Method for identifying a characteristic of an object or contents of a container
OwnerD. Michael Hughesinventor
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Abstract
A method for selectively indicating a changeable characteristic of an article or of the contents of a container includes use of mnemonic device comprising a body having a plurality of predefined indicator marks placed thereon, and a means associated with each one of the indicator marks by which the device can be selectively attached to the container or article. The placement of the attachment means is such that the attachment point of the indicating device 10 is unambiguously associated with only a single one of the indicator marks 14.
Claims14
A method for identifying a characteristic of the contents of a container, comprising:
- providing a mnemonic device having a plurality of predefined indicants disposed thereon and a separate attachment means associated with each of said indicants;
- determining a characteristic of the contents of said container;
- selecting an indicant on the mnemonic device corresponding to the determined characteristic of the container contents;
- attaching the mnemonic device to said container by the attachment means associated with said selected indicant on the mnemonic device;
- changing the characteristic of the contents of said container;
- detaching the mnemonic device from said container;
- determining the changed characteristic of the contents of said container;
- selecting an indicant on the mnemonic device corresponding to the changed characteristic of the container contents;
- and
- reattaching the mnemonic device to said container by the attachment means associated with the indicant on the mnemonic device corresponding to the changed characteristic of the container contents.
A method for identifying a changeable characteristic of an object, comprising:
- providing a mnemonic device having a plurality of predefined indicants disposed thereon and a separate attachment means associated with each of said indicants;
- determining a characteristic of said object;
- selecting an indicant on the mnemonic device corresponding to the determined characteristic of the object;
- attaching the mnemonic device to said object by the attachment means associated with said selected indicant on the mnemonic device;
- changing the characteristic of the object;
- detaching the mnemonic device from said object;
- determining the changed characteristic of the object;
- selecting an indicant on the mnemonic device corresponding to the changed characteristic of the object;
- and
- reattaching the mnemonic device to said object by the attachment means associated with the indicant on the mnemonic device corresponding to the changed characteristic of the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.