US 12,249,323 B2
Electronic faucet with smart features
Chasen Beck, Costa Mesa, CA (US); Evan Benstead, Los Angeles, CA (US); Stephen Blizzard, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Elena Gorkovenko, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Matthew Lovett, Lake Forest, CA (US); and Adam Tracy, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US)
Filed by ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/171,419.
Application 17/171,419 is a continuation of application No. 16/007,846, filed on Jun. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,937,421.
Application 16/007,846 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/851,445, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 11,176,932.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/529,561, filed on Jul. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/518,652, filed on Jun. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/438,492, filed on Dec. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0343281 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. G10L 15/22 (2006.01); E03C 1/05 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04812 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [E03C 1/057 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A faucet assembly comprising:
a faucet comprising a faucet body;
a flow control box, the flow control box being separate from the faucet body, wherein the flow control box includes:
an electronic flow control system to adjust flow volume of water being dispensed, wherein the electronic flow control system includes a first valve and a second valve, wherein the operation of each of the first and second valves is controlled by a motor of the electronic flow control system; and
a controller configured to receive a control action from a server configured to issue control actions to the faucet assembly via a network connection between the faucet assembly and the server, the control action being based on a voice command received at the server from a computing device separate from the flow control box, and receive signals from a hands-free sensor configured to sense a user gesture,
wherein the controller is further configured to control the electronic flow control system to adjust flow volume of water being dispensed based on at least one of the control action or the user gesture; and
a user interface including one or more display indicators and the hands-free sensor,
wherein the one or more display indicators provide visual feedback in response to the controller actuating the electronic flow control system in response to either of (1) the control action, or (2) the user gesture.