Patent ID: 8876025

Claim:
A plumbing fixture, comprising: a housing having a discharge surface operable to permit water to egress from an internal area; a coupling portion for operably coupling the housing to a water supply; at least one sensor operable to detect a portion of an area underneath the housing which is occupied; a controller configured to operate in a first mode receiving signals from the at least one sensor and altering an amount of water permitted to egress from the internal area such that: (a) when the detected portion of the area underneath the housing which is occupied is above a predetermined threshold, the amount of water permitted to egress from the internal area is proportional to the detected portion of the area underneath the housing which is occupied; and (b) when the detected portion of the area underneath the housing which is occupied is below the predetermined threshold, a predetermined amount of water is permitted to egress from the internal area; and an input device for overriding the first mode and allowing a maximum amount of water to egress from the internal area.