Entertaining or advertising hygiene apparatus
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1. A soap dispenser that provides entertainment during use, comprising:
- a dispensing device intended to be used by multiple different persons;
an identification device interfaced with the soap dispenser, the identification device operable to automatically identify an individual user of the soap dispenser; and
an information sharing device interfaced with the soap dispenser, the information sharing device operable to communicate a large variety of information pre-selected by the identified user of the soap dispenser in order encourage more frequent use of the soap dispenser.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed which involve an improved way to coerce use of a soap dispenser (or other hygiene device). A soap dispenser according to at least one embodiment, includes a teaching or entertaining device that is fun and informative that is triggered when the soap dispenser is utilized. The soap dispenser may also be utilized as an advertising tool.
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1. A soap dispenser that provides entertainment during use, comprising:
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a dispensing device intended to be used by multiple different persons; an identification device interfaced with the soap dispenser, the identification device operable to automatically identify an individual user of the soap dispenser; and an information sharing device interfaced with the soap dispenser, the information sharing device operable to communicate a large variety of information pre-selected by the identified user of the soap dispenser in order encourage more frequent use of the soap dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for entertaining a user of a soap dispenser intended to be used by multiple persons, comprising:
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providing an information sharing device operable to be interfaced with the soap dispenser; automatically identifying an individual user of the soap dispenser using an identification device interfaced with the soap dispenser; receiving an activation signal at the information sharing device when the soap dispenser is used; and communicating from the information sharing device to the identified user after receipt of the activation signal a large variety of information pre-selected by the user in order to encourage more frequent use of the soap dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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