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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Applicants:
Jiandong Huang, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jason Jianzhong Chang, Wuxi, CN;
Inventors:
Jiandong Huang, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jason Jianzhong Chang, Wuxi, CN;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 1/00 (2006.01); A61J 1/03 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/03 (2013.01); G06F 19/3462 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to an apparatus for converting a container into a smart bottle. A tapered plug comprising a channel portion, wherein a first sensor is located proximate to a first end of the channel portion and a second sensor is located proximate to a second end of the channel portion, and a non-channel portion, wherein the non-channel portion houses a processor, a memory, a battery, a power-management system, a clock and a communication interface, may replace a standard container cap, thereby providing monitoring, verification and communication capabilities.