Automatic hygienic toilet seat with wireless proximity sensor and controller

An automatic hygienic toilet seat system comprising:

• at least one automatic hygienic toilet seat assembly,
• at least one wireless proximity sensor,
• at least one wireless seat controller, and
• a wireless access point;
• the at least one automatic hygienic toilet seat assembly comprising:
• a toilet seat,
• a motor assembly, and
• a housing, enclosing the toilet seat and the motor assembly,
• wherein the motor assembly is configured to dispense a supply of sanitary tubular material around the toilet seat;
• the at least one wireless proximity sensor comprising:
• an infrared sensor comprising an infrared light emitting diode and an infrared detector,
• a first microcomputer controller, and
• a radio receiver-emitter;
• the first microcomputer controller comprising a processor configured to communicate with and to control the infrared sensor and the radio receiver-emitter;
• wherein the at least one wireless proximity sensor is configured to detect an object within a predetermined proximity to the infrared sensor and to emit a signal to the wireless seat controller via the wireless access point;
• the at least one wireless seat controller comprising:
• a motor interface,
• a second microcomputer controller, and
• a radio receiver-emitter;
• the second microcomputer controller comprising a processor configured to communicate with and to control the motor interface;
• wherein the at least one wireless seat controller is configured to receive a signal from the at least one wireless proximity sensor via the wireless access point and to activate the motor assembly of the at least one automatic hygienic toilet seat assembly to dispense the sanitary tubular material to cover the toilet seat.

An automatic hygienic toilet seat system comprising:

• a plurality of automatic hygienic toilet seat assemblies,
• a plurality of wireless proximity sensors, and
• a plurality of wireless seat controllers;
• wherein one of the plurality of wireless proximity sensors, one of the plurality of wireless seat controllers, and one of the plurality of automatic hygienic toilet seats are disposed in a plurality of adjacent restroom stalls;
• wherein each of the plurality of automatic hygienic toilet seat assemblies comprises:
• a toilet seat,
• a motor assembly, and
• a housing, enclosing the toilet seat and the motor assembly,
• wherein the motor assembly is configured to dispense a supply of sanitary tubular material around the toilet seat;
• wherein each of the plurality of wireless proximity sensors comprises:
• an infrared sensor comprising an infrared light emitting diode and an infrared detector,
• a first microcomputer controller, and
• a radio receiver-emitter;
• the first microcomputer controller comprising a processor configured to communicate with and to control the infrared sensor and the radio receiver-emitter;
• wherein each of the plurality of wireless proximity sensors is configured to detect an object within a predetermined proximity to the infrared sensor and to emit a signal to one of the plurality of wireless seat controllers;
• wherein each of the plurality of wireless seat controllers comprises:
• a motor interface,
• a second microcomputer controller, and
• a radio receiver-emitter;
• the second microcomputer controller comprising a processor configured to communicate with and to control the motor interface;
• wherein each of the plurality of wireless seat controllers is configured to receive a signal from one of the plurality of wireless proximity sensors and to activate a motor assembly of one of the plurality of automatic hygienic toilet seats to dispense a sanitary tubular material to cover a seat portion of the one automatic hygienic toilet seat,
• wherein each of the plurality of wireless seat controllers is paired to a single one of the plurality of wireless proximity sensors.