CN104136895B

CN104136895B - The weight sense plane with radio communication for inventory tracking

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Publication number: CN104136895B
Application number: CN201380009602.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·J·马杰; J·D·博伊德; B·M·金; G·C·温格; J·B·卡里
Original assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2012-02-17
Filing date: 2013-02-15
Publication date: 2016-11-30
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-15

Abstract

This document describes the method for incremental data, system and the equipment for identifying and determine consumable goods from multiple weight sensor devices.The tolerance that consumes for these consumable goodss determines based on this identification and incremental data.There is provided based on this consumption tolerance and consume relevant information.The information relevant with consumption may be used for multiple purpose, such as, include for providing the consumption information collected to supplier, provide a user with Health & Fitness Tip and recipe.

Description

The weight sense plane with radio communication for inventory tracking

Technical field

Putting it briefly, herein below relates to identifying and the quantity of monitoring consumable goods, more specifically, relates to And to the identification consuming tolerance being associated with one or more consumable goodss, and consume tolerance with these The generation of relevant information.

Background technology

Consumable goods is ubiquitous in inhabitation, commercial and industrial environment.In living environment, consumable goods Generally include food and the hygienic article of such as medicine, toothpaste or the like.Stock and to consumption accurately The monitoring of product can help user to carry out multiple decision-making, such as, supplements and any exhaust or will exhaust Article, select one or more article for a meal, and monitor the absorption of various article.Such as, The information relevant with the article in the refrigerator of consumer and/or kitchen can to consumer meal plans, Identify that the article etc. needing to buy from shop are useful.It addition, with article in the recent period and history consumption Relevant information can to the absorption of the material determining such as sodium salt or sugar etc, and based in the recent period and/ Or history consumption information to identify whether to increase or reduce the consumption of any special article be useful 's.

The information relevant with consumption as above can also be to have to the entity in addition to individual consumer ?.Such as, the supplier of article, manufacturer and retail trader it appeared that with the consumption of various article Relevant information, this information is useful to business or advertising goal.Healthcare provider also may be used The information relevant with the consumption of article is used with the purpose for health monitoring.Therefore, to this letter The safe and reliable collection of breath, this information is collected and transmission to this information will be Useful.

Summary of the invention

Generally, described feature relate to following operation one or more improve systems, Method and/or device: from multiple weight sensor devices, identify and determine the incremental data for consumable goods； Determine the consumption tolerance of these consumable goodss；And measure based on this consumption, generate and consume relevant letter Breath.The information relevant with consumption may be used for multiple purpose, such as, include for providing remittance to supplier Total consumption information, offer Health & Fitness Tip and recipe.

In one example, the function of novelty is described for using the identification for consumable goods and quantity Data generate and consume relevant information.Receive for one or more from multiple weight sensor devices The identification of consumable goods and incremental data, the plurality of weight sensor device is based on the thing on weight sensor device The weight of product determines identification and incremental data.One or many is determined based on received data The consumption tolerance of individual consumable goods, and generate and consume relevant information based on the described tolerance that consumes. In one example, the plurality of weight sensor device is associated from different users, and described in disappear Consumption tolerance includes: based on the information received from the plurality of different user, for one or many The consumption that collects of individual consumable goods is measured.Such as, this information relevant with consumption can include supply chain Distribution information is sufficient for providing for the plurality of user supplements the one or more consumable goods Supply.In other example, the described information relevant with consumption may include that based on specific user For the consuming tolerance of the one or more consumable goods for one or more foods of this user Compose, and/or to this user, the Health & Fitness Tip for specific user (such as, points out that this user is for one Individual or multiple consumable goods consumption exceedes the warning of the predetermined difference with targets threshold).

In one example, a kind of method includes: at computer systems division, from away from described computer Multiple weight sensor devices of system receive the identification for one or more consumable goodss and incremental data； Based on received data, determine the consumption tolerance of the one or more consumable goods；And based on institute State consumption tolerance, generate and consume relevant information.The plurality of weight sensor device can be with multiple Different users is associated；Determine that consumption tolerance may include that based on from the plurality of different user The information received, determine the one or more consumable goods collects consumption tolerance.Generate and have with consumption The information closed may include that generation supply chain distribution information, supplements institute for for the plurality of user State one or more consumable goods and sufficient supply is provided.The plurality of user includes being in the following In one or more in users: the geographic area of restriction, the demographics of restriction, restriction emerging Interest group and the social networks limited.In some instances, the described information relevant with consumption includes: The one or more recipes consuming tolerance based on the one or more consumable goods.In other example, The described information relevant with consumption includes: for the Health & Fitness Tip of the user of weight sense plane, such as, The consumption carrying out alerting to indicate one or more consumable goods to described first user exceedes and targets threshold Predetermined difference.In other example, generate and consume relevant information and include: for by with first One or more consumable goodss that the first user that weight sense plane is associated is consumed, generate for institute State the reward voucher of first user.In some instances, generate and consume relevant information and can also include: Based on the one or more consumable goodss consumed by the first user being associated with the first weight sense plane Consumption tolerance, to described first user provide targeted ads.

Described reception identifies and incremental data may include that periodically to receive and identifies and incremental data, And determine that consuming tolerance can be based on incremental data difference in time and/or consume based on consumable goods Speed.Determine consume tolerance can be based on: described first consumable goods repeatedly supplement on, The average loss speed of described first consumable goods.

According to an example, generate based on the described tolerance that consumes and consume relevant information and may include that Additional notice is generated to indicate one or more consumable goodss to exhaust or will exhaust to user.At other In example, generate and consume relevant information based on described consumption tolerance and comprise determining that one or many The incremental data of individual consumable goods is less than the amount threshold being associated with described consumable goods；And generate described Additional notice.The described tolerance that consumes can include the wear rate of consumable goods, and generates additional notice May include that based on described wear rate, determine prediction described consumable goods meeting within the default time period Exhaust；And generate described additional notice.For described consumable goods described preset time period can by with Family selects.

In one example, it is provided that a kind of device, this device includes: collector module, and it is from many Individual long-range weight sense plane receives for the identification of one or more consumable goodss and incremental data, and really The consumption tolerance of the one or more consumable goods fixed；And the information generator module relevant with consumption, It consumes tolerance based on described, generates and consume relevant information.Described collector module can be based on The information received from the plurality of user, determine the one or more consumable goods collects consumption tolerance. In one example, the described information generator relevant with consumption collects consumption tolerance based on described, carries For supply chain distribution information, provide the one or more consumable goods for for the plurality of user Sufficient supplies.The plurality of user includes the one or more interior users being in the following: limit Fixed geographic area, the demographics of restriction, the interest group of restriction and the social networks of restriction.

In some instances, the described information relevant with consumption includes: disappear based on the one or more One or more recipes of the described consumption tolerance of consumption product.In other example, described relevant with consumption Information include: for the Health & Fitness Tip of the first user of the first weight sense plane.Such as, this Health & Fitness Tip may include that indicate the consumption of one or more consumable goodss to exceed with targets threshold predetermined The warning of difference.In other example, the described information relevant with consumption may include that for by with One or more consumable goodss that the first user that first weight sense plane is associated is consumed, for institute State the reward voucher of first user.The described information relevant with consumption includes: based on by with the first weight sense The consumption tolerance of one or more consumable goodss that the first user that survey plane is associated is consumed, for institute State the targeted ads of first user.

In each example, described collector module receives the identification to the one or more consumable goods With periodically updating of incremental data, and leakage rate based on the one or more consumable goods comes really Fixed described consumption is measured.In these examples, described consumption tolerance can be based on one or On repeatedly the supplementing of multiple consumable goodss, the average loss speed of one or more first consumable goodss is come really Fixed.In some instances, the described information generator relevant with consumption is to the use of weight sense plane Family provides additional notice, to indicate one or more consumable goods to exhaust or will exhaust.Described consumption Tolerance includes the wear rate of consumable goods, and the described information generator relevant with consumption is based on described Wear rate determines that the described consumable goods of prediction can exhaust within the default time period, and generates described Additional notice.

In one example, a kind of system includes: receive unit, for from multiple weight sensing unit Receive the identification for one or more consumable goodss and the unit of incremental data, wherein, described weight sense Survey unit away from the described unit for receiving；For based on received data, determine one Or the unit consuming tolerance of multiple consumable goods；And for consuming tolerance based on described, generate and disappear Consume the unit of relevant information.The plurality of weight sensing unit can be correlated with from multiple different users Connection；And it is described for determining that the unit consuming tolerance includes: for based on from the plurality of different The information that user is received, determine the one or more consumable goods collects the unit consuming tolerance. According to an example, include with the unit consuming relevant information for generating: be used for generating supply chain Distribution information is sufficient for providing for the plurality of user supplements the one or more consumable goods The unit of supply.The plurality of user include being in the following one or more in users: Geographic area, the demographics of restriction, the interest group of restriction and the social networks of restriction limited. In some instances, the described unit for receiving identification and incremental data includes: for periodically Receive and identify and the unit of incremental data, and described consumption measure determining unit includes: for based on Incremental data difference in time determines the unit consuming tolerance.

In another example, it is provided that a kind of computer program, described computer program Including non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising: at computer systems division, from being away from Multiple weight sensor devices of described computer system receive the identification for one or more consumable goodss and The code of incremental data；For based on received data, determining the one or more consumable goods Consume the code of tolerance；And for consuming tolerance based on described, generate and consume relevant information Code.The plurality of weight sensor device is associated from multiple different users, and described for really The fixed code consuming tolerance includes: be used for based on the information received from the plurality of different user, Determine the one or more consumable goods collects the code consuming tolerance.Described for generating and consuming The code of relevant information includes: be used for generating supply chain distribution information, for for the plurality of use Family supplements the one or more consumable goods and provides the code of sufficient supply.In some instances, The plurality of user include being in the following one or more in users: the geographic region of restriction Territory, the demographics of restriction, the interest group of restriction and the social networks limited.Described for giving birth to The code becoming the information relevant with consumption includes: for being associated for by with the first weight sense plane One or more consumable goodss of being consumed of first user, generate the reward voucher for described first user Code.In other example, the described code for generating with consume relevant information includes: use In based on the one or more consumption consumed by the first user being associated with the first weight sense plane The consumption tolerance of product, provides the code of targeted ads to described first user.According to various examples, institute State and may include that for periodically receiving identification sum for the code receiving identification and incremental data The code of amount data, and described for determining that the code consuming tolerance may include that for based on number Amount data difference in time determines the code consuming tolerance.In some instances, it is used for described in connecing Receive and identify that the code with incremental data includes: for periodically receiving the identification for the first consumable goods With the code of incremental data, and described for determining that the code consuming tolerance includes: for based on institute The leakage rate stating the first consumable goods determines the code consuming tolerance.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By referring to figure below, it is possible to obtain for the further reason of the nature and advantages of the present invention Solve.In the accompanying drawings, similar assembly or feature have identical reference.Additionally, same type Each assembly can by after reference plus dotted line and for distinguishing the of similar component Two labellings make a distinction.If only used the first reference in the description, then this description can It is applicable to any one similar assembly with the first identical reference, regardless of the second accompanying drawing mark Note.

Fig. 1 shows the block diagram of the example of the system of present disclosure；

Fig. 2 shows another block diagram of the alternative exemplary of the system of present disclosure；

Fig. 3 shows another block diagram of the another kind of alternative exemplary of the system of present disclosure；

Fig. 4 shows the block diagram of the example of central server computer systems；

Fig. 5 shows the block diagram of the example of custom system；

Fig. 6 shows the block diagram of the example of weight sensing module；

Fig. 7 shows the block diagram of the example of the grid of weight sensing module；

Fig. 8 shows another block diagram of the example of the grid of weight sensing module；

Fig. 9 shows the block diagram of the example of consumable goods；

Figure 10 shows the block diagram of the example of refillable container；

Figure 11 shows the block diagram of the example of container able to programme；

Figure 12 is for identifying article and incremental data, and generate the method for the information relevant with consumption Flow chart；

Figure 13 is for identifying article and incremental data, and determines and relevant with these article collect consumption The flow chart of other method；

Figure 14 is for based on consumption data, generating the flow chart of the method for Health & Fitness Tip；

Figure 15 is for based on consumption data, generating the flow chart of the other method of Health & Fitness Tip；

Figure 16 is to provide the flow chart of the method for recipe information for article identification；

Figure 17 is for based on article identification and incremental data, providing the flow process of the method for supply information Figure.

Detailed description of the invention

If providing dry systems, in order to determine the stock of consumable goods, determine relevant with these consumable goodss Consume tolerance, and provide based on this consumption tolerance and consume relevant information.Such as, consumable goods Can include the product relevant with food or health, and consume tolerance can include by consumer or The quantity of the consumable goods presented in the family or consume.Such as the user of individual or family etc can To have custom system, in order to report the information relevant with consumable goods and relevant with these consumable goodss Incremental data.This custom system can include weight sense plane, and article can be identified by it, And determine the number relevant with these article based on by the Item Weight detected by this weight sense plane Amount data.

The information relevant with consumption can by identify article and the weight of these article and Item Weight with The difference of time is determined.In some cases, relevant with consumption information can include for One group of user collects consumption information, and it may be used for any multiple purpose, such as supply chain management, Such as to guarantee this geographic region based on the wastage in bulk or weight information for one group of user in specific geographical area The sufficient inventory of the product in territory, and notice to this group user.In some instances, with consumption Relevant information can include the time that article consume, and such as, the time that article consume can be emerging by sense The advertiser of interest is used for knowing that article tend to when being consumed, such as at some competitive sports or TV Alcoholic beverage or the increase of soft drink consumption during program.The information relevant with consumption can also include The information relevant with health, such as the quantity about the special article (such as, sodium salt) consumed is entered Row warning, or eat a piece alert about the late into the night or non-meal time.In each example, if Dry systems can based on consume and/or inventory information, provide a user with suggestion recipe, reward voucher, advertisement, Warning, goods and/or out of Memory.Can be to consumer, enterprise customer (such as advertiser or supply Business) and/or government department or seek collect the summary information relevant with one or more article or Other entity of the consumption patterns of group or many group users provides information.Secret protection measure can be realized, To prevent from lacking in the case of the license of particular consumer, it is provided that unique consumption data.

Therefore, explained below provides some examples, and it is not intended to limit in claims institute Protection domain, the suitability or the configuration illustrated.At base without deviating from the spirit and scope of the disclosed invention On plinth, the function of the element discussed and arrangement can be changed.Each example can basis Need, omit, substitute or increase various process or ingredient.For example, it is possible to according to retouched The different order stated perform describe method, each step can be increased, omit or Combination.Additionally, can be combined among other example about the feature described by some example.

Referring first to Fig. 1, block diagram shows the example of the system 100 including multiple custom system 105. Custom system 105 is connected to one or more weight sense plane 110.Weight sense plane 110 is permissible Including: for identifying the assembly of the weight placing article and these article on this plane.Such as, Described in further detail below, weight sense plane 110 can include one or more radio frequency Identifying (RFID) read write line, it can read the RFID label tag being positioned on consumable goods.This RFID reads Write device and can also determine consumable goods position in weight sense plane 110.Weight sense plane 110 Can also determine the weight of these article, this may be used to determine the incremental data relevant with these article.Can This identification and incremental data are sent to central server computer systems 120 by network 115.? In some examples, rfid interrogator can read URL from the RFID label tag of article, and passes through Network 115 obtains Item Information from the remote server being associated with the manufacturer of these article.At these In the case of, manufacturer can provide original weight and the content of article, and also provides Item Information Renewal (such as adding recall notice).Each custom system 105 can include being positioned at different regions Multiple weight sense plane 110, be such as positioned in refrigerator, be positioned at kitchen and/or be positioned at medical box In.Each weight sense plane 110 can operate to be connected by network, wireless connections (such as, IEEE 802.11、Zigbee^TM、Bluetooth^TMConnect or other wireless standard) carry out with network 115 Communication, or the central node in custom system 105 can be otherwise connected to, then pass through Network 115 communicates.

Such as, central server computer systems 120 can by one or more server computers, Personal computer, work station, web server or other suitable calculating equipment are constituted, and are used for Each calculating equipment of given server can be local, it is also possible to is away from each other.Central authorities Server computer system 120 can collect article sum amount data, carries based on collected data For the various information relevant with consumption.Such as, central server computer systems 120 can be from RFID Label receives and identifies data, and based on these identification data, determines the concrete thing being associated with RFID label tag Product.Such as, it is positioned at the bag sugar on weight sense plane 110-a and can have RFID label tag, its In after rfid interrogator is inquired about, this RFID label tag report identification code.Weight sense plane 110-a can provide weight and this identification code of this bag, and central server computer systems uses this letter Breath, determines that this identification code indicates these article to be sugar.Additionally, central server computer systems 120 is also May determine that the weight of a complete bag sugar, determine the quantity of the sugar presented in the container reported. In other example, determine that these article are a bag sugar, and by accessing the RFID label tag institute on these article The URL of report understands the weight of a complete bag sugar.In some instances, custom system 105 is looked into Ask central server computer systems 120, to determine the gross weight of article identification and these article, and this use The stock of all items that family system 105 is maintained.In these examples, custom system 105 is permissible Periodically relevant with article inventory and consumption data to central server computer systems 120 report Information.

Can be by the interface in custom system 105-a, by wireless access system 125 and mobile device 130 and/or by the interface based on web of user-accessible, information is reversely reported to user and be The user of system 105-a.Within the system, the user of custom system 105-a can have mobile device 130-a, it is positioned at the article in weight sense plane 110-a for monitoring, and accesses relevant with consumption Information.Described in further detail below, it is, for example possible to use this information determines shopping Inventory or recipe.Mobile device 130 can be the one in such as following etc plurality of devices: intelligence Can phone, cell phone, voip phone, personal digital assistant, tablet PC, calculating on knee Machine, portable digital music player or transmission voice and/or other mobile device of data or The combination in any of aforementioned device.It may, furthermore, provide interface based on web, user can be from appointing What possesses the equipment of web ability accesses this interface, in order to monitor and manage stock, recipe, warning and User setup.Wireless access system 125 may be configured to appointing in multiple different wireless protocols Any suitable wireless network of what a kind of upper transmission data.These networks are known, therefore do not enter Row further description.

Further, it is also possible to consumption information to be supplied to cohersive and integrated data client 135, in order to for collecting The information relevant with consumption entity interested use.Can provide and consume relevant information, It is the summary information relevant with one group of custom system 105, such as, be positioned at specific geographic area it In all custom systems 105 and there is user's (such as, runner, vapour of specific common interest Car fan or the member of social networks) custom system 105 that is associated or with specific people The custom system 105 being associated, only enumerates several example.

In some instances, cohersive and integrated data client 135 can use the information to adjust consumable goods Supply chain or allocation.Such as, if grocery retail trader uses this cohersive and integrated data client 135, it indicates that be in the cohersive and integrated data that the people within specific geographic area has the egg of abundance, can So that retail trader reduces the quantity of the egg asked from their egg supplier, reduce specific to this The quantity of the egg of the grocery store's supply in geographic area.Same, if cohersive and integrated data will be located in spy The fixed people in geographic area indicates into has a group of less egg, then retail trader can be in expection In the case of demand will increase, increase the quantity of the egg asked from their egg supplier, increase Add the quantity of the egg that the grocery store in this specific geographic area supplies.Similarly, if advertisement Agency uses this cohersive and integrated data client 135, it indicates that specific population or crowd trend towards consumption There is the cohersive and integrated data of relatively high number of special article, can point out and be directed to this population or people The advertisement of group or reward voucher are movable.Such as, if automotive hobbyist trends towards consuming the most high amount of Beef, then beef supplier may decide that the advertisement increasing well-known media popular in automotive hobbyist. If it addition, advertisement agency uses this cohersive and integrated data client 135, it indicates that specific population or Crowd trends towards consuming the cohersive and integrated data with relatively high number of special article, can point out for The advertisement of the media watched during these high consumption epoch in client or reward voucher are movable.Show at each In example, the user of custom system 105 can select to provide and their interest, societies and/or people The information that mouth statistical information is relevant, and make this information can be used for cohersive and integrated data client 135.At some In example, user can select the personal information making them together with their consumption information and out of Memory, It is collectively used for cohersive and integrated data client 135.In these examples, can by reward voucher or other Preferential it is supplied directly to each user.

Referring now to Fig. 2, this Figure illustrates the showing of system 200 using consumable goods identification and incremental data Example.Can will come from the information relevant with consumption of multiple custom system 205, it is provided that give central authorities' clothes Business device computer system 120-a.Custom system 205 can be an example of the custom system 105 of Fig. 1 Son.Central server computer systems 120-a collects this information, and provides data to supplier 210. Such as, supplier 210 can be the user of cohersive and integrated data client 135 of Fig. 1.Supplier 210 The information relevant with one or more specific consumable goodss can be received, and supply based on these data Chain is answered to adjust.

Such as, it is similar to as it has been described above, supplier 210 can provide to a specific geographic area Some consumable goodss, it is also possible to provide some consumable goodss to multiple geographic areas.If central server meter The Data Indicator bit that calculation machine system 120-a is provided custom system 205 in specific geographic area Having article of the highest quantity relatively, the custom system being positioned in different geographic areas has phase These article to low amount, then supplier 210 can select this item transfer additional amount of (expecting the increase in demand in this region in the geographic area of these article with relatively low amount In the case of).In some instances, the user of custom system 205 can select to allow to identify corporally to The information that supplier 210 provides.Subsequently, supplier 210 can use the information that this individual identifies, Together with the information relevant with these consumable goodss and consumption, with to specific user provide targeted ads or Reward voucher.In another example, user can consume the most large number of milk, and supplier can To provide the reward voucher relevant with milk or advertisement to this user, to make great efforts this user is brought into this confession Answer a shop of business.In other example, supplier 210 can send special article to user The notice remained little, and reward voucher.In other example, the user of custom system 205 can To enter the complementary agreement with supplier 210, in order to when the quantity of one or more consumable goodss drops to During less than certain threshold value, automatically supplement this consumable goods.User these threshold values can be configured or Person adjusts, and/or these threshold values can be that history consumption patterns based on this user is (such as, in red-letter day Period uses the butter of higher amount).

In other example, the user of custom system 205 can select provide with user's demographics, Hobby, certain information that movable and/or interest is relevant.Supplier 210 can receive this information, together with The information relevant with consumable goods and consumption, in order to specific position or in these people popular In well-known media or there is the time of the consumption of increase these people known for specific article, Targeted ads or reward voucher are provided.Such as, if themselves is identified as runner by one group of user, Then can use the consumable goods for this group user and the information relevant with consumption, carry out discre value and must run Known popular position, TV programme or publication carry out between step person the article of advertisement.Certainly, Consumable goods may be used for numerous different purpose, the application institute with the information relevant from consumption being associated The example described is merely pro-vided and limits by any way for being illustrated and discussed rather than be intended to The broad aspect of the present invention processed.

Referring now to Fig. 3, this Figure illustrates in the application relevant with health, use consumable goods identification and quantity The example of the system 300 of data.In this example, calculate to central server from custom system 305 Machine system 120-a provides the information relevant with consumption.Custom system 305 can be the custom system of Fig. 1 One example of 105.Central server computer systems 120-b gather information, accesses health and fitness information number According to storehouse 310.Such as, health and fitness information data base 310 can include relevant from the content of different consumable goodss Data, these data can be estimated, with determine for be associated with custom system 305 one Individual or the Health & Fitness Tip of multiple user.Such as, central server computer systems 120-b can follow the tracks of use The food consumption history of the user of family system 305.Health and fitness information data base 310 can be used this use The food that family consumes is estimated, in order to such as determine whether meals equalize this user.Other example bag Include: different material and/or the possible entirety that affect this user on such as sodium salt or vitamin C etc The consumption of other healthy or safe and comfortable material is monitored.Further, it is also possible to the time consumed is carried out Monitoring, with determine user whether have affect this user health any custom (such as, eat the late into the night Snacks).Health and fitness information data base 310 may be used for providing relevant with health to user access device 315 Information.Such as, this information relevant with health may include that the warning about consumption level, Recipe and relevant reward voucher and transaction is advised for what meals equalized.

In one example, the consumption of medicine can be monitored, in order to whether auxiliary checking user The medicine specified taken by prescription according to them.In this example, medical box can have such as The label of RFID label tag etc, this label is identified, is monitored weight by weight sense plane To verify whether the weight of these article reduces according to prescription.Therefore, if opened to a user Hypertension medicine, this medicine can provide in the container have label, or be transported to this container In.This container can be placed in the weight sense plane of custom system 305, and be identified as comprising Certain amount of hypertension medicine.The quantity of the medicine in this container is monitored, by this quantity with The difference of time carries out related operation with the quantity expection difference of the prescription according to this medicine.If this quantity is poor Different from intended, then its instruction does not take this medicine according to specifying, thus can to this user, Kinsfolk and/or healthcare provider give a warning.In other example, when with comprise doctor's advice When the quantity that article are associated drops below certain level, can the most again order the medicine specified Product.Continue example above, when the natural law phase of quantity information instruction with the optional quantity of residue medicine Than less (during for example it is assumed that take this medicine according to prescription, less compared with the medicine of seven days), This blood pressure medicine can be ordered the most again.If in the case of not having doctor to agree to, It is ineligible for carry out specific medicine buying for any refilling, then system can be to This user, kinsfolk and/or healthcare provider send the notice needing doctor to agree to for instruction. In some instances, custom system 305 can access the calendar of user and provide for this health care The reservation schedule of person, and propose to access the date and time of doctor's office.

A kind of input for custom system 305 can have one or more weight sense plane Subsystem (such as, as mentioned above), its provide each article of consuming about this user in real time or It is close to real-time quantity information.Other input could be for following the tracks of and the clothes of report user's body weight Business, and/or for following the tracks of the service of other consumption (such as, by analyzing credit card statement or meal Drink check/receipt).In one example, service can be based on being somebody's turn to do that the mobile device using user inputs The information of the food that user consumes and/or photo, provide consumption information.In this example, Yong Hufang Ask that equipment 315 may include that the information allowing user's input relevant with the meals of this user, and/or enter The application of the photo of meals and transmission meals.Central server computer systems can be provided this information to 120-b and health and fitness information data base 310.In each example, health and fitness information data base 310 include with The relevant data of nutritional information in the food consumed, and the target consumption level of various material.In Centre server computer system 120-b can inquire about health and fitness information data base 310, is in target to determine The value being associated with this user outside scope, and to user access device 315 provide note alarm, Suggestion recipe and reward voucher in one or more.User access device 315 can be with custom system, The user that individually mobile device of equipment 130 of access device, such as Fig. 1 etc etc. is associated Interface.In some instances, by Email or other electric transmission mode, to user and The healthcare provider of this user provides report.In some instances, user can be based on consumption mould Formula, it is thus achieved that the product relevant with health or the discount of insurance, wherein central server computer systems 120-b provides the information relevant with the consumption of specific user with health and fitness information data base 310, to determine Whether this user qualifies for such discount.As apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, The information relevant from consumption may be used for numerous different purposes relevant with health, and the application institute The example described is merely pro-vided for being illustrated and discussed, and is not intended to limit by any way The extensive aspect of the present invention processed.

Referring now to Fig. 4, this Figure illustrates the example of central server computer systems.Network Interface Module Interconnection between 405 assembly and the networks 115 that central server computer systems 120-c is provided.Collect Device module 410, by network interface 405 and network 115, receives from multiple long-range weight sense plane and uses In identification and the incremental data of one or more consumable goodss, determine for the one or more consumable goods Consumption tolerance.The information generator module 415 relevant with consumption is measured based on this consumption, generate with Consume relevant information.Data base 420 generates with collector module 410 and the information relevant with consumption Device module 415 is coupled, and stores the data relevant with consumable goods and quantity, collector module 410 He The information generator module 415 relevant with consumption can use these data, in order to such as based on a thing Product weight difference in time, determines the consumption information of these article.Can be based on many at a consumable goods Secondary supplement on, the average loss speed of this consumable goods, determine consumption tolerance, wherein go through with these The relevant information of history is stored in data base 420.In some instances, relevant with consumption information is raw Module of growing up to be a useful person 415 provides a user with for indicating one or more consumable goods depleted or will exhaust Additional notice.In this case, consume tolerance and can include the wear rate of a consumable goods, with Consume relevant information generator module 415 to determine based on this wear rate: predict that this consumable goods will be Exhaust within the time period preset, and generate additional notice.In some instances, collector module base The information that Yu Congyi group user receives, determines and collects consumption degree for the one or more consumable goods Amount, is similar to as above, and such as, the information generator module relevant with consumption can use this Consume tolerance, it is provided that such as the most relevant with advertisement information and/or supply chain distribution information, For the expendable supplies providing abundance for this group user.

The information generator module 415 relevant with consumption can consume based on for the one or more The consumption tolerance of product or the Health & Fitness Tip for user provide recipe, are similar to as above. Can provide and allow user to be efficiently used the perishable and recipe of article close to effect duration.At some In example, it is provided that for seeking the recipe making this user realize Balanced diet, in such a case it is possible to History consumption is estimated, in order to for it is determined that eat with the food realizing Balanced diet.This A little recipes can be attended by the list of other material required during the food product in preparing this recipe, uses This list can be used into shopping or send take-away list by family.Such as, Health & Fitness Tip may include that finger Show that the consumption of one or more consumable goods exceedes the warning of the predetermined difference consuming threshold value with target.Such as, If user consumes the food comprising the highest sodium salt, then Health & Fitness Tip may include that instruction is recently Intaking amount of sodium-salt exceeded the warning of threshold level, and one of available entry based on this user or The Cardia Salt recipe of multiple suggestions.In other example, the information generator module 415 relevant with consumption The reward voucher of the one or more consumable goodss consumed for this first user can be provided a user with, or Person can measure in consumption based on a consumable goods, it is provided that for the targeted ads of this user.

Referring now to Fig. 5, the figure shows the block diagram of a kind of exemplary realization of custom system 500.User System 500 can be the custom system 110 of Fig. 1 and one of weight sense plane 115 be associated Example.In this example, controller module 505 such as by wired or wireless network interface (and In some cases, the user interface being associated), it is provided that from input and the output of system 500.Control Device module 505 processed can comprise the microprocessor being able to carry out software algorithm.Weight sensing module 510 The identification that can provide consumable goods to controller module 505 and the weight information being associated.Weight sense Survey the example that module 510 can be the weight sense plane 115 of Fig. 1.

Memorizer 515 can include random access memory (RAM) and read only memory (ROM), Storage comprises the computer-readable of instruction, computer-executable software code 520, wherein these instruction quilts It is configured that (or when being compiled and perform) upon being performed, makes controller 505 perform the application Described various functions (weight and identification information of such as, determining consumable goods etc.).Power supply 525 Can include and the connection of alternating current power supply input, provide energy to the assembly of system 500.Controller mould Block 505 obtains information from weight sensing module 510, can be provided this information to by input/output External system (such as, the central server computer systems 120 of Fig. 1).At described input/output bag Include in the example of user interface, controller 505 can receive and consume relevant information (such as, as Upper described), and the information relevant with consumption is supplied to user interface.In some instances, controller 505 are configured to: read the weight of article, control RF days be associated with weight sensing module 510 Line, to determine position and the identification of the consumable goods being positioned in one or more weight sense plane.Individually Ground or uniformly, the assembly of custom system 500 can use the merit for performing to be suitable for hardware Some or all one or more special ICs (ASIC) in energy realize.Described Each module could be for performing the one or more functions relevant with the operation of custom system 500 Unit.

Referring now to Fig. 6, this figure discusses the block diagram of weight sensing module 510-a.In this example, weight Amount sensing module 510-a includes one or more weight sensor 605 and reader/writer module 610.Read-write Device module 610 can be rfid interrogator, and includes antenna 615, and it can be supplied energy with to putting The RFID label tag putting the consumable goods in weight sensing module 510-a launches signal, and marks from RFID Sign and receive the signal in response to the signal launched.

In some instances, such as shown in the block diagram 700 of Fig. 7, multiple weight are sensed Module is incorporated in weight sense plane 705.Weight sensing module 710-735 can include such as piezoelectricity The weight sensing component of device, its output is directly proportional to the weight of the article being positioned on this piezoelectric device Voltage.Can also use other weight sensor, such as, applanation sensor, based on MEMS Weight sense plane, electric transducer, mechanical pick-up device, electromechanical sensor or a combination thereof, as Those of ordinary skill in the art are recognized.In this example, module is sensed with multiple weight The mesh model of 710-735, arranges weight sense plane 705.Each weight sensing module 710-735 includes weight sensor 605, reader/writer module 610 and antenna 615.In one example, Weight sensing module 710 is made up of the film with two-layer, wherein reader/writer module 610-a to 610-f And antenna 615-a to the 615-f being associated is positioned at the bottom " communication layers " of plane 705, weight passes Sensor 605-a to 605-f is positioned at the upper strata of plane 705.As set forth above, it is possible to come in array fashion Arrangement weight sensing module 710-735, each of which is paid antenna 615-a to 615-f and can be sent out respectively Penetrate RF signal.In some instances, the power that antenna 615-a to 615-f launches and receives is enough Low, be only located immediately on antenna 615 or the article adjacent with antenna 615 can be looked into Ask.Use this mode, article can be made to match with its weight.At antenna 615 from more than one thing Product receive in the case of signal, it is possible to use signal intensity determines that whether with this read write line these article Close, and therefore these article are positioned on specific weight sensing module 710-735.In some instances, Single Controller is coupled with each antenna in grid, in this case, and each weight sensing module 710-735 is not required to single reader/writer module 610.Individually or uniformly, weight sensing is flat It is some or all that the assembly in face 705 can use in the function for performing to be suitable for hardware One or more special ICs (ASIC) realize.Each described module could be for Perform the unit of the one or more functions relevant with the operation of plane 705.

In other example, can be by two pairs or more reading and writing device antenna from the letter of RFID tag Number intensity, determines the position of article.In fig. 8 it is shown that an example of this system 800. In this example, it is provided that weight sense plane 805, it includes weight sensor 605-g to 605-l Grid, and include two reader/writer module 610-g with antenna 615-g and 615-h being associated And 610-h.It is placed on the plane 805 that is associated with specific weight sensor 605-g to 605-l The weight of the article on a part, it is provided that to controller 810.In one example, controller 810 can communicate with the controller module 505 of Fig. 5.In other example, the controller of Fig. 5 Module 505 can perform controller 810 and the function of reader/writer module 610-g Yu 610-h.Read write line Module 610-g and 610-h, to antenna 615-g and 615-h supplying energy, are placed on plane 805 with inquiry On the RFID label tag of article.Reader/writer module 610-g and 610-h connects from these RFID label tag The collection of letters number, and received signal is supplied to controller 810.Controller 810 is to reader/writer module The relative signal intensity that 610-g and 610-h is provided is estimated, to determine that the article being associated are flat Position on face 805.Weight determined by this position and the weight sensor 605 of this position is carried out Coupling, to provide the weight for placing consumable goods on this plane and the information of identification.Can be by pin Position, weight and the identification information of article is stored, and is supplied to the user of system 800.? In some examples, illuminated indicator can be passed through and (such as, be positioned at item of interest or emerging in sense The LED that weight sense plane 805 near the position of interest article is incorporated to), come to ID article Position.

Referring now to Fig. 9, this Figure illustrates the example of consumable goods 900.In this example, consumable goods 900 Including container 905, it can preserve the expendable material of such as food product etc.Identify label 910 The identification of this consumable goods is provided.In one example, identifying that label 910 includes RFID label tag, it is defeated Go out the unique mark being associated with this consumable goods 900.These RFID label tag are known, much consume Series products is provided with this RFID label tag, for inventory tracking purpose etc..Although showing at some Example discusses RFID label tag and read write line, but it is to be understood that, it is possible to use other identifies skill Art, such as, optical bar code technology.Read write line can read identification information from identification label 910, And providing it to controller, it can be by this identification information and incremental data (such as, such as the application The weight data that described weight sense plane is provided) mate.

In other example, it is provided that can in conjunction with all systems as discussed in this application use can be again Packaging container.In Fig. 10, it is provided that an example of refillable container 1000.In this example, Container 1005 includes identifying label 1010.Identify that label 1010 provides the identification information of consumable goods, can This identification information is programmed identifying institute in container 1005 by the user interface in custom system The concrete article comprised.Such as, user can put into eating surplus food in container, and by this appearance Device is placed in weight sense plane.The interface being associated with this system can be by weight sense plane Article be identified as refillable container, prompting user's input with in this container to eat surplus food relevant Information (such as, the mark of this food and should consume or abandon date of this food).One In a little examples, can be right by the connection with external system (such as, the custom system 500 of Fig. 5) This identification label is programmed.In this case, user can be by relevant with the content of container 1005 Information is input in system user interface, and system can be to identifying that (such as, label 1010 sends this information By near-field communication or other radio communication).Subsequently, when identifying that label 1010 is queried, its This information can be provided to inquiry system.In other example, identify that label 1010 is non-programmable, The information relevant with the content of container is stored in user system memory.

In another example, in fig. 11 it is shown that can be programmed to include the content with container The containment system 1100 of relevant information.In this example, refillable container 1105 includes controller 1110, user interface 1115 and identification label 1120.In this example, controller 1110 can wrap Including memorizer and processor, it, for receiving user's input from user interface 1115, is placed to identify Consumable goods among refillable container 1105 and relevant information, such as, the mark of this consumable goods, And should consume or abandon the date of these article.In some instances, controller 1110 can nothing Line ground receives the information about the consumable goods being placed among refillable container 1105 and relevant letter Breath, therefore allows to compile container 1105 by user interface 1115 or by external system interface Journey, such as above with reference to described by Figure 10.

Referring now to Figure 12, this Figure illustrates the method 1200 for generating and consume relevant tolerance.Example As, method 1200 can be come by the central server computer systems of Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 or custom system Perform, it is possible to use the combination in any for the equipment described by these accompanying drawings performs.First, At square frame 1205, receive for one or more consumable goodss from multiple long-range weight sensor devices Identify and incremental data.Such as, as set forth above, it is possible to receive this data from weight sense plane.Example As, the container of egg can be placed in weight sense plane.Weight sense plane can inquire about this Label on egg container, wherein this container is identified as comprising egg by this label.Determine and this container The weight being associated, has this weight and the identification information received according to square frame 1205.Show at some In example, by weight and the identification information of the information relevant with the time being provided for and consume for time It is associated.As described at square frame 1210, based on received data, determine one or many The consumption tolerance of individual consumable goods.The example continued the above, can be by the weight received and identification data Compare with one or more previous weight of this special article, use the difference of weight to determine The quantity of these article through consuming.Have in the example of egg at this container, can be by one or more The quantity of the egg that the time period is consumed determines into consumption tolerance.At square frame 1215, based on this consumption Tolerance, generates and consumes relevant information.This information relevant with consumption can include above such as Described information, comprising: the information relevant with the consumption collected and the letter relevant with health Breath.Such as, relevant with the consumption collected information may include that in certain geographic area, certain In individual social networks, there is the information of one group of user of one group of common interest etc..Relevant with health Information may include that Cucumber consume higher or lower than the warning of targets threshold, medication letter Breath and/or recipe information, as described above.

Figure 13 shows the method 1300 for determining the consumption information collected.Such as, method 1300 Can be performed by the central server computer systems of Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 or custom system, it is also possible to The combination in any for the equipment described by these accompanying drawings is used to perform.First, at square frame 1305, The identification for one or more consumable goodss and quantity number is received from multiple long-range weight sensor devices According to.As described at square frame 1310, based on received data, determine that the one or more consumes The consumption tolerance of product.According to square frame 1315, the consumption tolerance of multiple users is collected.Such as, The plurality of user can be that (these users have one or many to the user among specific geographic area Individual common interest), or the user of specific demographic characteristics.At square frame 1320, determine The consumption collected for the plurality of user.This consumption information collected may be used for multiple application Any one of, such as, market survey, public health, supply chain management, only enumerate several Example.In one example, according to optional frame 1325, generate supply chain distribution information.This supply Chain distribution information may include that be similar to described above, based on the remittance for the plurality of user Total information, demand in specific geographic area or the demand of one group of specific user nearest not Carry out the instruction that may increase or reduce.

Referring now to Figure 14, this Figure illustrates the method 1400 for providing Health & Fitness Tip.Such as, method 1400 can be by the central server computer systems of Fig. 1 to Fig. 8, health and fitness information data base or use Family system performs, it is possible to use the combination in any for the equipment described by these accompanying drawings performs. First, at square frame 1405, receive the identification for one or more consumable goodss and incremental data.Root According to square frame 1410, based on received data, determine the one or more consumable goods has with health The consumption tolerance closed.Such as, this consumption tolerance relevant with health may include that and Balanced diet The relevant information information relevant with the absorption of various materials had with the time of the consumption of various article The information closed and/or the information relevant with the quantity of current prescription drugs.At square frame 1415, based on The described tolerance that consumes, generation Health & Fitness Tip.Such as, this Health & Fitness Tip may include that promotion equilibrium Meals or adjust the intake of certain material (such as, when mixed grain rice intake is less than targets threshold Time, increase mixed grain rice) recipe.Additionally, Health & Fitness Tip can also include: certain article or thing The intake of matter is higher or lower than the warning of threshold level or notifies that (such as, intaking amount of sodium-salt is too Height, the most correctly drug administration etc.).Finally, at square frame 1420, to one or more use Family provides Health & Fitness Tip.For example, it is possible to the user of system, health care professionals and/or this user Kinsfolk provides this Health & Fitness Tip.In some other examples, it is possible to use relevant with health Consume tolerance, determine whether user qualifies for discounting hospitalization premiums or preferential medical services.

Referring now to Figure 15, this Figure illustrates the alternative method 1500 for providing Health & Fitness Tip.Such as, Method 1500 can by the central server computer systems of Fig. 1 to Fig. 8, health and fitness information data base or Person's custom system performs, it is possible to use the combination in any for the equipment described by these accompanying drawings is come Perform.First, at square frame 1505, receive the identification for one or more consumable goodss and quantity number According to.At square frame 1510, based on received data, determine the consumption of the one or more consumable goods Tolerance.At square frame 1515, determine that this consumption tolerance and the target consumption for a kind of consumable goods are measured Between difference.Such as, this consumption tolerance can be the intaking amount of sodium-salt of the user for this system, its It is based on this user sodium salt content in the food that consumed on the time period arranged.For example, it is possible to Age based on user and body weight, set up target sodium salt consumption tolerance for this user, can be based on reality Sodium salt quantity and target sodium salt consumption tolerance that border consumes determine described difference.Additionally, target consumption degree Amount can also is that the time of consumption based on article, such as, after the special time of a day, with certain The heat that the kilocalorie phase specific consumption of a little quantity is less, to help to reduce the late into the night target eaten a piece.In side At frame 1520, based on the described difference consumed between tolerance and target consumption tolerance, generate Health & Fitness Tip. At square frame 1525, provide Health & Fitness Tip to one or more users.It is similar to described above, Such as, Health & Fitness Tip may include that and advocates Balanced diet or adjust the intake (example of certain material As, when intaking amount of sodium-salt higher than targets threshold time, reduce intaking amount of sodium-salt) recipe, or need The suggestion supplemented the nutrients.Additionally, Health & Fitness Tip can also include: compensate described consumption and measure and target One or more recipes of the difference between consumption tolerance.In certain embodiments, can be to being different from this The third party (such as, kinsfolk or healthcare provider) of the user of system provides health to build View.

Other example provides the effective use of the consumable goods that can occur in custom system.With reference to figure A this example described by 16 provides method 1600, in order to generating can making at some article With within the time limit or close at the end of useful life, use the recipe of these article.Such as, side Method 1600 can be performed by the central server computer systems of Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 or custom system, The combination in any for the equipment described by these accompanying drawings can also be used to perform.First, at square frame At 1605, from multiple long-range weight sensor devices receive the identification for one or more consumable goodss and Incremental data.At square frame 1610, determine the fresh-keeping of one or more consumable goodss in these consumable goodss Time limit.In this case, consumable goods can have the known fresh-keeping period, and system can record pass In the date of the article placed within the system, wherein freshness date is based on this date and known guarantor The fresh period.In other example, the identification of consumable goods can include fresh information and should consume or Abandon the date of these article.Such as, the RFID label tag on the container of food can use the mark of this food Know and guarantee date is programmed.At square frame 1615, one or more based in these consumable goodss Consumable goods and freshness date, generate recipe.Use this mode, the danger addled can be in by identification Product among danger, and the facilitated method for consuming these article is provided, reduce waste.Additionally, This recipe can also include: the list of other article that non-existent needs are bought in this custom system, Therefore shopping list easily has been provided the user, in order to obtain other article required for this recipe. In some instances, it is provided that numerous different recipes, in order to give user multiple option, can be based on The current desire of user or mood select one or more.In other example, user Desired dining type (such as, Italy's meal) can be inputted, and based on this input with this user's Present in system, consumable goods generates recipe.

Referring now to Figure 17, this Figure illustrates for providing a user with the notice that certain article has remained little Method 1700.Such as, method 1700 can be by the central server computer systems of Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 Or custom system performs, it is possible to use for the combination in any of the equipment described by these accompanying drawings Perform.First, at square frame 1705, receive the identification for one or more consumable goodss and quantity Data.According to square frame 1710, based on quantity over time, and with these article the threshold being associated Value level, determines the consumption tolerance of this consumable goods.As indicated by square frame 1715, based on this consumption Tolerance, generating instruction anticipated one or more consumable goodss to user will exhaust within the default time period Additional notice.Therefore, it can inform the user article almost sky.In some instances, use Family can be provided for generating the threshold value of these notices, in order to assists in ensuring that article will not be for sky. In other example, user can arrange threshold value based on the tolerance without article.Such as, If user has the lowest tolerance for not having milk, then the relative guarantor that threshold value can be arranged Keep, in order to before milk finishes off, generate additional notice the most in advance.Of course, it is possible to according to user preference Other threshold value various is set with tolerance, as those of ordinary skill in the art are readily apparent. In some instances, system can history based on user, be set adaptively threshold value.Such as, it is System can monitor when milk is supplemented by user, and based on historical data, determines threshold value and use Family is not for having the tolerance of milk.In this example, if user does not seldom have milk, and go through In history when remaining the 20% of existing milk, just milk is supplemented, therefore this threshold value can be entered Row arrange, in order to when milk be on close level 20% time, generate additional notice.Such as, when a product When product are close to due date, and/or when manufacturer send for these article when recalling, it is also possible to provide Additional notice.

The detailed description of the invention illustrated above in conjunction with accompanying drawing describes some exemplary embodiments, but it is also Do not indicate that and only can realize these embodiments, do not indicate that only these embodiments just fall into claims yet Protection domain within.Run through description use term " exemplary " mean " as example, Illustration or explanation ", but be not meant to than other embodiments " more preferably " or " more advantage ".Tool Body embodiment includes the thorough specific detail understood for providing described technology.However, it is possible to These technology are realized in the case of not using these specific detail.In some instances, in order to avoid The concept of described embodiment is caused fuzzy, show in block form known structure and parts.

Information and signal can use in multiple different technology and method any one represent.Example As, the data mentioned in running through above description, instruct, order, information, signal, bit, Symbol and chip can use voltage, electric current, electromagnetic wave, magnetic field or particle, light field or particle or its Combination in any represents.

For performing the general processor of herein described function, digital signal processor (DSP), specially With integrated circuit (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other PLD, Discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components or its combination in any, can be used to reality Now or perform combine content disclosed herein describe various exemplary frame and module.General procedure Device can be microprocessor, or, this processor can also be the processor of any routine, controller, Microcontroller or state machine.Processor can also be embodied as the combination of calculating equipment, such as, DSP The knot of the combination with microprocessor, some microprocessors, one or more microprocessor and DSP core Close, or other this kind of structure any.

Herein described function can use software, firmware or its any group that hardware, processor perform The mode closed realizes.When the software performed with processor realizes, these functions can be stored in On computer-readable medium, or as the one or more instructions on computer-readable medium or code It is transmitted.Other example and realization also fall into the protection domain of the present invention and appended claims thereof Within spirit.Such as, due to the essence of software, function described above can use by processing Software, hardware, firmware, hard wires or its combination in any that device performs realize.For realizing The feature of function can be physically distributed over multiple position, and it includes being scattered in the physical location different Realize a part for function.Additionally, as the application (it includes claims) uses, with At least one in " " it is that the "or" used in the list items terminated indicates the list separated, example As, list " at least one in A, B or C " means: A or B or C or AB or AC Or BC or ABC (that is, A and B and C).

Computer-readable medium includes computer-readable storage medium and communication media, and wherein communication media includes It is easy to transmit to another place any medium of computer program from a place.Storage medium is permissible It it is general or any usable medium that can access of special purpose computer.For example, but non-make Limit, computer-readable medium can include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or its Its disk storage, disk memory or other magnetic storage apparatus or can be used in carrying or storing There is instruction or the desired program code unit of data structure form can be by general or specific use Computer or general or special purpose processors carry out other medium any accessed.Additionally, can So that any connection is properly called computer-readable medium.For example, if software is to use together Shaft cable, optical fiber cable, twisted-pair feeder, digital subscriber line (DSL) or such as infrared ray, wireless With the wireless technology of microwave etc, from website, server or other remote source, then described Coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, twisted-pair feeder, DSL or such as infrared ray, wireless and microwave etc Wireless technology is included in the definition of described medium.As used in this application, disk and CD include Compact disk (CD), laser dish, laser disc, digital multi-purpose laser disc (DVD), floppy disk and blu-ray disc, Wherein disk the most magnetically replicates data, and CD then replicates data optically with laser.Above-mentioned Combination should also be as being included in the protection domain of computer-readable medium within.

For making any those of ordinary skill in this area be capable of or use the present invention, above around this Disclosure of the invention content is described.To those skilled in the art, the present invention is carried out Various amendments are apparent from, and, application-defined general principles can also be without departing from this It is applicable to other modification on the basis of the spirit of invention or protection domain.Run through terminology used in the present invention " example " or " exemplary " indicates example or example rather than implies or need to be stated Example there is any more preferably property.Therefore, the present invention be not limited to example described herein and Design, but consistent with the widest scope of principle disclosed in the present application and novel features.

Claims

1. a method, including:

At central computer system, from the first user system being away from described central computer system Receiving the identification for one or more consumable goodss and incremental data, described first user system includes using In the one or more weight sensor devices determining described identification and incremental data；

Based on the identification received and incremental data, determine the consumption degree of the one or more consumable goods Amount；

Consume tolerance based on described, generate and consume relevant information；And

The described letter relevant with consumption is sent to described first user system from described central computer system Breath.

Method the most according to claim 1, also includes:

At described central computer system receive from multiple different user systems extra identification and Incremental data, each in the plurality of different user system includes for determining described extra knowledge Not and the one or more extra weight sensor device of incremental data, and

Based on the identification received from described first user system and incremental data with from the plurality of difference The described extra identification of custom system and incremental data, determine the remittance of the one or more consumable goods Wastage in bulk or weight is measured.

Method the most according to claim 2, wherein, generates and consumes relevant information and include: Generate supply chain distribution information, for for described first user system and the plurality of different user system System supplements the one or more consumable goods and provides sufficient supply.

Method the most according to claim 2, wherein, described first user system and the plurality of Different user system include being in the following one or more in custom systems: the ground of restriction Reason region, the demographics of restriction, the interest group of restriction and the social networks limited.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption includes: The described one or more recipes consuming tolerance based on the one or more consumable goods.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption includes: Health & Fitness Tip for the first user of described first user system.

Method the most according to claim 6, wherein, described Health & Fitness Tip includes: to described It is predetermined that the consumption that one user carries out alerting to indicate one or more consumable goods exceedes with targets threshold Difference.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein, generates and consumes relevant information and include: For the one or more consumption consumed by the first user being associated with described first user system Product, generate the reward voucher for described first user.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein, generates and consumes relevant information and include: Based on the one or more consumable goodss consumed by the first user being associated with described first user system Consumption tolerance, to described first user provide targeted ads.

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein:

Described reception identifies and quantity packet includes: periodically receives and identifies and incremental data, and

Described determine that the described tolerance that consumes is based on incremental data difference in time.

11. methods according to claim 1, wherein:

Described reception identifies and quantity packet includes: periodically receive the identification for the first consumable goods And incremental data, and

Described determine that the described tolerance that consumes is leakage rate of based on described first consumable goods.

12. methods according to claim 11, wherein it is determined that described consumption tolerance be based on: Described first consumable goods repeatedly supplement on, the average loss speed of described first consumable goods.

13. methods according to claim 1, wherein, generate institute based on described consumption tolerance State and consume relevant information and include:

To described first user system generate additional notice with indicate one or more consumable goodss exhaust or Will exhaust.

14. methods according to claim 13, wherein, generate described additional notice and include:

Determine that the incremental data of the one or more consumable goods is less than and the one or more consumable goods The amount threshold being associated；And

Generate described additional notice.

15. methods according to claim 13, wherein, the described tolerance that consumes includes consumable goods Wear rate, and generate described additional notice and include:

Based on described wear rate, determine that the described consumable goods of prediction can exhaust within the default time period； And

Generate described additional notice.

16. methods according to claim 15, wherein, described for described consumable goods is preset Time period can be selected by described first user system.

17. 1 kinds of devices, including:

Collector module, its from first user system receive for one or more consumable goodss identification and Incremental data, and determine the one or more consumable goods based on the identification received and incremental data Consumption tolerance, described first user system includes for determining described identification and described incremental data One or more weight sense plane；

The information generator module relevant with consumption, it consumes tolerance based on described, generates and have with consumption The information closed；And

Network Interface Module, it sends the described information relevant with consumption to described first user system.

18. devices according to claim 17, wherein, described collector module is based on from described Identification that first user system receives and incremental data and extra from multiple different user systems Identifying and incremental data, determine the one or more consumable goods collects consumption tolerance.

19. devices according to claim 18, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption generates Device module collects consumption tolerance based on described, it is provided that supply chain distribution information, for for described first Custom system and the plurality of different user system provide the abundance of the one or more consumable goods to supply Should.

20. devices according to claim 18, wherein, described first user system and described many Individual different user system includes the one or more interior custom systems being in the following: restriction Geographic area, the demographics of restriction, the interest group of restriction and the social networks limited.

21. devices according to claim 17, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption includes: The described one or more recipes consuming tolerance based on the one or more consumable goods.

22. devices according to claim 17, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption includes: Health & Fitness Tip for the first user of described first user system.

23. devices according to claim 22, wherein, described Health & Fitness Tip includes: instruction one Individual or multiple consumable goods consumption exceedes the warning of the predetermined difference with targets threshold.

24. devices according to claim 17, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption includes: For the one or more consumption consumed by the first user being associated with described first user system Product, for the reward voucher of described first user.

25. devices according to claim 17, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption includes: Based on the one or more consumable goodss consumed by the first user being associated with described first user system Consumption tolerance, for the targeted ads of described first user.

26. devices according to claim 17, wherein:

Described collector module receives the described identification to the one or more consumable goods and incremental data Periodically update, and leakage rate based on the one or more consumable goods determines described consumption Tolerance.

27. devices according to claim 26, wherein, described consumption tolerance is based on described On repeatedly the supplementing of one or more consumable goodss, the average loss of one or more first consumable goodss speed Rate determines.

28. devices according to claim 17, wherein, described Network Interface Module is to described One custom system provides additional notice, to indicate one or more consumable goods to exhaust or will exhaust.

29. devices according to claim 28, wherein, the described tolerance that consumes includes consumable goods Wear rate, and the described information generator module relevant with consumption is next really based on described wear rate Surely predict that described consumable goods can exhaust within the default time period, and generate described additional notice.

30. 1 kinds of systems, including:

For receiving for the identification of one or more consumable goodss and incremental data from first user system Unit, wherein, described first user system is away from the described unit for receiving, described first user System includes the one or more weight sensing unit for determining described identification and incremental data；

For based on the identification received and incremental data, determining disappearing of the one or more consumable goods The unit of consumption tolerance；

For consuming tolerance based on described, generate and consume the unit of relevant information；And

For sending the unit of the described information relevant with consumption to described first user system.

31. systems according to claim 30, also include:

For receiving extra identification and the unit of incremental data from multiple different user systems, described many Each in individual different user system includes for determining described extra identification and the one of incremental data Individual or multiple extra weight sensing unit；And

For based on the identification received from described first user system and incremental data with from the plurality of The described extra identification of different user system and incremental data, determine the one or more consumable goods Collect consume tolerance unit.

32. systems according to claim 31, wherein, described relevant for generating and consuming The unit of information includes:

For generating supply chain distribution information, for for described first user system and the plurality of not Supplement the one or more consumable goods with custom system and the unit of sufficient supply is provided.

33. systems according to claim 31, wherein, described first user system and described many Individual different user system includes the one or more interior custom systems being in the following: restriction Geographic area, the demographics of restriction, the interest group of restriction and the social networks limited.

34. systems according to claim 30, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption includes: The described one or more recipes consuming tolerance based on the one or more consumable goods.

35. systems according to claim 30, wherein, the described information relevant with consumption includes: Health & Fitness Tip for the first user of described first user system.

36. systems according to claim 35, wherein, described Health & Fitness Tip includes: to described It is predetermined that the consumption that first user carries out alerting to indicate one or more consumable goods exceedes with targets threshold Difference.

37. systems according to claim 30, wherein:

Described identify and the unit of incremental data includes for receiving: identify for periodically receiving and The unit of incremental data, and

Described for determining that the described unit consuming tolerance includes: for based on incremental data in time Difference determines the described unit consuming tolerance.

38. systems according to claim 30, wherein, described relevant for generating and consuming The unit of information includes: for being disappeared for by the first user being associated with described first user system One or more consumable goodss of consumption, generate the unit of the reward voucher for described first user.

39. systems according to claim 30, wherein, described relevant for generating and consuming The unit of information includes: for being disappeared based on by the first user being associated with described first user system The consumption tolerance of one or more consumable goodss of consumption, provides the unit of targeted ads to described first user.

40. systems according to claim 30, wherein:

Described identify and the unit of incremental data includes for receiving: for periodically receiving for the The identification of one consumable goods and the unit of incremental data, and

Described for determining that the unit consuming tolerance includes: for consume based on described first consumable goods Speed determines the described unit consuming tolerance.