Fingerprint activated soap dispenser
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1. A method of dispensing material onto a person'"'"'s hand, comprising:
- placing a user'"'"'s hand such that a fingertip of a finger to be read is on or proximate a fingerprint reader,reading a fingerprint of the user'"'"'s finger placed on or proximate the fingerprint reader,after reading the fingerprint maintaining the user'"'"'s hand within a control space proximate the reader for a period of time,during said period of time, dispensing material into the control space in a manner that the material engages the user'"'"'s hand within the control space.
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Abstract
A dispenser to dispense material onto a person'"'"'s hand, comprising: a dispensing device to dispense material from an outlet when the dispensing device is activated, a fingerprint reader adapted to read a fingerprint of a user'"'"'s finger when located proximate thereon, a control system to activate the dispensing device to dispense material from the outlet when a user'"'"'s finger is proximate the reader, the outlet and the reader positioned relative each other such that when a user'"'"'s finger is located proximate the reader material dispensed from the outlet engages a user'"'"'s hand.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of dispensing material onto a person'"'"'s hand, comprising:
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placing a user'"'"'s hand such that a fingertip of a finger to be read is on or proximate a fingerprint reader, reading a fingerprint of the user'"'"'s finger placed on or proximate the fingerprint reader, after reading the fingerprint maintaining the user'"'"'s hand within a control space proximate the reader for a period of time, during said period of time, dispensing material into the control space in a manner that the material engages the user'"'"'s hand within the control space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A dispenser to dispense material on to a person'"'"'s hand, comprising:
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dispensing means to dispense material from an outlet when the dispensing means is activated, a fingerprint reader adapted to read a fingerprint of a user'"'"'s finger when located proximate thereon, control means to activate the dispensing means to dispense material from the outlet when a user'"'"'s finger is proximate the reader, the outlet and the reader positioned relative each other such that when a user'"'"'s finger is located proximate the reader material dispensed from the outlet engages a user'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A dispenser to dispense material onto a person'"'"'s hand, comprising:
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dispensing device to dispense material from an outlet when the dispensing means is activated, a fingerprint reader having a finger bed, the reader adapted to read a fingerprint of a user when located on the bed, a sensing mechanism to sense the location of a finger on the bed, a control system to activate the dispensing device to dispense material after the sensing mechanism has sensed the location of the finger on the bed, wherein the sensing mechanism senses whether the finger is on the bed while the dispensing device dispenses the material, a recording system to maintain a record of a fingerprint read and whether its respective finger was on the bed while the dispensing device dispensed material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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