Electronic steam seat

A method performed by an electronic steam seat device, wherein the electronic steam seat device comprises a base section, a steam chamber, and a seat section, wherein the base section comprises (i) a central cavity, (ii) an exterior surface, (iii) an upper edge, (iv) a receptacle containing water and removably positioned in the central cavity, (v) a heating element arranged to heat the receptacle in the central cavity, (vi) a control system configured to operate the heating element, and (vii) a control interface positioned on the exterior surface, wherein the steam chamber comprises (i) an upper edge, (ii) a bottom edge removably engaged with the upper edge of the base section, (iii) a sidewall, (iv) a temperature sensor positioned at a top portion of the steam chamber, (v) a conductive contact positioned along the bottom edge of the steam chamber and removably coupled to the control system, and (vi) a cable fixed to the sidewall of the steam chamber and connecting the temperature sensor to the conductive contact, and wherein the seat section comprises (i) a contoured seating surface and (ii) a bottom edge removably engaged with the upper edge of the steam chamber, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the control system, temperature data from the temperature sensor;
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• operating, by the control system, the heating element based on the temperature data to heat the receptacle, thereby producing steam in the steam chamber from the water in the receptacle.

A method of operating an electronic steam seat device comprising a base section, a steam chamber, and a seat section, the method comprising:

• adding water to a receptacle;
• removably positioning the receptacle in a central cavity of the base section, wherein the base section comprises (i) a heating element arranged to heat the receptacle in the central cavity, (ii) a control system configured to operate the heating element based on temperature data, and (iii) a control interface positioned on an exterior surface of the base section;
• removably engaging an upper edge of the base section with a bottom edge of the steam chamber, wherein the steam chamber comprises (i) a temperature sensor positioned at a top portion of the steam chamber, (ii) a conductive contact positioned along the bottom edge of the steam chamber, and (iii) a cable fixed to a sidewall of the steam chamber, wherein the cable connects the temperature sensor to the conductive contact, and wherein removably engaging the upper edge of the base section with the bottom edge of the steam chamber removably couples the conductive contact to the control system such that the temperature sensor provides the temperature data to the control system via the conductive contact;
• removably engaging an upper edge of the steam chamber with a bottom edge of the seat section, wherein the seat section includes a contoured seating surface, and wherein removably engaging the upper edge of the steam chamber with the bottom edge of the seat section causes the contoured seating surface to be positioned above the steam chamber;
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• providing, via the control interface, an instruction that causes the control system to operate the heating element to heat the receptacle, thereby producing steam in the steam chamber from the water in the receptacle.