Usage detection of hygiene equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for determining usage events of hygiene equipment, such as soap and disinfectant dispensers, are inefficient and require manual configuration, leading to burdensome installation and maintenance, especially in large facilities where existing equipment needs to be replaced or modified for functionality.
Innovation Solution
A detection and reporting device with a positioning section for determining positional information, a sensor section to sense usage events, and a reporting section to transmit usage event information, allowing for automated detection and reporting of hygiene equipment usage without the need for manual configuration or replacement of existing equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual configuration and replacement of existing hygiene equipment is used to enable usage detection, then usage event detection capability is improved, but installation complexity and maintenance burden increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a separate detection device that acts as an intermediary between the hygiene equipment and the monitoring system. This detection device includes a sensor section that senses usage events and a positioning section that determines positional information, allowing existing hygiene equipment to be monitored without manual configuration or replacement. The intermediary detection device simplifies installation by independently acquiring usage data and positional information through sensing and positioning mechanisms.
2Loss of information
If existing hygiene equipment is replaced or modified to enable usage detection, then usage data collection is improved, but disruption to existing installations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the monitoring function into a separate detection device that can be independently installed and operated. The detection device is divided into a sensor section for sensing usage events and a positioning section for determining positional information. This segmentation allows the monitoring system to be added without modifying or replacing the existing hygiene equipment, thereby reducing installation disruption while maintaining effective usage data collection.
3Productivity
If automated detection systems are implemented, then compliance monitoring efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detection device performs self-service by autonomously sensing usage events through its sensor section and determining its own positional information through the positioning section. The device automatically generates usage event information and transmits it without requiring manual configuration, intervention, or complex system integration. This self-service capability improves compliance monitoring efficiency while keeping the system relatively simple in structure and operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A detection and reporting device for determining a usage event indicating a use of a piece of hygiene equipment, the detection and reporting device comprising a positioning section that allows determining positional information indicating a position of the detection and reporting device; a sensor section configured to sense over a time span an observable indicating a use of the piece of hygiene equipment and to generate usage event information on the basis of the sensed observable; and a reporting section configured to generate and transmit a message on the basis of said usage event information and on information allowing an association to said positional information.