Patent ID: 7783380
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A47K,G07F,G16H,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the dispensing of product, comprising: a dispenser configured for the dispensing of product; a dispenser sensor unit in communication with said dispenser and configured for automatically successively detecting more than one different measurement of the amount of product remaining in the dispenser, said dispenser sensor unit configured for varying a dispensing parameter of said dispenser; a data communications unit in communication with said dispenser sensor unit and configured for receiving from said dispenser sensor unit information about the amount of product remaining in the dispenser; and a washroom monitoring station in communication with said data communications unit and configured for receiving from said data communications unit information about the amount of product remaining in the dispenser; wherein said dispenser sensor unit is configured for receiving a communication so as to reduce the dispensing parameter of said dispenser accordingly as the amount of product remaining in the dispenser diminishes.