Patent ID: 11891295
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  F | IPC B  F  G

Claim 8:
9. A computing system for tracking liquid consumption, the computing system comprising:
a liquid dispenser configured to selectively dispense a liquid therefrom, the liquid dispenser comprising a camera provided on an exterior surface of the liquid dispenser;
a flow meter provided at the liquid dispenser, the flow meter detecting an amount of liquid dispensed from the liquid dispenser; and
a controller operably coupled to the liquid dispenser and the flow meter, wherein the controller is configured to perform a series of operations, the series of operations comprising:
receiving an input from a user to initiate a liquid dispensing operation from the dispenser;
determining an identity of the user providing the input, the user being a first user among a group of users, wherein determining the identity of the user comprises:
capturing, via the camera, an image of the user initiating the liquid dispensing operation;
comparing the captured image to a database of stored images; and
determining that the captured image matches a stored image from the database of stored images registered to the first user;

performing the liquid dispensing operation to dispense a volume of liquid;

determining a volume of liquid dispensed by the dispenser; and
displaying a first prompt to the first user in response to determining the volume of liquid dispensed, the first prompt comprising a request to confirm that the volume of liquid dispensed is intended for the first user.