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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Hakan Lindstrom, Gothenburg, SE;
Annie Sporre Thorburn, Ellos, SE;
Gunilla Himmelmann, Gothenburg, SE;
Assignee:
ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02);
Abstract
A data collection unit arranged to collect data indicating hygiene equipment status includes a receiving unit configured to receive inbound data from hygiene equipment; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit outbound data directly to a terminal via device-to-device, D2D, communication; wherein the outbound data is based on the inbound data.