Toilet management systems, methods, and techniques
First Claim
1. A toilet management system comprising:
- a toilet monitoring component for monitoring toilet unit usage information for multiple toilet units;
a reporting component for reporting the toilet unit usage information to a user;
an interface for communicating to the user through a network via one of an email, a text message, a webpage, and a smart phone application; and
a user interface to display a recommendation to the user indicating which of the multiple toilet units to use based on the toilet unit usage information;
wherein the reporting component combines and consolidates the toilet unit usage information from the multiple toilet units and generates the recommendation to the user regarding which toilet unit to use based on selecting a toilet unit associated with a longest time since the toilet unit was last occupied or selecting a toilet unit associated with a least number of occupants since a last maintenance or cleaning; and
wherein the reporting component provides the toilet unit usage information to the user interface to display the recommendation showing, for each toilet unit, two visual dials indicating an amount of time elapsed since a last occupancy of the toilet unit and a number of occupants since the last maintenance or cleaning.
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Abstract
Toilet management systems and methods are provided. In an example system, a central monitoring component compiles usage information from sensors stationed at multiple toilet units and compiles a report of usage patterns. The usage patterns are networked to potential users via a user interface available on a webpage or mobile communications device. The user interface recommends which candidate toilet unit to use based on longest time since last use and/or least number of occupants since last maintenance or cleaning. The user interface may display two visual dials defining, for each toilet unit, amount of time elapsed since last occupancy and number of occupants since last maintenance or cleaning, and other metrics via bar charts. The example system extends a reservation system for a potential user to reserve a toilet unit based on the recommendation or the usage patterns provided over the network.
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1. A toilet management system comprising:
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a toilet monitoring component for monitoring toilet unit usage information for multiple toilet units; a reporting component for reporting the toilet unit usage information to a user; an interface for communicating to the user through a network via one of an email, a text message, a webpage, and a smart phone application; and a user interface to display a recommendation to the user indicating which of the multiple toilet units to use based on the toilet unit usage information; wherein the reporting component combines and consolidates the toilet unit usage information from the multiple toilet units and generates the recommendation to the user regarding which toilet unit to use based on selecting a toilet unit associated with a longest time since the toilet unit was last occupied or selecting a toilet unit associated with a least number of occupants since a last maintenance or cleaning; and wherein the reporting component provides the toilet unit usage information to the user interface to display the recommendation showing, for each toilet unit, two visual dials indicating an amount of time elapsed since a last occupancy of the toilet unit and a number of occupants since the last maintenance or cleaning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A toilet management method, comprising:
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deploying one or more measuring devices to determine toilet unit usage patterns for multiple toilet units; remotely monitoring the toilet unit usage patterns measured by the one more measuring devices; and communicating a recommendation to a user interface of a user through a network via one of an email, a text message, a webpage, and a smart phone application indicating which of the multiple toilet units to use based on the toilet unit usage patterns; combining and consolidating the toilet unit usage patterns from the multiple toilet units, and providing the recommendation to the user regarding which toilet unit to use based on selecting a toilet unit associated with a longest time since the toilet unit was last occupied or selecting a toilet unit associated with a least number of occupants since a last maintenance or cleaning; and wherein providing a report regarding toilet unit usage patterns includes providing a recommendation to the user interface to display the recommendation by showing, for each toilet unit, two visual dials indicating an amount of time elapsed since a last occupancy of the toilet unit and a number of occupants since the last maintenance or cleaning. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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