Patent ID: 8857662
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A01M,A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a dispensing device, comprising the steps of: entering a first active state, detecting a sensory input by a sensor, initiating a first pattern activation sequence configured to energize a drive unit of the dispensing device for a first length of time to actuate a container, entering a second active state upon completion of the first pattern activation sequence, and detecting a second sensory input in the second active state, wherein if the second sensory input is detected before a lapse of time period P, the method comprises the steps of: wherein if the second sensory input is detected after a lapse of time period P, the method comprises the steps of: wherein at least one of the following method steps occurs within the first or the second active state: wherein the first, second, third and fourth lengths of time are not all the same.