Interactive water fountain and a method of interacting with water to provide an auditory or visual effect
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1. An interactive water fountain comprising:
- a) means for providing at least one constantly flowing and contiguous column or jet of water,b) means for applying an electrical signal each column or jet,c) detector means for detecting changes in electrical impedance of said contiguous water column or jet caused by direct physical human interaction therewith;
d) and means for activating an electronic device capable of providing an auditory or visual effect upon detection of a change in electrical impedance;
wherein electrical contact between the human and the water jet causes a change in the electrical impedance of the water jet and wherein this change in electrical impedance is detected by the detector means.
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Abstract
An interactive water fountain comprising means for providing at least one column or jet (1) of water, means for applying an electrical signal each column or jet (1), detector means (2) for detecting changes in electrical impedance of said water column or jet (1) caused by human interaction therewith and means for activating an electronic device capable of providing an auditory or visual effect upon detection of a change in electrical impedance.
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60 Claims
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1. An interactive water fountain comprising:
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a) means for providing at least one constantly flowing and contiguous column or jet of water, b) means for applying an electrical signal each column or jet, c) detector means for detecting changes in electrical impedance of said contiguous water column or jet caused by direct physical human interaction therewith; d) and means for activating an electronic device capable of providing an auditory or visual effect upon detection of a change in electrical impedance;
wherein electrical contact between the human and the water jet causes a change in the electrical impedance of the water jet and wherein this change in electrical impedance is detected by the detector means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An interactive water fountain comprising:
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a) means for providing a continuously flowing column of water; b) means for applying an electrical signal to the water forming the column; c) means for detecting a first change in electrical impedance of the water forming the column resulting from a human body part coming into proximity with the water forming the column and detecting a second change in electrical impedance of the water forming the column resulting from the human body part contacting the water forming the column; and d) means for activating an electronic device providing different audible or visible effects responsively to a signal from said detection means corresponding to detection of said first or second change in electrical impedance of the water forming the column.
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