Patent ID: 8066217

Claim:
A dispenser comprising: a housing having a dispensing area; a first proximity sensor coupled to said housing adjacent said dispensing area, wherein said first sensor has a first sensin range and is configured to activate in response to a presence of a user's hand; a dispenser mechanism for dispensing a product from said dispensing area, said dispenser mechanism being operably coupled to said first sensor such that when said first sensor is activated, said dispenser mechanism dispenses said product from said dispensing area; a second proximity sensor coupled to said housing, wherein said second sensor has a second sensing range and is configured to activate in response to a presence of a user walking by said dispenser, wherein said second sensing range is greater than said first sensing range; a third sensor operably coupled to activate when said housing is opened; and a speaker operably coupled to said second sensor and to said third sensor, wherein said speaker emits a first prerecorded audible message when said second sensor is activated and a second prerecorded audible message when said third sensor is activated.