发明名称 Smart toilet systems and methods
摘要 A plumbing fixture includes a basin, a plumbing system configured to supply water to the basin, a processing circuit, and a housing containing the plumbing system and the processing circuit. The housing includes ports on the second face allowing access to a digital audio input, the plumbing fixture configured to output audio via a speaker based on the digital audio input. The plumbing fixture further includes a remote control configured to control the plumbing fixture and further configured to customize selectable audio sources for playback via the speaker.
申请公布号 US9170720(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.10.27
申请号 US201414484013 申请日期 2014.09.11
申请人 KOHLER CO. 发明人 Plate Eric M.;Bates Michael R.;Shen Fei;Jiongjun Xue;Zhu Andy;Cao Michael;Ni Li
分类号 E03D1/00;G06F3/0484;E03D9/00;A47K13/10;E03D11/00;H04R1/02;A47K13/24;A47K13/30;F21V33/00;E03D5/10;E03D9/052;E03D9/08 主分类号 E03D1/00
代理机构 Foley & Lardner LLP 代理人 Foley & Lardner LLP
主权项 1. A plumbing fixture comprising: (a) a basin; (b) a plumbing system configured to supply water to the basin; (c) a processing circuit; (d) a housing containing the plumbing system and the processing circuit, the housing including a rear face having a section extending therefrom, wherein the section extending from the housing includes a first face and a second face, wherein the first face is parallel to the rear face, wherein the second face connects the first face to the rear face, and wherein the housing includes ports on the second face allowing access to a digital media interface; (e) a first audio source, wherein the first audio source is one of: a radio receiver, a memory card reader, an auxiliary input, a USB connection, a wired networking device, a Bluetooth device, and an IEEE 802.11 compliant device; (f) a speaker within the housing, wherein the second face includes a speaker opening configured to allow sound emitted from the speaker to exit the housing, wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive a signal from the first audio source and control a sound emitted by the speaker based on the signal; (g) a remote receiver coupled to the processing circuit; and (h) a user-operable remote controller configured to communicate with the remote receiver, wherein the processing circuit is configured to control the sound emitted by the speaker based on input received from the remote controller, the user-operable remote controller including: an electronic display,a user input device, andsecond processing circuit configured to: cause the electronic display to display a first user interface, wherein the first user interface includes a display of a plurality of selectable audio sources,receive an input indicative of a user-selected audio source via the user input device,transmit a signal to the remote receiver based on the input received via the user input device, andcause the electronic display to display a second user interface, wherein the second user interface permits deselection of one or more of the plurality of selectable audio sources, wherein deselecting an audio source via the second user interface prevents the deselected audio source from being displayed in the first user interface.
地址 Kohler WI US