Patent ID: 9613518
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G06K,G08B

Claim:
1. A method of monitoring hand washing by individuals, comprising the steps of: receiving at a processor a signal indicative of actuation of a cleansing product dispenser at a hand cleansing station; receiving at said processor a signal indicative of the presence of an individual at said cleansing station, wherein the signal indicative of the presence of the individual is generated by a detector having a sensor comprising an array of thermal detector elements, the detector configured to monitor a defined area of floor space in a vicinity of said hand cleansing station, and wherein the signal indicative of the presence of the individual is received after actuation of the cleansing product dispenser when the individual is at the defined area of floor space in the vicinity of said hand cleansing station; processing said signal to generate hand wash event data indicative of a length of a continuous period of time spent by said individual at said hand cleansing station; and determining a hand wash quality by comparing the length of the continuous period of time spent by said individual at said hand cleansing station to a predetermined threshold of time.