| CPC E03D 5/105 (2013.01) [E03D 5/10 (2013.01); E03D 5/12 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A system for managing toilet flushing in a bathroom stall, comprising:
a door housing controller comprising,
a door lock chamber,
a slider capable of translating from a first position to a second position, the slider comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the slider first end in the first position is inserted in the door lock chamber and the slider first end in the second position is free of the door lock chamber,
a signal emitter configured to send a wireless signal to a flush signal receiver when the slider is in the second position,
a sensor configured for sensing the slider when the slider is in the second position, the sensor operatively connected to the signal emitter;
(ii) a toilet flushing controller operatively joined to the flush signal receiver;
(iii) a toilet flushing actuator controlled by the toilet flushing controller, wherein, the signal emitter is configured to transmit to the flush signal receiver a signal upon sensing that the slider has been translated to the second position, the toilet flushing controller configured to control the toilet flushing actuator to initiate a single toilet flush when the door is unlocked; and
(iv) a system controller in communication with the toilet flushing controller and the door housing controller, wherein the system controller also receives and also analyzes, records and/or provides one or more instructions based on one or more corresponding signal patterns from both the toilet flushing controller and the door housing controller;
wherein the system controller is configured to output a specific fault notification in response to the corresponding signal pattern received from the toilet flushing controller and the door housing controller.
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