Patent ID: 9715673
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G16H,Y02W

Claim:
1. A system for managing replacement of consumables, the system including: an installed base of equipment assemblies, each equipment assembly including at least one of a gas chromatograph, a liquid chromatograph, a spectrometer and a mass-spectrometer; an installed base of consumables, each consumable having a limited lifetime and being used in combination with a said equipment assembly, the installed base of consumables including gas purifiers that are recyclable; a server for registering the consumables, the server including: a web portal configured to give an end user or a provider, such as a manufacturer, a channel partner, a distributor or a service agent of the consumable, access to the server, the web portal being accessible via the Internet; and at least one electronic programmable signalling device that is associated with a specific consumable of the system, the electronic programmable signalling device including at least one of a display, coloured LEDs and a sound generator to indicate that replacement is required, wherein the electronic programmable signalling device is programmable on the basis of the replacement advice, wherein the web portal is configured for inputting at least the following data: wherein the web portal is configured to output at least the replacement advice that is associated with the registered consumable of a said end user.