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US 12,760,503 B2Granted
Object sensing and customized dispensing
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsJason M. Kwacz, Yachna Garg
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Abstract
A system for controlling a faucet includes a faucet having a spout, the spout configured to direct a fluid into a sink, an image sensor configured to collect image data, and a processor configured to analyze the image date. The processor may analyze the image data and assign a classification to an object included in the image data, select a flow attribute based on the assigned classification, and cause the faucet to direct a flow of fluid having the selected flow attribute into the sink.
Claims19
A system for controlling a faucet, the system comprising:
- a faucet including a spout configured to direct a fluid into a sink;
- an image sensor configured to collect image data;
- and
- a processor configured to analyze the image data and assign a classification to an object included in the image data, select a flow attribute based on the assigned classification, and cause the faucet to direct a flow of fluid having the selected flow attribute into the sink,
- wherein the processor is configured to analyze the image data and classify a surface adjacent to the faucet, analyze the image data and classify a volume of fluid on the surface, and control the faucet to reduce a flow rate of fluid directed into the sink or change a flow type of fluid directed into the sink or change a state of a drain valve.
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A faucet comprising:
- a spout configured to direct a flow of water into a sink;
- an image sensor configured to collect image data;
- and
- a processor configured to analyze the image data and assign a classification to an object included in the image data, select a flow attribute based on the assigned classification, and cause the faucet to direct a flow of fluid having the selected flow attribute into the sink,
- wherein the processor is configured to analyze the image data and classify a surface adjacent to the faucet, analyze the image data and classify a volume of fluid on the surface, and control the faucet to reduce a flow rate of fluid directed into the sink or change a flow type of fluid directed into the sink or change a state of a drain valve.
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A method of controlling a faucet, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, image data from an image sensor disposed on a faucet;
- analyzing, by the processor, the image data to assign a classification to an object included in the image data;
- selecting a flow attribute based on the assigned classification;
- dispensing a flow of fluid from the faucet having the flow attribute into a sink;
- analyzing, by the processor, the image data and classifying a surface adjacent to the faucet;
- analyzing, by the processor, the image data and classifying a volume of fluid on the surface;
- and
- controlling, by the processor, the faucet to reduce a flow rate of fluid directed into the sink or change a flow type of fluid directed into the sink or change a state of a drain valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.