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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas P. Cowley, Wroughton, GB;
Ruchir Saraswat, Swindon, GB;
Colin L. Perry, Swindon, GB;
Matthew T. Aitken, Swindon, GB;
Richard J. Goldman, Cirencester, GB;
Chi Man Kan, Swindon, GB;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method monitors the consumption of materials, including determining the presence of materials in a smart receptacle using a sensor located in the smart receptacle. A server is alerted when an actionable item is detected.