Patent ID: 8783510

Claim:
A refill container for receipt in a dispensing system, the container comprising: an enclosure for carrying dispensable material; a pump mechanism coupled to said enclosure; a nozzle operatively connected to said pump mechanism, wherein actuation of said pump mechanism dispenses a quantity of material through said nozzle; a neck extending from said enclosure and carrying said pump mechanism and said nozzle; a collar disposed around said neck; and an identifier ring comprising a wire coil having a capacitor connected thereto, said wire coil disposed around and coaxial with said collar and said neck and spaced apart a predetermined distance away from said enclosure, wherein said identifier ring has one of a selected number of electronic signatures, wherein said selected number of electronic signatures corresponds to a different number of dispensing systems in which the enclosure can be received, and wherein a value of said capacitor determines said electronic signature.