Patent ID: 9139987
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: E03C,G05B,G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for regulating liquid output from a liquid output device, the method comprising: transmitting a first signal to a control unit in response to receiving a first input at one or more of a plurality of touch-free adjusting sensors when liquid is currently output from the liquid output device, the plurality of touch-free adjusting sensors comprising a plurality of infra-red temperature sensors and a plurality of infra-red volume sensors, each infra-red volume sensor and each infra-red temperature 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 sensor in the housing to mitigate interference with the at least one adjacent infra-red sensor, and each infra-red sensor facing a same direction and having a same angle as each other infra-red sensor that is defined in the housing; adjusting at least a temperature, a volume, or a combination thereof of a liquid output in response to the first signal; and outputting, via a plurality of indicators, a visual indication for the temperature and the volume of the liquid output, the plurality of indicators comprising at least a first set of indicators and a second set of indicators.