Patent ID: 8910320

Claim:
A toilet seat assembly, comprising: a bowl attachment configured to be coupled to a toilet and pivot relative to a bowl of the toilet; a logic controller; one or more motors that are operable to pivot the bowl attachment, the logic controller controlling whether the one or more motors pivot the bowl attachment; and one or more magnetic sensors operationally coupled to the logic controller for determining at least one of positioning of the bowl attachment and rotational direction of the bowl attachment; wherein the logic controller determines at least one of positioning of the bowl attachment or rotational direction of the bowl attachment by counting pulses from the one or more magnetic sensors; and wherein the logic controller determines relative locations of a first rotational extreme and a second rotational extreme of the bowl attachment by counting pulses from the one or more magnetic sensors, and the logic controller stops the one or more motors from pivoting the bowl attachment prior to motor current exceeding an appreciable level when the bowl attachment reaches the first and second rotational extremes.