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Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2012
Applicants:

Michael J. Mager, San Diego, CA (US);

John D. Boyd, San Diego, CA (US);

Bennett M. King, San Diego, CA (US);

Geoffrey C. Wenger, San Diego, CA (US);

James B. Cary, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael J. Mager, San Diego, CA (US);

John D. Boyd, San Diego, CA (US);

Bennett M. King, San Diego, CA (US);

Geoffrey C. Wenger, San Diego, CA (US);

James B. Cary, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G01G 23/37 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 23/3735 (2013.01); G06F 19/3475 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are described for identifying and determining quantity data for consumable items from a plurality of weight sensing devices. A consumption metric for the consumable items is determined based on the identification and quantity data. Consumption-related information is provided based on the consumption metric. Consumption-related information may be used for a number of purposes, including for providing aggregate consumption information to suppliers, and health advice and recipes to users, for example.


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