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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Ellen T. Glassman, Closter, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Ellen T. Glassman, Closter, NJ (US);
Assignee:
SEARS BRANDS, L.L.C., Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance having a processing device and at least one sensor in communication with the processing device gathers data indicative of usage of a consumable with the appliance. The gathered data is used to determine an amount of the consumable remaining and, when the amount of the consumable remaining is at a predetermined level, a notification is provided to indicate to a user that the consumable needs to be replaced.