CPC B67D 1/0019 (2013.01) [A45F 3/16 (2013.01); A45F 3/18 (2013.01); A47J 31/002 (2013.01); A47J 31/005 (2013.01); A47J 31/40 (2013.01); A47J 31/46 (2013.01); A47J 31/52 (2013.01); A47J 31/521 (2018.08); A47J 31/525 (2018.08); A47J 31/5253 (2018.08); B01F 33/50111 (2022.01); B01F 35/2112 (2022.01); B65D 47/122 (2013.01); B65D 47/127 (2013.01); B65D 51/2807 (2013.01); B65D 81/3227 (2013.01); B67D 1/0078 (2013.01); B67D 1/0079 (2013.01); B67D 1/0871 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); B67D 1/1231 (2013.01); B67D 1/1238 (2013.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01); B65D 85/804 (2013.01); B67D 1/0001 (2013.01); B67D 1/102 (2013.01); B67D 1/1247 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0091 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0093 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0096 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0811 (2013.01); B67D 2001/1263 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00146 (2013.01); G01F 23/292 (2013.01); G01F 23/2927 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a container assembly that stores a liquid;
a tag;
a vessel that contains an additive to be dispensed into the liquid in the container assembly, and the vessel including a valve, and the vessel being associated with the tag;
an aperture, the aperture structured to removably retain the vessel; and
a dispensing assembly that includes:
a mechanism, associated with the vessel, to transfer additive from the respective vessel to the liquid in the container assembly;
a processor that is configured to process communications with the tag;
a memory that includes a non-transitory processor-readable storage media that includes instructions, and the instructions readable by the processor in operation; and
a communication element, and the process communications including (a) the processor reading first data from the tag through the communication element and (b) the processor writing second data to the tag through the communication element.
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