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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Nathan Farrell, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jessica Lee Schroeder, Shoreline, WA (US);
Adriaan Van Den Brand, Eindhoven, NL;
Vincent Jeanne, Migne Auxances, FR;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method and system for identifying an attachment of a personal care device (). The method includes attaching an attachment () containing a memory () to a body portion () of a personal care device. The personal care device is powered up. Data is retrieved from the memory of the attachment. Information about the attachment attached to the personal care device is extracted from the retrieved data, the information including at least an association of the attachment to a specific user. An output characteristic of a status indicator () of the personal care device is associated with the ID () of the attachment. The status indicator is operated in accordance with the output characteristic when the attachment is coupled to the body portion of the personal device.