Patent ID: 11887047
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
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.