US 11,887,047 B2
System with refrigerator and self-reporting container
Richard A McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/079,905.
Application 17/079,905 is a continuation of application No. 15/615,369, filed on Jun. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,817,834.
Application 15/615,369 is a continuation of application No. 12/256,502, filed on Oct. 23, 2008, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2021/0042690 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 20/60 (2018.01); G06Q 50/22 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 20/60 (2018.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a refrigerator;
a container within the refrigerator for storing a substance and comprising a sensing and reporting system configured to determine an amount of substance within the container, wherein the sensing and reporting system comprises:
a sensor configured to sense the amount of substance in the container;
a transmitter in communication with a remote device; and
a processor in communication with the sensor and the transmitter;
wherein, upon moving the container, the processor is configured to:
activate the sensor to sense the amount of substance in the container and provide an indication of the sensed amount of substance in the container to the processor; and
activate the transmitter to transmit the indication of the amount of substance to the remote device, and
wherein the sensing and reporting system is further configured to sense a squeezing of the container.