APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-WEIGHT-BASED CONSUMPTION MONITORING AND AUTOMATIC REPLACEMENT INITIATION

• Main Author: Cantrell, Robert L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.11.2018
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

An apparatus and method support storage and automatic replacement of a consumable item in an end-user consumer's application setting. These teachings provide for using at least one non-weight-based sensor (such as an image-based sensor and/or an ultrasonic-based sensor) configured to be physica...