Smart liquid containing system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smart beverage containers are not accurate in tracking water consumption, as they rely on mechanisms like accelerometers that can be falsified and may not be convenient for all users, limiting the means of consumption.
Innovation Solution
A smart beverage container with a capacitive sensing ring and multiple sensors (temperature, pressure, and accelerometer) that verifies human contact to accurately measure fluid consumption, allowing for various drinking methods and providing data on consumption through a display and wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional smart beverage containers use accelerometers to track water consumption, then the device can monitor fluid intake, but the tracking accuracy deteriorates because the mechanism can be falsified and does not verify actual consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a capacitive sensor ring as an intermediary element that directly contacts the user's lips during drinking. This sensor detects the presence of the user through capacitive coupling, serving as a mediator between the user and the tracking system. The sensor ring verifies actual consumption by detecting the unique capacitive signature of human lips, preventing falsification while maintaining accurate tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical accelerometer-based tilt detection system with an electrical field-based capacitive sensing system. Instead of measuring physical orientation changes, the system uses capacitive sensors to detect the presence and characteristics of the user's lips at the drinking aperture, providing more reliable verification of actual consumption.
2Measurement precision
If smart beverage containers use a smart straw to track water consumption, then the tracking mechanism is more direct, but the ease of operation deteriorates because it limits users to only one means of drinking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the beverage container itself multi-functional by integrating multiple sensing capabilities (capacitive sensor ring, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, accelerometer) into a single device. This allows the container to track consumption through various drinking methods (straw, direct sip, pouring) while maintaining accuracy, eliminating the need for users to adopt a single drinking method.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the sensing function into multiple independent sensors located at different positions on the container (sensor ring at the aperture, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, accelerometer). Each sensor handles specific aspects of consumption detection, allowing the system to accurately track various drinking methods while providing flexibility in how users consume their beverages.
3Device complexity
If conventional smart beverage containers use tilt-based acceleration sensing, then the device structure is simpler, but the measurement precision deteriorates because it cannot confirm actual water consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple sensing functions into a single integrated system. The capacitive sensor ring is integrated into the container structure, combining with temperature sensing, pressure sensing, and acceleration sensing capabilities. This unified approach maintains relatively simple device structure while dramatically improving consumption measurement accuracy through multi-parameter verification.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the accuracy of tracking fluid consumption by verifying human contact and providing comprehensive data on temperature, pressure, and fluid levels, ensuring reliable tracking across different consumption methods.
Implementation Method 1
the capacitive sensor includes a capacitive sensing ring (355) which may be used to verify human contact
Implementation Method 2
temperature sensor (325) may be used to monitor the temperature of a liquid stored within smart beverage container (100)
Implementation Method 3
pressure sensor (335) may be used to monitor the internal pressure of smart beverage container (100)
Data Source
AI summary
A system including: a container device, wherein said container device is configured to track or monitor a consumption of a liquid stored in said container device; a container body that is configured to store the liquid of which consumption of the liquid is tracked or monitored, in which said container body comprises a double walled container body for insulation; a container lid that is configured to prevent the liquid from escaping said double walled container body; a capacitive sensor, wherein said capacitive sensor is configured to monitor the liquid flowing in and out of said double walled container body; and an accelerometer implement, wherein said accelerometer implement is configured to determine a tilt of said double walled container body.