METHOD FOR DETERMINING USAGE AND AUTHENTICATION OF A PAPER PRODUCT IN A DISPENSER

A system and control method for determining an amount of paper product dispensed from a dispenser or remaining in the dispenser is provided. The paper product is initially loaded in the dispenser as a paper product formation, such as a roll or stack of the product. At defined intervals, a digital im...

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Hauptverfasser:	KIRKLAND, Jason, MOEDE, Warren, SHEEHAN, Chrissy M, BECKER, Stephen, TRAMONTINA, Paul F, ZIELINSKI, Matthew T, SCHULZ, Thomas H, DUNBAR, Charlene B, SHIPP JR., Peter W
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COFFEE MILLS COMPUTING CONVEYING COUNTING DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES FURNITURE HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES HUMAN NECESSITIES IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR SPICE MILLS STORING SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL TOILET ACCESSORIES TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and control method for determining an amount of paper product dispensed from a dispenser or remaining in the dispenser is provided. The paper product is initially loaded in the dispenser as a paper product formation, such as a roll or stack of the product. At defined intervals, a digital image of an aspect of the paper product formation in the dispenser is taken and transmitted to a digital imager processor. A feature of the digital image that changes as the paper product formation decreases in size as the paper product is dispensed is analyzed and compared with a predetermined value of the feature at a predefined size of the paper product formation to determine an amount of the paper product dispensed or remaining in the dispenser.