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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Caroma Industries Limited, Bella Vista, AU;
Inventor:
Stephen John Cummings, East Mona Vale, AU;
Assignee:
Caroma Industries Limited, Queensland, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72418 (2021.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 25/016 (2013.01); H04M 1/72418 (2021.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.02);
Abstract
A method for detecting an assistance indicator in a physical consumable usage environment, wherein the method comprises the steps of: detecting an assistance indicator using an electronic control device associated with at least one physical consumable provisioning device; generating an alert based on detection of the assistance indicator; and communicating the alert to a registered device that is associated with the physical consumable provisioning device.