IP Library Granted Patent US 8,718,817
Granted Patent B2
US 8,718,817 · App. 12/001,061 · Granted May 6, 2014

Programmed dispensing of consumable compositions

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Patent No.
US 8,718,817
App. No.
12/001,061
Granted
May 6, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems and computer-readable mediums may provide for performing one or more operations including, but not limited to: obtaining dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen; dispensing of at least one dose of a consumable composition into a container according to the dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen; and detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition via from data from at least one sensor incorporated into the container configured to measure at least one property selected from: a physical property, a chemical property, an optical property or an electrical property.

Claims (36)

1. A method for administering a consumable composition, the method comprising:

obtaining dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen;

dispensing at least one dose of a consumable composition into a container according to the dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen; and

detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition via from data from at least one sensor configured to measure at least one property selected from: a physical property, a chemical property, an optical property or an electrical property.

2. A system for administering a consumable composition, the system comprising:

a computing device configured for obtaining dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen;

a dispenser module configured for dispensing at least one dose of a consumable composition into a container according to the dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen; and

at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition via measurement of at least one of: a physical property, a chemical property, an optical property or an electrical property.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a presence of a bodily fluid.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the dispenser module configured for dispensing of at least one dose of a consumable composition into a container according to the dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen includes:

a dispenser module configured for delaying dispensing a second dose of the consumable composition until a detection of the at least one ingestion of the consumable composition.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a movement of the container containing the consumable composition.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a pressure applied to the container containing the consumable composition.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a volume of fluid in of the container containing the consumable composition.

8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a mass of fluid in of the container containing the consumable composition.

9. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a capacitance of fluid in of the container containing the consumable composition.

10. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting an outflow rate of the consumable composition from of the container containing the consumable composition.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting an outflow rate of the consumable composition from of the container containing the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a rate of change of a volume of a fluid in of the container containing the consumable composition.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting an outflow rate of the consumable composition from of the container containing the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a rate of change of a mass of a fluid in of the container containing the consumable composition.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting an outflow rate of the consumable composition from of the container containing the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a rate of change of a capacitance of a fluid in of the container containing the consumable composition.

14. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor configured for detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition includes:

at least one sensor configured for detecting a degree of inclination of the container containing the consumable composition.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including one or more computer readable instructions for execution of a process on a computing device, the process comprising:

obtaining dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen;

dispensing at least one dose of a consumable composition into a container according to the dosing schedule data associated with a consumable composition regimen; and

detecting at least one indication of at least one ingestion of the consumable composition from data received from at least one sensor, the data including at least one of: physical property data, chemical property data, optical property data or electrical property data.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2016
From: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I LLC
To: GEARBOX, LLC
Reel/Frame 037540/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2014
From: SEARETE LLC
To: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC
Reel/Frame 031933/0445 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2008
From: HYDE, RODERICK A.; LEUTHARDT, ERIC C.; LORD, ROBERT W.; TEGREENE, CLARENCE T.; WOOD, JR., LOWELL L.
To: SEARETE LLC
Reel/Frame 020795/0197 →