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Granted Patent B2
US 12,450,449 · App. 18/948,656 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Wireless device and selective user control and management of a wireless device and data

Inventor: Edward P. Espinosa (Madrid, ES)
Assignee: Jeffrey S Melcher
G06K7/10297G06K7/10366G06K19/0717G06K19/07773G06Q10/00G08C17/00G08C17/02
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Patent No.
US 12,450,449
App. No.
18/948,656
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method to provide user marketing recommendations or suggestions based on an interaction between a user and a product, using a radio frequency tag in communication with the product, a radio frequency reader, and a computing device. A motion of the user detected by the radio frequency tag is used to generate a signal containing level of motion, which is utilized by the computing device to determine a level of user interaction and generate marketing information. Marketing information about how to use the product in a recipe is sent to the user interface device.

Claims (45)

1. A system for interaction sensing of an item, comprising:

a processing circuitry; and

a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the system to:

receive at least one radio frequency (RF) signal from at least one RF tag;

extract a signal from the at least one RF signal, wherein the RF signal is a measure of a condition at the at least one RF tag;

analyze the RF signal to determine an interaction event to be associated with an interaction of the item attached to the at least one RF tag; and

upon detecting the interaction event:

send a notification including an identification of the at least one RF tag, wherein the notification includes collateral product information associated with the interacted item attached to the at least one RF tag; and

display the collateral product information of the interacted item on a display on a physical location of the interacted item;

wherein each signal extracted from the at least one received RF signal is based on a frequency adjustment performed at the RF tag.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is further configured to detect an interaction event when the RF signal indicates a change in a value detected by the at least one RF tag.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the change in the value corresponds with a location change of the at least one RF tag.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein upon sending the notification including the identification of the at least one RF tag, retrieving content associated with the item attached to the at least one RF tag.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one RF signal is received from the at least one RF tag via a RF reader.

6. The system of claim 1 , further providing, by the computing device, natural language to provide: a search, a query, a notification, an alert, a command, or a recommendation regarding product information, marketing information, the status, the condition, or at least one measurement corresponding to the status or the condition associated with the at least one RF tag.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing system is further configured to use artificial intelligence.

8. The system for interaction sensing of an item and purchasing the item in response to the sensing, comprising:

a processing circuitry; and

a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the system to:

receive at least one signal from at least one radio frequency (RF) tag, wherein each of the least one RF tag is attached to an item;

extract a signal from the at least one received RF signal, wherein the signal is a measure of the at least one RF tag;

analyze the RF signal to determine an interaction event to be associated with an interaction of the item attached to the at least one RF tag;

upon detecting the interaction event, the system is further configured to:

send a notification including an identification of the at least one RF tag, wherein the notification includes information associated with the interacted item attached to the at least one RF tag;

prompt a user to purchase the interacted item, and upon the user selecting to purchase the item; and

associate a user's purchase account with the interacted item; and

commence the purchase of the item upon detecting the user changing a location where the item is sold.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system is further configured to determine a change in location, based on a location of a user device in proximity with the user.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user's purchase account is associated with the item based on the identification of the at least one RF tag attached to the item, and the location of a user device of the user within the location where the item is sold.

11. The system of claim 8 , further providing, by the computing device, natural language to provide: a search, a query, a notification, an alert, a command, or a recommendation regarding the product information, marketing information, the status, the condition, or at least one measurement corresponding to the status or the condition associated with the at least one RF tag.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing system is further configured to use artificial intelligence.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing system is further configured to use artificial intelligence.

14. A system for determining a level of interaction with a product in response to battery-less interaction sensing information, comprising:

a processing circuitry; and

a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the system to:

receive from a RF reader radio frequency (RF) signals from a plurality of RF tags, wherein each of the RF tags is attached to a product, and each RF signal contains an indication of a condition at the RF tag;

extract a signal from each of the RF signals received from the plurality of RF tags;

analyze each of the extracted signals to detect an interaction event associated with each RF tag; and

determine analytics related to a level of interaction with the product based on the detected interaction events.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the analytics includes one of: a level of interaction, a number of interactions, or a location of the each of the plurality of RF tags.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the system is further configured to prompt a user to purchase the product when an interaction event is detected.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the system is further configured to determine whether the product associated with the interaction event is also associated with a digital coupon and identify a user's level of interaction with the product, upon determining that the product is associated with the digital coupon.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the system is further configured to prompt a user to purchase the product associated with the interaction event, upon detecting the interaction event.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the interaction event corresponds to a change in the analyzed RF signal due to a temperature change or a location change for one or more of the plurality of RF tags.

20. The system of claim 14 , further providing, by the computing device, natural language to provide: a search, a query, a notification, an alert, a command, or a recommendation regarding the product information, marketing information, the status, the condition, or at least one measurement corresponding to the status or the condition associated with the at least one RF tag.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: ESPINOSA, EDWARD P.
To: MELCHER, JEFFREY S.
Reel/Frame 069279/0042 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18821922 · Aug 30, 2024
Continuation 18424929 · Jan 29, 2024
Continuation 18135451 · Apr 17, 2023
Continuation 17951431 · Sep 23, 2022
Continuation 16930682 · Jul 16, 2020
Continuation 16193010 · Nov 16, 2018
Provisional Application 62589674 · Nov 22, 2017
Related Publication 20250068864A1 · Feb 27, 2025
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