Patent ID: 9617140
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B67D,G01D,G01G,G06Q,H04B,H04L,H04Q,H04W,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a sensor structure configured to removably couple to an outside of a vessel and fit within an inner diameter of a bottom of the vessel; a plurality of sensors within the sensor structure, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to provide a combined weight of the vessel, contents contained in the vessel, and identification information regarding the contents contained in the vessel, and wherein a combination of the sensor structure and the plurality of sensors supports the vessel when disposed between the bottom of the vessel and a surface; a transmitter within the sensor structure and communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of sensors, the transmitter configured to transmit the combined weight of the vessel and the contents contained in the vessel; and a communication gateway configured to: