Patent ID: 11861557
Assignee: AWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A system for on-premise automated inventory control of liquid dispensing containers, the system comprising:
at least one inventory tracking device; and
a processing unit coupled to a memory storage, the processing unit being operative to perform the following:
connect to the at least one inventory tracking device over a first network, wherein the at least one inventory tracking device is configured to be in operative communication with the processing unit over the first network,
assign the at least one inventory tracking device with at least one liquid dispensing container, wherein the at least one inventory tracking device is configured to:
receive a flow of liquid through a chamber in fluid communication with the liquid dispensing container and arranged in proximity to a sensing device,
dispense the liquid from a corresponding liquid dispensing container, wherein the sensing device is configured to:
actuate in response to an indication of the liquid flow along an entire length of the chamber, and
actuate in response to an indication of the liquid flow along a portion of the entire length of the chamber,

receive individual inventory data from the at least one inventory tracking device,
assemble the individual inventory data into aggregated inventory data,
process the aggregated inventory data into the following:
parsed inventory data configured to be transmitted to a centralized server, and
local inventory data configured to be stored in the memory storage,

transmit the local inventory data in the memory storage,
connect to the centralized server over a second network,
receive a request to transmit the parsed inventory data, and
transmit, based on the request, the parsed inventory data to the centralized server.