Apparatus for dispensing and identifying product in washrooms
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1. An apparatus for dispensing of a product, comprising:
- a dispenser configured for dispensing of the product; and
a sensor in communication with an electrical circuit carried by said dispenser, said sensor configured for detecting identification information about the product when said electrical circuit is completed by the product.
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Abstract
An apparatus for the dispensing of product is provided. The apparatus includes a dispenser that is configured for dispensing product and a sensor in communication with an electrical circuit carried by the dispenser. The sensor is configured for detecting identification information about the product when the electrical circuit is completed by the product. Additional exemplary embodiments are also provided in which the sensor operates through optical detection, smell, physical contact with the product, or vibration instead of or in addition to the completion of an electrical circuit.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for dispensing of a product, comprising:
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a dispenser configured for dispensing of the product; and
a sensor in communication with an electrical circuit carried by said dispenser, said sensor configured for detecting identification information about the product when said electrical circuit is completed by the product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for dispensing of a product, comprising:
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a dispenser configured for dispensing of a product; and
a sensor carried by said dispenser and configured for optically detecting identification information about the product generated when the product is received by said dispenser for dispensing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for dispensing of a product, comprising:
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a dispenser configured for dispensing of the product; and
an olfactory sensor carried by said dispenser and configured for detecting a smell associated with the product so as to acquire identification information about the product. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for dispensing of a product, comprising:
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a dispenser configured for dispensing of the product; and
a sensor carried by said dispenser and configured for physically contacting the product so as to detect identification information carried by the product when the product is received by said dispenser for dispensing. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An apparatus for dispensing of a product, comprising:
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a dispenser configured for dispensing of the product; and
a sensor carried by said dispenser and configured for detecting vibration caused by relative movement of the product with respect to said dispenser so as to detect identification information about the product. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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