Product, dispenser and method of dispensing product

摘要

An electronic sheet product dispenser includes a support for a roll of sheet product having a reference indication, a sensor, a battery, a feed mechanism, and a processor. The sensor is responsive to detect the reference indication on the roll, wherein the reference indication is associated with authorized use of the sheet product in the dispenser. The processor is responsive to executable instructions when executed on the processor for performing the method of: determining whether an unauthorized sheet product is disposed in the dispenser, and enabling an unauthorized roll procedure in response to presence of an unauthorized sheet product being detected; and, in response to receiving a low battery warning of the battery, and conditional on an unauthorized roll procedure being enabled, disabling the unauthorized roll procedure and proceeding with responding to a product dispense request to dispense the sheet product out of the dispenser on command.

主权项

1. An electronic sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product, the sheet product dispenser comprising:
a cover openable with respect to a back panel; a support configured to rotatably support a roll of sheet product; a sensor configured to detect a reference indication on the roll, wherein the reference indication is associated with authorized use of the sheet product in the dispenser; an indicator configured to provide indication relating to presence of an authorized sheet product disposed in the dispenser; a feed mechanism comprising a drive motor and at least one roller configured to cooperate to advance the sheet product out of the dispenser; a manual feed button in operative communication with the feed mechanism to advance the sheet product out of the dispenser in response to the manual feed button being activated; and a processor in operative communication with the sensor, the indicator, the feed mechanism, and the manual feed button, wherein the processor is responsive to executable instructions stored on a storage medium, the executable instructions when executed on the processor for performing a method comprising:
determining whether an authorized sheet product or an unauthorized sheet product is disposed in the dispenser, enabling an authorized roll procedure in response to presence of an authorized sheet product being detected, and enabling an unauthorized roll procedure in response to presence of an unauthorized sheet product being detected; andin response to the manual feed button being activated, and conditional on the cover being open, and conditional on the authorized roll procedure being enabled, activating the indicator to provide indication that an authorized sheet product is disposed in the dispenser.