Entertaining or advertising hygiene apparatus
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1. A hand hygiene apparatus intended to be used by multiple different persons that provides entertainment during use, comprising:
- a hand sanitizing apparatus;
an identification device interfaced with the hand sanitizing apparatus, the identification device operable to identify an individual user of the hand sanitizing apparatus; and
an information sharing device interfaced with the hand sanitizing apparatus, the information sharing device operable to communicate a large variety of information selected by the identified user of the hand sanitizing apparatus in order to encourage more frequent use of the hand sanitizing apparatus.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A hand hygiene apparatus intended to be used by multiple different persons that provides entertainment during use, comprising:
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a hand sanitizing apparatus; an identification device interfaced with the hand sanitizing apparatus, the identification device operable to identify an individual user of the hand sanitizing apparatus; and an information sharing device interfaced with the hand sanitizing apparatus, the information sharing device operable to communicate a large variety of information selected by the identified user of the hand sanitizing apparatus in order to encourage more frequent use of the hand sanitizing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for entertaining a user of a hand sanitizing apparatus intended to be used by multiple persons, comprising:
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providing an information sharing device operable to be interfaced with the hand sanitizing apparatus; identifying an individual user of the hand sanitizing apparatus using an identification device interfaced with the hand sanitizing apparatus; receiving an activation signal at the information sharing device when the hand sanitizing apparatus is used; and communicating from the information sharing device to the identified user after receipt of the activation signal a large variety of information selected by the user in order to encourage more frequent use of the hand sanitizing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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