Patent ID: 11969678
Assignee: BRITA LP
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 7:
8. A method of monitoring a container system, comprising:
providing a monitoring system within a container that includes: one or more sidewalls extending from a first end to a second end; a bottom wall extending between the one or more sidewalls; and a dispensing assembly operable to allow a fluid to be selectively dispensed from the container;
connecting a filter assembly to the container;
detecting, with a light sensor of the monitoring system, an existence of an ambient light when the filter assembly is selectively removed from the container, the monitoring system is integrated into the filter assembly;
determining a status of whether a threshold is reached based at least upon one or more signals generated by the monitoring system in response to the existence of the ambient light; and
outputting an indication of the determined status.