US 12,460,446 B2
Method and a housing for storing and controllably releasing a product
Christine Anne Maccuish, Glasgow (GB); and Ahmed Nisham, Glasgow (GB)
Assigned to MODEREAT LTD, Glasgow (GB)
Appl. No. 18/264,553
Filed by MODEREAT LTD, Glasgow (GB)
PCT Filed Feb. 9, 2022, PCT No. PCT/GB2022/050353
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 7, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/172008, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2101769 (GB), filed on Feb. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0044173 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 43/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/00 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01)
CPC E05B 43/005 (2013.01) [E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); G16H 20/00 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controllably releasing a product to a user from a housing, the housing comprising; at least one compartment, and an access opening for accessing the compartment, the access opening having a locked state and an unlocked state, and the method comprising:
locking the access opening to the housing to prevent access to the product;
monitoring a measurable parameter, and comparing the measurable parameter with a threshold value;
determining whether to unlock the access opening by determining whether the monitored measurable parameter meets the threshold value; and either
(a) in response to determining that the access opening should be unlocked, unlocking the access opening allowing the user to access the product located within the compartment; or
(b) in response to determining that the access opening should not be unlocked, keeping the access opening locked, continuing to prevent the user from accessing the product located within the compartment;
providing software for use on a mobile communication device, the software being configured to communicate with the housing, and/or software in the housing itself;
providing user information by the user to the software in a set-up step; and
using the user information by the software to predict a habit of the user, preferably by machine learning.