Patent ID: 7439857

Claim:
A method for requesting service to a restroom, said method for requesting service to a restroom comprising the steps: placing a restroom attending apparatus in a restroom, said restroom attending apparatus comprising: a user request servicing input device providing the user a device to request servicing, and a communications transmitting circuit to communicate to a service person that a request for servicing has been made, selecting said user request servicing input device; communicating by at least one of a wired and a wireless transmitting circuitry to a service request receiving device; and said service request receiving device presenting said request for service to the service person; determining a time since pervious servicing; comparing said time since previous servicing to a predetermined allowable time span; determining if a restroom requires servicing based upon a result of comparing said time since previous servicing to the predetermined allowable time span; requesting servicing of said restroom should the result of determining if a restroom requires servicing based upon the result of comparing said time since previous servicing to the predetermined allowable time span determines such action is required; and indicating a service is requested for said restroom to the service person.