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Apparatus and Method for Providing Product Information

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-06-27
THE GILLETTE CO
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The sensor system described in this patent has a tag with a sensor, analog to digital converter, and a radio-frequency chip. The tag is designed to change its environment and send a signal to the sensor. The sensor then sends an analog signal to the analog to digital converter, which converts it to a digital value. The chip then sends the digital signal to the first antenna, which sends it out. This technology allows for the effective use of a sensor system in various environments and can be used to collect data and track objects.

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Information associated with the environment of use of the goods and / or the quantity of goods used and remaining available may exist but may also be generally inaccessible to the typical consumer of the goods.

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[0039]A tag comprising a capacitive sensor strip coupled with an ADC may be arrayed within a package such as a mascara package, such that the sensor output will be analogous to the product quantity remaining within the package. An axis of the sensor may be aligned with the geometry of the package such that the portion of the sensor in contact with the product will change as the amount of product in the container changes. Upon interrogation, the tag sensor will provide an output to the ADC analogous to the product quantity remaining. The ADC will convert the output to a digital value and store that value in memory. The interrogator will read the stored value. The application software may then analyze the read value and interpret it in terms of the amount of product remaining. The software may then provide an output to the user indicating the amount of product remaining as a quantity or as a percentage of the original amount within the package.

[0040]The software may be written to prov...

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A sensor system comprises a tag. The tag comprises at least one sensor, an analog to digital converter, a passive radio-frequency chip, and a first antenna. The sensor is adapted to provide an output analogous to a change in an environment of the sensor. The sensor produces an analog output and includes output terminals. The analog to digital converter is adapted to convert an analog output of the sensor to a digital value. The analog to digital converter includes input and output terminals. The input terminals of the analog to digital converter are disposed in electrical communication with the output terminals of the sensor. The passive radio-frequency chip comprises a memory element, input terminals and output terminals. The input terminals are disposed in electrical communication with the output terminals of the analog to digital converter. The first antenna is disposed in electrical communication with the output terminals of the chip.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 580,379, filed Dec. 27, 2011 titled: SMART POWER SOURCE.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to systems and methods for determining information about a product. The invention relates particularly to the remote interrogation of product information and the subsequent use of the acquired information.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Consumable goods having a useful life defined in terms of the consumption of the goods are well known. The useful life may be viewed as one or more events associated with the consumption of at least a portion of the useful quantity of the goods. Information associated with the environment of use of the goods and / or the quantity of goods used and remaining available may exist but may also be generally inaccessible to the typical consumer of the goods. What is needed is a system and method for extracting product relevant informatio...

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IPC IPC(8): G06K19/067G06F17/00
CPCG01K1/024G01K3/04G06K7/0008G06K19/0717G06K19/077G06K19/07749H01Q1/2225G01N33/48792G06K7/10178G06K19/0723H01Q7/00H01Q9/16G06K7/10366G01D9/005G01N27/126G01V15/00A61F13/84A61F13/42G01D1/14G01D11/305G06K19/0716A61F2013/424A61F2013/8473A61F2013/8479A61F2013/8482G06F16/00G06K19/07773G06Q30/0623G01D9/007G06K7/10009
Inventor JOYCE, JONATHAN LIVINGSTONAMANN, MATHIASSTRIEMER, GRANT EDWARDSHERMAN, FAIZ FEISALDE CASTRO, JOSE TADEO VERGARABOURILKOV, JORDAN TODOROVMORROW, MARK WAYNESPECHT, STEVEN JEFFREY
Owner THE GILLETTE CO
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