Patent ID: 8950730
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: E03C,G05B,G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for regulating water output from a water output device, the method comprising: transmitting a first signal to a control unit in response to receiving a first input at a first output sensor, the signal being transmitted when water is not currently output from the water output device, and the first output sensor being used to enable continuous water output from the water output device until a fifth input is received at the first output sensor; outputting water, from a water mixing unit to the water output device, in response to the first signal, the water output having a predetermined first volume and first temperature when being output in response to the first input; transmitting a second signal to the control unit in response to receiving a second input at one or more of a plurality of adjusting sensors when water is currently output from the water output device , the plurality of adjusting sensors comprising a plurality of temperature sensors for controlling a temperature of water from the first temperature to a second temperature and a plurality of volume sensors for controlling a volume of water from the first volume to a second volume, the second volume being different from the first volume and the second temperature being different from the first temperature, and the first output sensor, the plurality of temperature sensors, and the plurality of volume sensors being infra-red touch free sensors, each infra-red touch free sensor being configured to operate at a reduced power and being defined at a specific distance in a housing from at least one adjacent infra-red touch free sensor in the housing to mitigate interference with the at least one adjacent infra-red touch free sensor, and each infra-red touch free sensor facing a same direction and having a same angle as each other infra-red touch free sensor that is defined in the housing; adjusting, via the water mixing unit, at least the temperature, the volume, or a combination thereof of the water output in response to the second signal; and outputting, via a plurality of indicators, a visual indication for the temperature and the volume of the water output, the plurality of indicators comprising at least a first set of indicators and a second set of indicators, each indicator of the first set of indicators being substantially adjacent to a corresponding sensor of the plurality of temperature sensors and each indicator of the second set of indicators being substantially adjacent corresponding sensor of the plurality of volume sensors.