Occupancy surveillance for plumbing fixtures
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsWilliam Kuru, Jason M. Kwacz, Ariana Smies, Prasanth Jayakumar, Yachna Garg, Yunjie Zhang, Robin Whitfield
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Abstract
A control system for a plumbing fixture includes at least a network device, a plumbing fixture, and a controller. The network device is configured to detect a plurality of connections for mobile devices in an indoor space associated with the plumbing fixture. A controller configured to compare the plurality of connections to an occupancy threshold and generate a command for the plumbing fixture.
Claims20
A control system for a plumbing fixture, the control system comprising:
- a network device configured to detect a plurality of connections for mobile devices in an indoor space;
- a plumbing fixture associated with the indoor space;
- and
- a controller configured to compare the plurality of connections to an occupancy threshold and generate a command for the plumbing fixture.
A water appliance comprising:
- a valve configured to direct water toward or away from a water appliance;
- a network device configured to detect a plurality of connections for mobile devices;
- and
- a controller configured to compare the plurality of connections to an occupancy threshold and generate a command for the valve.
A method to control a plumbing fixture in response to activity on a wireless network, the method comprising:
- receiving usage data from a wireless network;
- comparing the usage data to a threshold;
- and
- generating a command for a plumbing fixture in response to the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.