Ingestion resistance through delayed dispenser activation

A dispensing system comprising:

• a container within which a material is contained and from which the material is dispensed through an outlet of the container;
• a sensor coupled to the container and configured to detect a presence of a user in proximity to the dispensing system;
• and
• a control system coupled to the outlet and the sensor, the control system including a logic controller, wherein:
• as the sensor detects the presence of the user in proximity to the dispensing system at a first time, the control system is not configured to inhibit a dispense event such that at least some of the material is dispensed from the container through the outlet at the first time, and
• as the sensor detects the presence of the user in proximity to the dispensing system at a second time within a predetermined time period after the first time and after the dispense event at the first time is complete as determined by the logic controller, the control system is configured to delay a subsequent dispense event such that no additional quantity of the material is dispensed from the container through the outlet during the predetermined time period, wherein the control system is configured to inhibit the subsequent dispense event from occurring until after the predetermined time period, wherein:
• the sensor comprises at least one of an active sensor, a passive sensor, an infrared sensor, a parallel sensor, a triangulated sensor, a position sensitive sensor, or a time of flight distance sensor.

A method of dispensing a material comprising:

• detecting a presence of a user in proximity to a dispensing system at a first time;
• dispensing the material such that at least some of the material is dispensed from a container of the dispensing system at the first time;
• programming a logic controller coupled to the container to limit a subsequent dispense event from occurring within a predetermined time period;
• detecting the presence of the user in proximity to the dispensing system at a second time within the predetermined time period after the first time and after the dispensing at the first time is complete;
• and
• delaying the subsequent dispense event such that no additional quantity of the material is dispensed from the container at the second time and during the predetermined time period, wherein:
• detecting the presence of the user comprises using a sensor comprising at least one of a capacitive sensor, an inductive sensor, a microwave sensor, an optical sensor, a sonar sensor, or a laser sensor.