USER-SYSTEM INTERFACE FOR TUBS
First Claim
1. A user-system interface for a tub system, comprising:
- a screen plate adapted to be mounted to a tub wall to cover an opening in the tub wall, the screen plate having keys representing functions of the tub system, and being made of a material allowing at least one of visible light and infrared radiations to pass therethrough;
sensors associated with each one of the keys of the screen plate through the opening in the tub wall and concealed from a visible surface of the tub, the sensors being triggered, by electromagnetic radiations emitted/reflected by a user across a respective one of the keys; and
a controller receiving actuation signals from a triggered one of the sensors to actuate any selected function of the tub system.
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Abstract
A user-system interface actuates a tub system associated with the tub comprising a tub wall with an opening in the tub wall above a maximum water level of the tub. A screen plate is mounted to the tub wall to cover the opening, the screen plate having keys representing functions of the tub system, and being made of a material allowing visible light/infrared radiations to pass therethrough. Sensors are associated with each one of the keys of the screen plate through the opening in the tub wall and concealed from a visible surface of the tub, the sensors being triggered by electromagnetic radiations of a user across a respective one of the keys. A controller receives actuation signals from the a triggered one of the sensors to actuate any selected function of the tub system.
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1. A user-system interface for a tub system, comprising:
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a screen plate adapted to be mounted to a tub wall to cover an opening in the tub wall, the screen plate having keys representing functions of the tub system, and being made of a material allowing at least one of visible light and infrared radiations to pass therethrough; sensors associated with each one of the keys of the screen plate through the opening in the tub wall and concealed from a visible surface of the tub, the sensors being triggered, by electromagnetic radiations emitted/reflected by a user across a respective one of the keys; and a controller receiving actuation signals from a triggered one of the sensors to actuate any selected function of the tub system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A user-system interface and tub assembly, the user-system interface for actuating a tub system associated with the tub, comprising:
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a tub comprising a tub wall with an opening in the tub wall above a maximum water level of the tub; a screen plate mounted to the tub wall to cover the opening, the screen plate having keys representing functions of the tub system, and being made of a material allowing at least one of visible light and infrared radiations to pass therethrough; sensors associated with each one of the keys of the screen plate through the opening in the tub wall and concealed from a visible surface of the tub, the sensors being triggered by electromagnetic radiations reflected/emitted by a user across a respective one of the keys; and a controller receiving actuation signals from the a triggered one of the sensors to actuate any selected function of the tub system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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