METHOD AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTACTLESSLY CONTROLLING A SANITARY FACILITY
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Abstract
In the method for contactlessly controlling a sanitary facility, a transmitter, a receiver, an evaluation unit and a control unit are used to monitor an area (2) of the sanitary facility (1) and to control at least one actuator (5) of the sanitary facility. The area (2) is monitored using a time-of-flight distance measurement.
In particular, the spatial position and/or the speed and/or the direction of movement of objects (7) in the area (2) being monitored is/are detected.
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1-14. -14. (canceled)
- 15. Method for contactlessly controlling a sanitary facility, with a transmitter, a receiver, an evaluation unit and a control unit which are used to monitor an area of the sanitary facility and to control at least one actuator of the sanitary facility, wherein the area is monitored using a time-of-flight distance measurement.
- 24. Electronic control apparatus for contactlessly controlling a sanitary facility, with a transmitter, a receiver, an evaluation unit and a control unit which can be used to monitor an area of the sanitary facility and to control at least one actuator of the sanitary facility, wherein it has means for monitoring the area using a time-of-flight distance measurement.
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