System for the monitor and control of rest rooms
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1. A rest room control system, comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to monitor or control a function associated with the rest room; and
a controller operably coupled to the one or more sensors, and configured to receive data therefrom associated with the function, and communicate a status condition associated with the function in response thereto.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a rest room control system including one or more sensors configured to monitor or control a function associated with the rest room. The system also includes a controller operably coupled to the one or more sensors, and configured to receive data therefrom associated with the function, and communicate a status condition associated with the function in response thereto.
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42 Claims
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1. A rest room control system, comprising:
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one or more sensors configured to monitor or control a function associated with the rest room; and
a controller operably coupled to the one or more sensors, and configured to receive data therefrom associated with the function, and communicate a status condition associated with the function in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A rest room control system, comprising:
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a plurality of controllers, wherein each of the controllers is operably associated with one of a plurality of rest rooms;
a plurality of sensor groups, wherein each sensor group is associated with one of the rest rooms and operably associated with the controller associated with one of the rest rooms and operably associated with the controller associated therewith, wherein each sensor group comprises one or more sensors configured to monitor or control a function associated with the respective facility; and
a global command unit operably coupled to each of the controllers, wherein each of the controllers is operably coupled to the one or more sensors in the respective test facility, and is configured to receive data associated with the function and communicate a status condition associated with the function in response thereto, and wherein the global command unit is configured to receive the status conditions from each of the controllers, analyze the status conditions and provide global status indications or alarm indications based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of monitoring a rest room, comprising:
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sensing or controlling a function associated with the rest room; and
communicating a status condition associated with the function. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of monitoring a rest room, comprising:
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operably associating a sensor or a fixture controller, or both, with a fixture in the rest room;
operably associating the sensor or fixture controller, or both, to a rest room controller;
sensing or controlling a function associated with the fixture with the sensor or fixture controller, respectively; and
transmitting data indicative of the function from the sensor or fixture controller, or both, to the rest room controller. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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