Global Patent Index - EP 3671007 A1

EP 3671007 A1 20200624 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CONTENT OF A STORAGE UNIT

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CONTENT OF A STORAGE UNIT

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINES INHALTS EINER SPEICHEREINHEIT

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION D'UN CONTENU D'UNE UNITÉ DE STOCKAGE

Publication

EP 3671007 A1 20200624 (EN)

Application

EP 18213029 A 20181217

Priority

EP 18213029 A 20181217

Abstract (en)

The present invention pertains to a device (22) for determining a content of a storage unit (14; 18) which is configured to store and supply a medium for an application-specific use, wherein the device (22) comprises a measuring unit (24; 26) for determining a remaining content stored in the storage unit (14; 18) and a controller (28) for processing the determined remaining content so as to calculate an application-specific parameter being indicative of a remaining service performance of the storage unit (14; 18) for the application-specific use.

IPC 8 full level

F17C 13/02 (2006.01); B67D 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F17C 13/02 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0192 (2013.01); F17C 2250/032 (2013.01); F17C 2250/034 (2013.01); F17C 2250/036 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0408 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0421 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0426 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0443 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0473 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0491 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0495 (2013.01); F17C 2250/061 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0615 (2013.01); F17C 2270/02 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0545 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3671007 A1 20200624; WO 2020126074 A1 20200625

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18213029 A 20181217; EP 2019025425 W 20191129