Patent ID: 8453877
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. An automatic dispenser for dispensing a liquid and for instructing a user, comprising: a) a receiving device for a replaceable liquid container, wherein the receiving device has a sensor configured to read an identification of the replaceable liquid container; b) a delivery device configured to permit the dispensing of the liquid from the liquid container; c) one or more non-contact proximity detectors configured to detect a hand of the user, wherein the proximity detector is provided for initiating the dispensing of the liquid; d) an output device configured for time-controlled output of a plurality of visual and/or sound-based instructions of a sequence of instructions to the user; e) a control unit with at least one data memory, wherein the control unit is connected to the proximity detector, to the output device and to the sensor for identification of the replaceable container, and wherein a first data memory stores several sequences of instructions associated with different replaceable containers and/or with the identification thereof, wherein the control unit is configured, responsive to dispensing of the liquid by the delivery device, to retrieve from the first data memory a first sequence of instructions associated with the liquid container based on the signal of the sensor for reading the identification of the replaceable liquid container, and to transmit the first sequence of instructions to the output device, and the output device is configured to output the first sequence of instructions received from the control unit.