Dispenser Activation Control System

1) I have invented a system that controls how many times a dispenser will dispense product in the presence of the same activator. It is comprised of a switch, a sensor, encoded activators, a memory device, and a processing unit. When the activator is within certain proximity of the sensor the sensor reads, hears, sees or otherwise detects the activator and the coded value from the activator is sent to the processing unit. The processing unit determines whether the dispenser should be activated. When this system activates the dispenser normal operation of the dispenser can occur thereby allowing product to be dispensed. The system will deactivate the dispenser after a programmable timeout period, or when the dispenser's primary switch is turned off, or by a combination of both of these based on a selectable algorithm.