Patent ID: 11869066
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. An automatic ordering apparatus comprising:
a processor;
a machine-readable code scanner (MRCS) operably coupled to the processor and configured to capture product identifying information associated with a product container;
wherein the processor is configured to be operably coupled to a force sensor adapted to output a force signal representative of a level of contents within the product container; and
a data store operably coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations to automatically generate a product reorder signal, the operations comprising:
receiving, via the MRCS, the captured product identifying information for the product container;
validating the captured product identifying information;
sending, based on the validation, an electronic request message to a product information database to access force information associated with the received identifying information;
receiving, from the force sensor, the force signal representative of a current level of contents within the product container;
retrieving a predetermined threshold for the level of contents within the product container;
comparing the current level of contents in the product container to the predetermined threshold for the level of contents within the product container; and,
generating a reorder signal when the force signal indicates a higher level of contents in the product container than the predetermined threshold.