Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic ordering apparatus
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Application No.: US16967019Application Date: 2018-02-06
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Publication No.: US11869066B2Publication Date: 2024-01-09
- Inventor: Adam Dewey McBrady , Teresa Marta , Stephan Bork , Tong Shang
- Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2018/016951 2018.02.06
- International Announcement: WO2019/156650A 2019.08.15
- Date entered country: 2020-08-03
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q30/0601 ; G01G19/414 ; G06Q10/087

Abstract:
Apparatus and associated methods relate to an automatic ordering method including a network-connected machine-readable code scanner identifying a product, and a network-connected weigh scale identifying a current weight of the product, the method further triggering an automatic order process when the current weight crosses a predetermined threshold. In an illustrative example, the automatic order process may send a signal to a user's network-connected personal device containing a notification that the products current weight has crossed the predetermined threshold. The user may be presented one or more options, for example, regarding product purchase. In some examples, user setup selections may provide input to a function that determines the predetermined weight threshold. Various examples may include a network server. Online merchants providing online ordering of the product may also connect to the network server, for example. Various automatic ordering methods may advantageously facilitate and/or promote just-in-time delivery of consumable products.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210035192A1 NETWORK-CONNECTED SCALE FOR E-COMMERCE AND AUTOMATED REORDERING Public/Granted day:2021-02-04
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