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US 12,345,034 B2Granted
Toilet
OwnerTrafton D. Rodgersinventor
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Abstract
A method of operating a toilet includes detecting movement, using an imaging device comprising a sensor, of eyes of a person, wherein the imaging device is attached to or associate with the toilet. Using a computer processor analyzing imaging received from the imaging device, one or more directions that the person's eyes are pointing towards is determined. The directions are compared with prestored commands and a first prestored command is executed in response to the one or more directions matching the first prestored command.
Claims17
A toilet comprising:
- a bowl configured to flush waste deposited in the bowl;
- a computer processor;
- an image sensor configured to take images proximate to the toilet of a person;
- memory configured to store modules, wherein the processor is configured to, when running a first module:
- detect movement of eyes of the person;
- determine an eye movement vector direction indicating a change in direction of the person's eyes;
- compare the eye movement vector direction with prestored commands associated with different vector directions;
- and
- execute a first prestored command in response to the eye movement vector direction matching the first prestored command.
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A toilet comprising:
- a bowl configured to flush waste deposited in the bowl;
- a computer processor;
- an imaging device comprising sensor configured to take images proximate to the toilet of a person;
- a microphone;
- memory configured to store modules, wherein the processor is configured to, when running a first module:
- turn on a computing system that includes the imaging device and microphone so that the imaging device and microphone are turned on;
- detect, using one or more sensors, if a triggering event executed by the person has occurred;
- and
- automatically activate receiving of data by the imaging device and microphone so that the imaging device and microphone are receiving imaging data and audio data, respectively, in response to detecting that the triggering event has occurred by or to the person;
- and
- transmitting data communications between (1) an operating computer and (2) at least one of:
- the imaging device and microphone over a wide area network so that an operator located remote from the person can have hands free communication with the person to assist the person due to the triggering event.
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A method of operating a toilet, the method comprising:
- detecting movement, using an imaging device comprising a sensor, of eyes of a person, wherein the imaging device is attached to or associate with the toilet;
- determine, using a computer processor analyzing imaging received from the imaging device, eye movement direction that the person's eyes are moving from a first direction to a second direction;
- compare, using the computer processor, the eye movement direction with prestored commands;
- and
- execute, using the computer processor, a first prestored command in response to the eye movement direction matching the first prestored command.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.