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US 2025/0028292 A1Published application
User identity in household appliances
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsJonathan D. Bradley, Marwan Estiban, Rafael Rexach, Nicole Allis
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Abstract
A communication system provides feedback data for at least one water consuming device. The communication system includes a data collection interface, a controller, and an output interface. The data collection interface is configured to receive user data from at least one collection device. The controller is configured to perform an analysis of the user data from the at least one collection device. The output interface is configured to provide feedback data based on the analysis of the user data to a water consuming device.
Claims20
A toilet comprising:
- a toilet tank;
- a toilet housing enclosing at least one plumbing component and at least one electrical component;
- a sensor configured to generate sensor data for a user of the toilet;
- and
- a controller configured to identify a user from the sensor data and determine an auxiliary command for an auxiliary device external to the toilet.
2 more elements
A toilet seat comprising:
- a sensor configured to generate sensor data for a user of the toilet;
- and
- a controller configured to identify a user from the sensor data and determine an auxiliary command for an auxiliary device external to the toilet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.