Plumbing control system, method, and apparatus for preventing repeated use of an appliance with feedback
AssigneeSDB IP Holdings, LLC
InventorRock R. Allard, III
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Abstract
Provided is a system and method for operating a restroom appliance. The system includes a valve configured to control flow of a fluid to the restroom appliance by a valve operation, an actuator configured to request the valve operation, an indicator arranged as a ring surrounding the actuator, and at least one controller in communication with the actuator, the valve, and the indicator, the at least one controller programmed or configured to: cause the valve operation based at least partially on input received through the actuator, and control the indicator to display at least one visual state based at least partially on the valve operation.
Claims18
A system for operating a restroom appliance, comprising:
- a valve configured to control flow of a fluid to the restroom appliance by a valve operation;
- an actuator configured to request the valve operation;
- an indicator arranged as a ring surrounding the actuator;
- and
- at least one controller in communication with the actuator, the valve, and the indicator, the at least one controller programmed or configured to:
- (i) cause the valve operation based at least partially on input received through the actuator, and (ii) control the indicator to display at least one visual state based at least partially on the valve operation.
A system for operating a restroom appliance having a valve, comprising:
- an actuator configured to request a valve operation for the valve;
- an indicator arranged as a ring surrounding the actuator;
- an outer ring arranged as a ring surrounding the indicator;
- and
- at least one controller in communication with the actuator, the valve, and the indicator, the at least one controller programmed or configured to:
- (i) cause the valve operation based at least partially on input received through the actuator, and (ii) control the indicator to display at least one visual state based at least partially on the valve operation.
A system for operating a restroom appliance having a valve, comprising:
- an actuator configured to request a valve operation for the valve;
- an indicator arranged as a ring surrounding the actuator, the ring directly adjacent to an outer circumference of the actuator;
- and
- at least one controller in communication with the actuator, the valve, and the indicator, the at least one controller programmed or configured to:
- (i) cause the valve operation based at least partially on input received through the actuator, and (ii) control the indicator to display at least one visual state based at least partially on the valve operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.