Product dispensing controlled by RFID tags
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc.
InventorsStephen B. Leonard, James F. Kimball
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Abstract
RFID tags attached to a product contain information regarding the product and communicate this information to a reader. This information can include the age of the product, the amount of product left and preparation or care instructions for the product. To record the age of a product, a timer is initiated in the RFID tag. Thereafter, the elapsed time on the timer can be read and displayed by the reader. For other products, the RFID tag can have contacts monitoring the level of remaining product. Once the contacts sense that the amount of product is low, this information can be transmitted and communicated by the reader. Preparation and care instructions are prerecorded on the tag. Instructions can also be communicated between a product and a base, such as a heater.
Claims9
A volatile dispensing system, comprising:
- at least one container having a volatile,
- a holder retaining said at least one container, and
- an RFID tag on said at least one container and a reader on said holder controlling dispensing of said volatile into the immediate environment.
A volatile dispensing system, comprising:
- at least one container having a volatile,
- a holder releasably retaining said at least one container, and
- an RFID tag on said at least one container controlling dispensing of said volatile into the immediate environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.