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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2001
Barry E. Willner, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Edith H. Stern, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Paul A. Moskowitz, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Samuel Dinkin, Austin, TX (US);
Philip S. Yu, Chappaqua, NY (US);
David P. Greene, Ossining, NY (US);
William Grey, Millwood, NY (US);
Barry E. Willner, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Edith H. Stern, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Paul A. Moskowitz, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Samuel Dinkin, Austin, TX (US);
Philip S. Yu, Chappaqua, NY (US);
David P. Greene, Ossining, NY (US);
William Grey, Millwood, NY (US);
International Buisness Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided wherein a consumable item parameter is exchanged between a consumable item and a consuming device. According to one embodiment, a consumable item parameter request is transmitted to a device associated with a consumable item, and the consumable item parameter is then received. The device may comprise, for example, the consumable item or a device associated with dispensing the consumable item. The device may also comprise, for example, a device associated with a consumption of the consumable item, a device adapted to control a consumption of the consumable item, or a device that consumes the consumable item.