System and method for determining the use or consumption of tangible prodcuts and for delivery according to use or consumption

摘要

The present invention relates to system and method for inventory management, more specifically to the tracking of use and/or consumption of tangible products at a user's location. In accordance with the invention, consumption data is determined and analyzed. Consumption data may include time-referenced and/or quantitative data about the tangible product, so that the origin/supplier is informed about the consumption behavior of the user.

主权项

1. A method for formulating and/or optimizing a flatrate pricing model for one or more tangible products, the method comprising:
(a) providing a tracking device associated with one or more tangible products, the tracking device being adapted for determining data associated with identity and/or consumption information related to the one or more tangible products at a point of first use and/or consumption by a consumer of said one or more tangible products; (b) authorizing or enabling a user to utilize the tracking device; (c) providing an identification module adapted to determine consumption data of the tangible product based, at least in part, on information obtained from said tracking device, wherein said identification module comprises a sensor, storage/database, CPU/processor, and a communication interface; (d) receiving and/or storing consumption data in a database at an origin of the one or more tangible products; and (e) formulating and/or optimizing the pricing model based on the consumption data.