an indication of a weight of a container positioned above the sensing device;
- responsive to a transmission from the sensing device indicative of a weight below a first threshold and a subsequent transmission from the sensing device indicative of a weight above a second threshold, transmitting a notification to a user device that the container has been replaced with a next container;
- receiving, from the user device, an indication of a size and contents of the next container;
- and
- updating the memory to associate the sensing device with the size and contents of the next container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.