EP3559361B1 - Dispositif de détection pouvant être agencé dans et/ou sur une cuvette de toilettes - Google Patents

Dispositif de détection pouvant être agencé dans et/ou sur une cuvette de toilettes Download PDF

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EP3559361B1
EP3559361B1 EP17825427.2A EP17825427A EP3559361B1 EP 3559361 B1 EP3559361 B1 EP 3559361B1 EP 17825427 A EP17825427 A EP 17825427A EP 3559361 B1 EP3559361 B1 EP 3559361B1
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Arnd Kessler
Tatiana Schymitzek
Lars Züchner
Alexander Müller
Georg WAWER
Nadine Götz
Rudolf Lessmann
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/002—Automatic cleaning devices
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/005—Devices adding disinfecting or deodorising agents to the bowl
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
    • E03D5/10—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl
    • E03D5/105—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl touchless, e.g. using sensors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/02—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing
    • E03D9/03—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing consisting of a separate container with an outlet through which the agent is introduced into the flushing water, e.g. by suction ; Devices for agents in direct contact with flushing water
    • E03D9/032—Devices connected to or dispensing into the bowl
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/08—Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices ; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting

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  • the present invention relates, inter alia, to a sensor device which can be arranged in and/or on a toilet bowl and/or a method which is carried out by a sensor device arranged in and/or on a toilet bowl.
  • US2014246052A1 reveals a robot with brushes that cleans the inside of a toilet after detecting residue with the help of sensors.
  • WO2016073651 discloses a toilet bowl with sensors to determine the type of items that need to be flushed in order to select the correct amount of water.
  • US200602121A1 discloses a self-flushing toilet that detects movement and a change in pH before a flush is initiated.
  • EP 2138640 A1 discloses a device comprising a cleaning element in a toilet to clean soiled parts in the toilet.
  • WO 0173228 A1 discloses a method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a person in front of a toilet and the type of items to be flushed using an optical sensor in order to save water.
  • DE 102010003810 A1 discloses a toilet dispenser comprising a piezoelectric element.
  • a method according to claim 1 This method is carried out by a sensor device (eg a sensor device according to the invention) arranged in and/or on a toilet bowl.
  • a sensor device eg a sensor device according to the invention
  • a sensor device is disclosed, set up for executing and/or controlling the steps of the method according to the invention or comprising respective means for executing and/or controlling the steps of the method according to the invention. Either all steps of the method according to the invention can be controlled by the means, or all steps of the method according to the invention can be carried out by the means, or one or more steps can be controlled by the means and one or more steps can be carried out by the means. Different steps can optionally be performed or controlled by different means.
  • the means of the sensor device can include hardware and/or software components.
  • the means can include, for example, at least one memory with program instructions of a computer program (e.g. a computer program) and at least one processor designed to execute program instructions from the at least one memory. Accordingly, a sensor device according to claim 9 is also claimed.
  • a processor should be understood to mean, inter alia, control units, microprocessors, microcontrol units such as microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
  • DSP digital signal processors
  • ASICs application-specific integrated circuits
  • FPGAs field programmable gate arrays
  • RAM random-access memory
  • NOR flash memory sequential-access memory
  • ROM Read-only access
  • write-read access examples of memory within the meaning of this specification include, but are not limited to, volatile or non-volatile memory, for example random-access memory (RAM) such as NOR flash memory or sequential-access memory such as NAND flash memory and/or memory with Read-only access (ROM) or write-read access.
  • RAM random-access memory
  • NOR flash memory NOR flash memory
  • sequential-access memory such as NAND flash memory
  • ROM Read-only access
  • write-read access write-read access
  • the means of the sensor device include a sensor.
  • the sensor is set up to detect an environmental parameter in the vicinity of the sensor device.
  • the area surrounding the sensor device should be understood to mean, for example, an area in the area surrounding the sensor device that can be detected by the sensor.
  • the means of the sensor device can also include one or more communication interfaces and/or user interfaces.
  • a communication interface in this specification is intended to mean, among other things, a wireless communication interface set up for communicating (e.g. for sending and/or receiving information) according to a wireless communication technology and/or a wired communication interface for communicating (e.g. for sending and/or receiving information) be understood according to a wired communication technique.
  • a communication interface is a network adapter according to such a communication technique.
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • Bluetooth e.g. Bluetooth Version 2.1 and/or 4.0
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
  • RFID and NFC are specified according to ISO standards 18000, 11784/11785 and ISO/IEC standards 14443-A and 15693.
  • the Bluetooth specifications are currently available on the Internet at www.bluetooth.org.
  • WLAN is specified in the standards of the IEEE 802.11 family.
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
  • Ethernet and/or LAN are specified in the standards of the IEEE 802.3 family.
  • a user interface within the meaning of this specification is set up, for example, to record user input (e.g. input from a user) and/or to output user information (e.g. user information for a user).
  • user information e.g. user information for a user.
  • Examples of such a user interface are one or more buttons, a keyboard (e.g. an alphanumeric keyboard or a numeric keyboard like a keypad), a mouse, a screen (e.g. a touch-sensitive screen like a touch display), a microphone, a camera and /or a signal lamp (e.g. a light-emitting diode and/or an incandescent lamp and/or a glow lamp) and/or a signal lamp arrangement with a plurality of signal lamps.
  • a keyboard e.g. an alphanumeric keyboard or a numeric keyboard like a keypad
  • a mouse e.g. a touch-sensitive screen like a touch display
  • a microphone e.g.
  • the sensor device can also include other means that are not listed.
  • the method is carried out, for example, by a sensor device arranged reversibly in and/or on the toilet bowl.
  • a device is to be understood as being arranged reversibly in and/or on the toilet bowl if it is not part of the toilet bowl and/or can be removed from the toilet bowl without being destroyed (e.g. without tools).
  • the sensor device is set up for reversibly arranging on and/or in a toilet bowl. It is understood that the sensor device may alternatively or additionally also be part of a device (e.g. the dispensing device disclosed below) which is adapted for reversibly locating on and/or in a toilet bowl.
  • the sensor device is arranged on and/or in the toilet bowl in such a way that the area that can be detected by the sensor of the sensor device is located inside the toilet bowl.
  • the toilet bowl is part of a toilet.
  • the interior of the toilet bowl is to be understood as meaning the area that surrounds a drain of the toilet and/or along which the flushing liquid flows at least partially when the toilet is flushed.
  • the recording of at least one first environmental parameter in the area surrounding the sensor device is to be understood, for example, as meaning that the first environmental parameter is recorded by the sensor of the sensor device.
  • the area that can be detected by the sensor of the sensor device is part of the environment of the sensor device and/or defines the environment of the sensor device within the meaning of this specification.
  • the first environmental parameter is, for example, indicative of a value of a variable that can be detected by the sensor (e.g. a physical, chemical and/or biological variable) and/or for a property that can be detected by the sensor (e.g. a physical, chemical and/or biological property).
  • the detection should be understood to mean, for example, the determination of the respective property and/or the measurement of a value of the respective variable.
  • the cleanliness of the toilet bowl can be understood, for example, as a subjective cleanliness perceived by a user of the toilet bowl.
  • a subjective cleanliness is given, for example, when predetermined properties that can be perceived by the user (i.e. properties relevant to the subjective cleanliness) such as, for example, no visible soiling and/or no unpleasant odors are present.
  • the first environment parameter is, for example, indicative of whether such a property in the environment of the sensor device that can be perceived by the user can be detected (e.g. determined) by the sensor of the sensor device.
  • the cleanliness of the toilet bowl can be understood to mean objective cleanliness, for example.
  • objective cleanliness is given, for example, when one or more values of one or more variables for these variables do not exceed and/or fall below specified threshold values (i.e. threshold values relevant for objective cleanliness).
  • the first environmental parameter is, for example, indicative of a value of such a variable that can be detected (e.g., measured) by the sensor.
  • the first environmental parameter indicates whether the toilet bowl is (objectively and/or subjectively) clean. For example, it can be specified that the first environmental parameter indicates that the toilet bowl is clean if the first environmental parameter is indicative of the presence of a property relevant to subjective cleanliness and/or if the first environmental parameter is indicative of a value of a quantity that does not exceed or fall below a threshold value relevant to objective cleanliness that is specified for this variable.
  • Determining the control information at least partially as a function of the detected first environmental parameter is to be understood, for example, as meaning that the control information is selected and/or calculated at least partially as a function of the detected first environmental parameter.
  • control information can be determined, for example, at least partially as a function of the first environmental parameter and the additional environmental parameters.
  • the determination can take place, for example, in accordance with predetermined determination rules (e.g. selection and/or calculation rules).
  • the determination rules associate the first environmental parameter (and the further environmental parameters) with one of a plurality of control information items.
  • the determination rules may dictate that when the first environmental parameter (and/or one of the other environmental parameters) indicates that the toilet bowl is clean, a first control information item of the plurality of control information items is determined (e.g., selected). Otherwise, for example, a second piece of control information of the plurality of pieces of control information is determined (e.g. selected).
  • the control information is set up, for example, to trigger and/or control an action that can be carried out by the sensor device and/or by a device other than the sensor device (e.g. outputting user information and/or outputting an active substance preparation).
  • the control information is a control signal that triggers and/or controls such an action.
  • control information is determined by the sensor device.
  • control information can also be determined by a device that is different from the sensor device.
  • causing the control information to be determined should be understood to mean, for example, that the sensor device causes the control information to be determined by a device that is different from the sensor device.
  • the first environmental parameter is sent by the sensor device to the device other than the sensor device to cause the sensor device to determine the output control information.
  • Determining the control information at least partially as a function of the detected first environmental parameter thus makes it possible to trigger an action, in particular a cleaning action, when the toilet is dirty—regardless of whether the dirt was noticed by a user and/or is noticeable to a user at all is. Further features and properties are explained below using exemplary embodiments.
  • the sensor device includes an optical sensor.
  • An example of an optical sensor is a camera, a CCD sensor (charge coupled device sensor), an active pixel sensor, a reflection sensor, a turbidity sensor.
  • the surface roughness of the surface inside the toilet bowl continues to increase over time after a cleaning process, so that the surface roughness of the surface inside the toilet bowl is an environmental parameter characteristic of the cleanliness of the toilet bowl .
  • the surface roughness of the surface of the toilet bowl and/or the change in the surface roughness of the surface of the toilet bowl can be determined depending on the optical reflection and/or the change in optical reflection at the surface of the toilet bowl. In particular, a change in the surface roughness of the surface of the toilet bowl leads to a change in the optical reflection on the surface of the toilet bowl.
  • the wettability of the surface inside the toilet bowl also changes over time after a cleaning process. This change is shown, for example, by a change in the wetting duration of the surface inside the toilet bowl after the toilet has been flushed. Since the wetting of the surface inside the toilet bowl also leads to a change in the optical reflection on the surface of the toilet bowl, the wettability and/or a change in wettability can also depend on the optical reflection and/or the change in optical reflection on the surface of the toilet bowl (e.g. after flushing the toilet), for example a change in the wetting duration (e.g. after flushing the toilet) can be determined.
  • an environmental parameter indicative of an optical reflection and/or a change in the optical reflection can be detected, for example, by a reflection sensor.
  • an environmental parameter indicative of optical reflection and/or a change in optical reflection at the surface of the toilet bowl is a value for the intensity and/or a change in intensity of light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor (e.g. a light generated by the reflection sensor).
  • the reflection sensor is set up to record a value for the intensity and/or a change in intensity from the surface of the toilet bowl in To detect light reflected in the direction of a reflection sensor (eg a light generated by the reflection sensor) (eg to detect after flushing the toilet).
  • Such a value for the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor e.g. a light generated by the reflection sensor
  • a change in the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor e.g. a light the light generated by the reflection sensor
  • a threshold value for the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor can be specified.
  • the first environmental parameter is indicative of an intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of the reflection sensor that does not fall below this threshold value, it is specified, for example, that the toilet bowl is clean. Otherwise, it is specified, for example, that the toilet baking is not clean.
  • a threshold value for a change in the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor can be specified. If the first environmental parameter is indicative of a change in an intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of the reflection sensor, which does not exceed this threshold value, it is specified, for example, that the toilet bowl is clean. Otherwise, it is specified, for example, that the toilet bowl is not clean.
  • An environmental parameter indicative of turbidity of a liquid in the toilet bowl can be detected, for example, by a turbidity sensor.
  • An example of such an environmental parameter is a turbidity value of the liquid.
  • the turbidity sensor is set up to detect a turbidity value of a liquid in the toilet bowl.
  • a turbidity value should be understood, for example, as a characteristic environmental parameter for contamination of the liquid in the toilet bowl (and thus for the cleanliness of the toilet bowl).
  • a threshold value for a turbidity value of a liquid in the toilet bowl can be specified. If the first environmental parameter is indicative of a turbidity value of a liquid in the toilet bowl that does not fall below this threshold value, it is specified, for example, that the toilet bowl is clean. Otherwise, it is specified, for example, that the toilet bowl is not clean.
  • FTU Formazine Turbidity Unit
  • NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
  • the at least one sensor is a biosensor.
  • the biosensor is set up to detect the exceeding of a bacterial count on the biosensor (e.g. a bacterial count of bacteria attached to the biosensor).
  • a bacterial count on the biosensor e.g. a bacterial count of bacteria attached to the biosensor.
  • the biosensor is arranged on the surface of the toilet bowl (and e.g. above a liquid in the toilet bowl)
  • such an excess of a bacterial count detected by the biosensor on the biosensor should be used as a (e.g. increased and/or undesired) bacterial content on the Surface of the toilet bowl (and thus for the cleanliness of the toilet bowl) characteristic environmental parameters are understood.
  • a characteristic environmental parameter for a e.g.
  • the biosensor is arranged in the liquid in the toilet bowl.
  • the toilet bowl is clean as long as the biosensor does not detect an exceeding of a bacterial count at the biosensor. Otherwise, it is specified, for example, that the toilet bowl is not clean.
  • another sensor is an optical sensor, an acoustic sensor, a chemical sensor, a thermal sensor and/or a weight sensor. It goes without saying that the sensor device can also include several of these sensors.
  • the outputting of the user information is triggered by the control information.
  • the outputted user information shows a user, for example, whether the toilet bowl is clean.
  • the determination rules disclosed above may dictate that when the first environmental parameter (and/or one of the other environmental parameters) indicates that the toilet bowl is clean, a first control information item of the plurality of control information items is determined (e.g. selected) that the issuing of a triggers first user information indicating to a user that the toilet bowl is clean. Otherwise, the determination rules disclosed above dictate, for example, that a second piece of control information of the plurality of pieces of control information is determined (e.g., selected) that triggers the issuance of second user information indicating to a user that the toilet bowl is not clean.
  • the second user information can indicate to the user that the toilet bowl should be cleaned and/or give the user a cleaning recommendation for cleaning the toilet bowl.
  • a cleaning recommendation can, for example, contain information about an active substance preparation (e.g. a cleaning agent) for cleaning the toilet bowl.
  • the cleaning recommendation can be at least partially dependent on the first recorded environmental parameter. For example, if the first environmental parameter (and/or one of the other environmental parameters) indicates that the toilet bowl is not clean, the control information is determined in such a way that it triggers the output of the second user information with a cleaning recommendation that is at least partially dependent on the detected first environmental parameter and /or controls.
  • the second user information can have different cleaning recommendations if the first environmental parameter recorded is characteristic of soiling and/or calcification of the surface of the toilet bowl or if the first environmental parameter recorded is characteristic of a (e.g. increased and/or undesirable) bacteria content on the surface of the toilet bowl toilet bowl is.
  • a lime-dissolving active ingredient preparation is recommended for cleaning the toilet bowl
  • a (e.g. increased) bacterial content on the surface of the toilet bowl for example an antibacterial active ingredient preparation is recommended for cleaning the toilet bowl.
  • the user information can be output, for example, via a user interface.
  • the user information is output through a user interface of the sensor device, for example an optical user interface, in particular a display.
  • a display is to be understood, for example, as a signal lamp and/or a signal lamp arrangement with a number of signal lamps. Accordingly, the user could be shown whether the toilet bowl is clean, for example by means of a signal lamp (e.g. a multicolored signal lamp) and/or a signal lamp arrangement (e.g. a signal lamp arrangement with different colored signal lamps).
  • a display should also be understood as a screen, so that the user can be shown whether the toilet bowl is clean by outputting appropriate user information (e.g. in text form) on the screen.
  • the user information can be output through a user interface of a device (e.g. the device) that is different from the sensor device.
  • a device e.g. the device
  • causing the user information to be output should be understood to mean, for example, that the sensor device causes the user information to be output by a device that is different from the sensor device.
  • the control information is sent and/or provided through a wireless communication interface of the sensor device to cause the user information to be output.
  • the sending of the control information can take place, for example, in the form of a broadcast signal (e.g. a beacon signal such as a Bluetooth beacon signal).
  • a broadcast signal e.g. a beacon signal such as a Bluetooth beacon signal
  • the wireless communication interface of the sensor device can be a Bluetooth interface. This is advantageous, for example, in order to send the control information to all devices that are within receiving range of the transmitted broadcast signal.
  • the provision of the control information by a wireless communication interface is to be understood, for example, as meaning that the control information is kept ready by a passive wireless communication interface for reading out by a corresponding active wireless communication interface.
  • Passive wireless communication interfaces are powered by the corresponding active wireless communication interface when read through a corresponding active wireless communication interface. For example, when read, the corresponding active wireless communication interface generates an electric, magnetic and/or electro-magnetic field in order to supply the passive wireless communication interface with energy.
  • passive wireless communication interfaces are passive electronic transceivers such as passive RFID interfaces (eg passive RFID tags) and/or passive NFC interfaces (eg passive NFC tags). This is advantageous, for example, in order to keep the energy consumption of the sensor device as low as possible.
  • the sensor device is part of a dispensing device.
  • the dispensing device is set up, for example, for reversible arrangement on and/or in a toilet bowl.
  • the dispensing device is set up, for example, to receive and/or hold an active substance preparation.
  • the dispensing device can be set up to release and/or dispense an active ingredient preparation that has been received and/or held.
  • the dispensing device comprises a bracket-like holding element that can be fixed to an edge of a toilet bowl and, when the holding element is fixed to the edge of the toilet bowl, a distal end located inside the toilet bowl, the sensor device being arranged at the distal end. Furthermore, an active ingredient preparation received and/or held by the dispensing device is also located, for example, at this distal end.
  • the limited space inside the toilet bowl can be used particularly efficiently. Because this limited space often only allows a device to be arranged (e.g. fixed) in a reversible manner without negatively influencing the drainage behavior of the rinsing liquid during rinsing and thus impairing the rinsing function.
  • the active ingredient preparation can, for example, in solid form as a toilet block (e.g. as a spherical toilet block as in the international patent application WO 2010/130645 described) are present and picked up and/or held by the dispensing device.
  • the dispensing device comprises (e.g. at the distal end on which the sensor device is also arranged) one or more open plates with holding means for holding one or more such toilet blocks and/or one or more open receptacles for receiving one or more such toilet blocks.
  • the toilet blocks can come into contact with the flushing liquid during flushing and ingredients in the toilet blocks can be dissolved by the flushing liquid, so that they are released from the dispensing device to the flushing liquid and there during flushing of the toilet bowl (e.g. a cleaning and/or lime-dissolving and/or fragrant and/or disinfecting and/or antibacterial effect).
  • the method can also include dispensing and/or causing the active substance preparation to be dispensed by the dispensing device at least partially as a function of the control information.
  • the active substance preparation is present, for example, in liquid and/or gel-like form and is located, for example, in a (e.g. closed) container that can be connected to the dispensing device for receiving the active substance preparation.
  • the dispensing device comprises the container for receiving the active ingredient preparation and at least one actuator, the control information being set up to trigger and/or control a movement of the actuator.
  • the control information can be a control signal for controlling the actuator.
  • movement of the actuator causes the drug formulation to be dispensed.
  • an example of such an actuator is a pump (e.g. a positive displacement pump, oscillatory pump, membrane pump, piston pump, rotary pump, dynamic pump, centrifugal pump, electrohydrodynamic pump, electroosmotic pump, magnetohydrodynamic pump, surface acoustic wave pump, capillary force pump, electrowetting pump and/or thermocapillary pump), a nozzle, a spray head, a drop dispenser, a foam spray head, a piezo element, a wick system and/or a nebulizer (e.g. an ultrasonic nebulizer and/or an ionization nebulizer)
  • a pump e.g. a positive displacement pump, oscillatory pump, membrane pump, piston pump, rotary pump, dynamic pump, centrifugal pump, electrohydrodynamic pump, electroosmotic pump, magnetohydrodynamic pump, surface acoustic wave pump, capillary force pump, electrowetting pump and/or thermocapillary pump
  • the active ingredient preparation comprises at least one perfume and one nonionic surfactant.
  • the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook assigns the ingredients to one or more chemical classes (Chemical Classes), e.g. Polymerie Ethers, and one or more functions (Functions), e.g. Surfactants - Cleansing Agents, which it in turn explains in more detail and refers to below if necessary, reference is also made.
  • Chemical Classes e.g. Polymerie Ethers
  • Functions e.g. Surfactants - Cleansing Agents
  • fatty acids or fatty alcohols or their derivatives - unless otherwise stated - represent branched or unbranched carboxylic acids or alcohols or their derivatives with preferably 6 to 22 carbon atoms, in particular 8 to 20 carbon atoms, particularly preferably 10 to 18 carbon atoms, most preferably 12 to 16 carbon atoms, for example 12 to 14 carbon atoms.
  • the former are preferred in particular because of their vegetable basis as based on renewable raw materials for ecological reasons, but without restricting the present invention thereto.
  • the oxo-alcohols or derivatives thereof obtainable, for example, by R OELEN's oxo synthesis, preferably having 7 to 19 carbon atoms, in particular 9 to 19 carbon atoms, particularly preferably 9 to 17 carbon atoms, extremely preferably 11 to 15 carbon atoms, for example 9 to 11, 12 to 15 or 13 to 15 carbon atoms, can be used accordingly.
  • the active ingredient preparation contains, for example, one or more fragrances as a perfume, preferably in an amount of 0.01 to 10% by weight, in particular 0.05 to 8% by weight, particularly preferably 0.1 to 5% by weight.
  • D-limonene can be present as a perfume component.
  • the active ingredient preparation contains a perfume made from essential oils (also referred to as essential oils). As such, for example, pine, citrus, jasmine, patchouli, rose or ylang-ylang oil can be used for the purposes of this invention.
  • clary sage oil chamomile oil, lavender oil, clove oil, lemon balm oil, mint oil, cinnamon leaf oil, lime blossom oil, juniper berry oil, vetiver oil, olibanum oil, galbanum oil and labdanum oil as well as orange blossom oil, neroliol, orange peel oil and sandalwood oil.
  • a fragrance In order to be perceptible, a fragrance must be volatile, with the nature of the functional groups and the structure of the chemical compound also having an important role to play in terms of molar mass. Thus, most fragrances have molar masses of up to about 200 daltons, while molar masses of 300 daltons and above tend to be an exception. Due to the different volatility of fragrances, the smell of a perfume composed of several fragrances changes during evaporation, whereby the odor impressions are divided into “top note”, “heart or middle note” (middle note or body) and “base note” ( end note or dry out).
  • Adherent fragrances that can advantageously be used in the perfume oils in the active ingredient preparation are, for example, the essential oils such as angelica root oil, aniseed oil, arnica blossom oil, basil oil, bay oil, champaca blossom oil, noble fir oil, noble pine cone oil, elemi oil, eucalyptus oil, fennel oil, pine almond oil, galbanum oil, geranium oil, ginger grass oil, guaiac wood oil, Gurjun balm oil, helichrysum oil, ho oil, ginger oil, iris oil, cajeput oil, calamus oil, chamomile oil, camphor oil, kanaga oil, cardamom oil, cassia oil, pine needle oil, copa ⁇ va balm oil, coriander oil, spearmint oil, caraway oil, cumin oil, lemongrass oil, musk seed oil, myrrh oil, clove oil, neroli oil, niaouli oil, Olibanum Oil, Origanum Oil, Palmarosa Oil
  • the higher-boiling or solid fragrances of natural or synthetic origin can also advantageously be used in the active ingredient preparation as adherent fragrances or fragrance mixtures in the perfume oils.
  • These compounds include the compounds mentioned below and mixtures thereof: ambrettolide, ⁇ -amylcinnamaldehyde, anethole, anisaldehyde, anisalcohol, anisole, anthranilic acid methyl ester, acetophenone, benzylacetone, benzaldehyde, ethyl benzoate, benzophenone, benzyl alcohol, borneol, bornyl acetate, ⁇ -bromostyrene, n -Decyl aldehyde, n-dodecyl aldehyde, eugenol, eugenol methyl ether, eucalyptol, farnesol, fenchone, fenchyl acetate, geranyl acetate
  • the more volatile fragrances that can be used advantageously in the perfume oil include, in particular, the lower-boiling fragrances of natural or synthetic origin, which can be used alone or in mixtures.
  • Examples of more volatile fragrances are alkyl isothiocyanates (alkyl mustard oils), butanedione, limonene, linalool, linyl acetate and linyl propionate, menthol, menthone, methyl-n-heptenone, phellandrene, phenylacetaldehyde, terpinyl acetate, citral, citronellal.
  • the active ingredient preparation contains, for example, at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one alkylbenzene sulfonate and at least one olefin sulfonate. Other surfactants can also be included.
  • alkylbenzene sulfonates preference is given in particular to those having about 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, for example linear sodium C 10 -C 13 -alkylbenzene sulfonate.
  • Preferred olefin sulfonates have a carbon chain length of 14-16.
  • the active ingredient preparation contains preferably 10 to 70% by weight, preferably 20 to 65% by weight, particularly preferably 20 to 30% by weight, of alkylbenzene sulfonate and preferably 10 to 30% by weight, preferably 15 to 30% by weight. , more preferably 15 to 25% by weight of olefin sulfonate.
  • Nonionic surfactants can be alkoxylates such as polyglycol ethers, fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, alkylphenol polyglycol ethers, end-capped polyglycol ethers, mixed ethers and hydroxy mixed ethers and fatty acid polyglycol esters. Also useful are ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block polymers, fatty acid alkanolamides, and fatty acid polyglycol ethers.
  • Another important class of nonionic surfactants that can be used are the polyol surfactants and here in particular the glycosurfactants such as alkyl polyglycosides and fatty acid glucamides.
  • the alkyl polyglycosides, in particular the alkyl polyglucosides, and above all the fatty alcohol alkoxylates (fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers) are particularly preferred.
  • Preferred fatty alcohol alkoxylates are ethylene oxide (EO) and/or propylene oxide (PO) alkoxylated, unbranched or branched, saturated or unsaturated C8-22 -alcohols with a degree of alkoxylation of up to 30, preferably ethoxylated C12-22 - fatty alcohols with a degree of ethoxylation of less than 30, preferably 12 to 28, in particular 20 to 28, particularly preferably 25, for example C 16 - 18 fatty alcohol ethoxylates with 25 EO.
  • EO ethylene oxide
  • PO propylene oxide
  • Alkyl polyglycosides are surfactants which can be obtained by reacting sugars and alcohols using the relevant methods of preparative organic chemistry, resulting in a mixture of monoalkylated, oligomeric or polymeric sugars, depending on the type of preparation.
  • Preferred alkyl polyglycosides are the alkyl polyglucosides, with the alcohol particularly preferably being a long-chain fatty alcohol or a mixture of long-chain fatty alcohols with branched or unbranched C 8 - to C 18 -alkyl chains and the degree of oligomerization (DP) of the sugars being between 1 and 10, preferably 1 to 6, in particular 1.1 to 3, most preferably 1.1 to 1.7, for example C 8-10 -alkyl -1.5-glucoside (DP of 1.5).
  • the alcohol particularly preferably being a long-chain fatty alcohol or a mixture of long-chain fatty alcohols with branched or unbranched C 8 - to C 18 -alkyl chains and the degree of oligomerization (DP) of the sugars being between 1 and 10, preferably 1 to 6, in particular 1.1 to 3, most preferably 1.1 to 1.7, for example C 8-10 -alkyl -1.5-glucoside (DP of 1.5).
  • Fatty alcohol ethoxylates are preferably used in amounts of up to 20% by weight, particularly preferably 4 to 12% by weight, particularly preferably 7 to 9% by weight.
  • other nonionic surfactants such as fatty acid monoalkanolamides and/or alkyl polyglycosides, can be present in amounts of up to 10% by weight.
  • aliphatic sulfates such as fatty alcohol sulfates, fatty alcohol ether sulfates, dialkyl ether sulfates, monoglyceride sulfates and aliphatic sulfonates such as alkane sulfonates, ether sulfonates, n-alkyl ether sulfonates, ester sulfonates and lignosulfonates.
  • fatty acid cyanamides sulfosuccinates (sulfosuccinic acid esters), in particular sulfosuccinic acid mono- and di-C 8 -C 18 -alkyl esters, sulfosuccinamates, sulfosuccinamides, fatty acid isethionates, acylaminoalkanesulfonates (fatty acid taurides), fatty acid sarcosinates, ether carboxylic acids and alkyl (ether) phosphates and ⁇ -sulfofatty acid salts, acylglutamates, Monoglyceride disulphates and alkyl ethers of glycerol disulphate.
  • sulfosuccinates sulfosuccinic acid esters
  • sulfosuccinic acid mono- and di-C 8 -C 18 -alkyl esters sulfosuccinamates
  • fatty alcohol sulfates and/or fatty alcohol ether sulfates preference is given to the fatty alcohol sulfates and/or fatty alcohol ether sulfates, in particular the fatty alcohol sulfates.
  • Fatty alcohol sulfates are products of sulfation reactions on corresponding alcohols
  • fatty alcohol ether sulfates are products of sulfation reactions on alkoxylated alcohols.
  • alkoxylated alcohols to mean the reaction products of alkylene oxide, preferably ethylene oxide, with alcohols, preferably with relatively long-chain alcohols for the purposes of the present invention.
  • a complex mixture of addition products with different degrees of ethoxylation is formed from n moles of ethylene oxide and one mole of alcohol, depending on the reaction conditions.
  • a further embodiment of the alkoxylation consists in using mixtures of the alkylene oxides, preferably the mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
  • Preferred fatty alcohol ether sulfates are the sulfates of lower ethoxylated fatty alcohols having 1 to 4 ethylene oxide units (EO), in particular 1 to 2 EO, for example 1.3 EO.
  • the anionic surfactants are preferably used as sodium salts, but can also be present as other alkali or alkaline earth metal salts, for example magnesium salts, and in the form of ammonium or mono-, di-, tri- or tetraalkylammonium salts, in the case of the sulfonates also in the form of their corresponding acid, e.g., dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid.
  • the agent according to the invention can also contain cationic surfactants and/or amphoteric surfactants.
  • Suitable amphoteric surfactants are, for example, betaines of the formula (R iii )(R iv )(R v )N + CH 2 COO - , in which R iii is an alkyl radical having 8 to 25, preferably 10 to 21 carbon atoms and which is optionally interrupted by heteroatoms or heteroatom groups, and R iv and R v are identical or different alkyl radicals having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, in particular C 10 -C 18 -alkyldimethylcarboxymethyl betaine and C 11 -C 17 -alkylamidopropyldimethylcarboxymethyl betaine.
  • Suitable cationic surfactants include the quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula (R vi )(R vii )(R viii )(R ix )N + X, where R vi to R ix are four identical or different, in particular two long and two short-chain, alkyl radicals and X - is an anion, especially a halide ion, for example didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, alkyl benzyl didecyl ammonium chloride and mixtures thereof.
  • the active ingredient preparation can contain other ingredients commonly used in active ingredient preparations for toilet blocks and cleaning agents for cleaning a toilet bowl, preferably selected from the group consisting of acids, bases, salts, thickeners, antimicrobial active ingredients, preservatives, complexing agents, polymers, dyes, Fragrances, perfume boosters, fillers, builders, bleaches, corrosion inhibitors, rinse-off regulators, enzymes, microorganisms, biofilm removal agents, limescale inhibiting agents, agents to reduce soil adhesion, agents to improve processability, agents to reduce stickiness, and mixtures thereof.
  • no more than 60% by weight of other ingredients should be present, preferably 0.01 to 60% by weight, in particular 0.2 to 15% by weight.
  • a method according to claim 11 is disclosed.
  • a system according to claim 12 is further disclosed.
  • control information is control information determined by a sensor device.
  • receiving control information at the device should be understood to mean that the control information is received through a communication interface (e.g. a wireless communication interface) of the device.
  • the control information is received from a sensor device through a communication interface (e.g., a wireless communication interface) of the device.
  • the control information can be received, for example, in the form of a broadcast signal (e.g. a beacon signal such as a Bluetooth beacon signal).
  • the wireless communication interface of the device can be a Bluetooth interface.
  • receiving control information at the device can also be understood to mean, for example, that control information provided by a sensor device is read out through a communication interface (eg a wireless communication interface) of the device.
  • a communication interface eg a wireless communication interface
  • the control information may be provided through a passive wireless communication interface for reading through a corresponding active wireless communication interface.
  • the wireless communication interface of the device can be such a corresponding active wireless communication interface. Examples of such active wireless communication interfaces are active electronic transceivers such as active RFID interfaces (eg RFID readers) and/or active NFC interfaces (eg NFC readers).
  • the outputting of the user information is triggered by the control information.
  • control information is determined by the sensor device, for example, in such a way that it triggers the outputting of user information (e.g. the first user information disclosed above and/or the second user information disclosed above) according to the present second aspect.
  • user information e.g. the first user information disclosed above and/or the second user information disclosed above
  • the same user information can be output as according to the first aspect, so that the corresponding disclosure in connection with the first aspect should also apply as disclosure in connection with the second aspect.
  • the user information can be output, for example, via a user interface.
  • the user information is output through a user interface of the device, for example a visual user interface, in particular a display.
  • a display should be understood to mean, for example, a signal lamp and/or a signal lamp arrangement with a number of signal lamps. Accordingly, the user could be shown whether the toilet bowl is clean, for example by means of a signal lamp (e.g. a different colored signal lamp) and/or a signal lamp arrangement (e.g. a signal lamp arrangement with different colored signal lamps).
  • a display should also be understood as a screen, so that the user can be shown whether the toilet bowl is clean by outputting appropriate user information (e.g. in text form) on the screen.
  • the device is, for example, a user device and/or part of a user device.
  • a user device is to be understood as a portable and/or mobile device of a user such as a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a handheld reader (eg an RFID and/or NFC handheld reader) and the like .
  • This is advantageous, for example, in order to be able to display user information on the cleanliness of a toilet bowl to a user on his user devices.
  • a user can be guided to a toilet with a clean toilet bowl, for example.
  • a user eg a user responsible for cleaning a toilet
  • a non-clean eg dirty and/or calcified
  • the cleanliness of a toilet bowl can also be checked by a user (eg a user responsible for cleaning a toilet).
  • Fig. 1a 12 shows a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a sensor device 10 according to the first aspect of the invention.
  • Sensor device 10 comprises at least one processor 100, a main memory 101, a program memory 102, a sensor 103, an optional communication interface 104 and an optional user interface 105.
  • a processor is to be understood, for example, as a control unit, a microprocessor, a microcontrol unit such as a microcontroller, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA). It goes without saying that sensor device 11 can also include multiple processors 100 .
  • Processor 100 executes program instructions stored in program memory 102 and stores, for example, intermediate results or the like in main memory 101.
  • Program memory 102 contains, for example, program instructions of a computer program according to the first aspect of the invention, which includes program instructions that cause processor 100 to perform the method according to the first aspect of the invention (e.g. the method according to in 4 flowchart 400 shown) and/or control when processor 100 executes those program instructions stored in program memory 102. Further information such as determination rules for determining control information can also be stored in the program memory 102 .
  • Program memory 102 also contains, for example, the operating system of sensor device 11, which is at least partially loaded into main memory 101 when sensor device 11 is started and is executed by processor 100.
  • the operating system of sensor device 11 is at least partially loaded into main memory 101 when sensor device 11 is started and is executed by processor 100.
  • the sensor device 11 when the sensor device 11 is started, at least part of the core of the operating system is loaded into the main memory 101 and executed by the processor 100 .
  • an operating system is a Windows, UNIX, Linux, Android, Apple iOS and/or MAC OS operating system.
  • the operating system enables the device to be used for data processing. For example, it manages resources such as a Main memory and a program memory, makes basic functions available to other computer programs through programming interfaces, among other things, and controls the execution of computer programs.
  • a program memory is, for example, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, a magnetic memory, an EEPROM memory (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) and/or an optical memory.
  • a main memory is, for example, a volatile or non-volatile memory, in particular a random access memory (RAM) such as a static random access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a ferroelectric random access memory (FeRAM) and/or magnetic random access memory (MRAM).
  • RAM random access memory
  • SRAM static random access memory
  • DRAM dynamic random access memory
  • FeRAM ferroelectric random access memory
  • MRAM magnetic random access memory
  • Main memory 101 and program memory 102 can also be designed as one memory. Alternatively, main memory 101 and/or program memory 102 can each be formed by a plurality of memories. Furthermore, main memory 101 and/or program memory 102 can also be part of processor 100 .
  • processor 100 can control at least one sensor 103 .
  • the sensor 103 is set up, for example, to detect an environmental parameter that is characteristic of the cleanliness of a toilet bowl.
  • an environmental parameter characteristic of soiling and/or calcification of the surface of the toilet bowl is, for example, a value for the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor (e.g. a light generated by the reflection sensor) and/or a change in the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor (e.g. a light generated by the reflection sensor).
  • Other environmental parameters that are characteristic of the cleanliness of the toilet bowl and are disclosed above include, for example, a turbidity value of a liquid in the toilet bowl recorded by a turbidity sensor and/or a bacterial content on the surface of the toilet bowl and/or in a liquid in the toilet bowl recorded by a biosensor. It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to these sensors and/or environmental parameters.
  • the sensor device comprises a biosensor as formulated in claim 1 .
  • the sensor 103 is a further sensor, namely a reflection sensor, which is set up to detect a value for the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of the reflection sensor (e.g. a light generated by the reflection sensor ) and/or a change in the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor (eg a light generated by the reflection sensor).
  • Wireless communication interface 104 is configured, for example, to transmit information (e.g., in the form of a broadcast signal).
  • the wireless communication interface is set up, for example, as a passive wireless communication interface providing information to be read out by a corresponding active wireless communication interface.
  • the wireless communication interface 104 is set up, for example, to receive information.
  • the wireless communication interface 104 is, for example, a Bluetooth interface, an NFC (e.g., passive) interface, and/or an RFID (e.g., passive) interface.
  • processor 100 can control optional user interface 105, for example by control information in the form of a control signal.
  • the optional user interface is set up to output user information.
  • Examples of such a user interface are a display such as a screen (e.g. a touch-sensitive screen) and/or a signal lamp (e.g. a light-emitting diode and/or an incandescent lamp and/or a neon lamp) and/or a signal lamp arrangement with a number of signal lamps.
  • a display such as a screen (e.g. a touch-sensitive screen) and/or a signal lamp (e.g. a light-emitting diode and/or an incandescent lamp and/or a neon lamp) and/or a signal lamp arrangement with a number of signal lamps.
  • the user interface 105 is formed as a signal lamp arrangement with a number of signal lamps.
  • the signal lamp arrangement comprises at least a first signal lamp for indicating that the toilet bowl is clean and a second signal lamp for
  • the components 100 to 105 of the sensor device are communicatively connected to one another, for example via one or more bus systems (e.g. one or more serial and/or parallel bus connections).
  • bus systems e.g. one or more serial and/or parallel bus connections.
  • the sensor device can comprise further components (e.g. further sensors) in addition to the components 100 to 105 .
  • Fig. 1b shows a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a
  • Dispensing device 1 with the sensor device 10 according to the invention.
  • the user interface 105 is in Fig. 1b shown as a signal lamp arrangement with two signal lamps.
  • the sensor 103 is in Fig. 1b shown as an example.
  • the dispensing device 1 comprises a bracket-like holding element 11 which can be fixed to an edge of a toilet bowl, and one or more open receptacles 12 each for receiving a spherical toilet block with a diameter of 25-40 mm.
  • the receptacles 12 have one or more rinsing liquid inlet and outlet openings 120 and 121 through which Flushing liquid can flow past a toilet block held in the respective receptacle 12 .
  • the sensor device 10 and the receptacles 12 are located on an end of the dispensing device 1 which is arranged inside the toilet bowl.
  • FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a device 20.
  • Device 20 comprises at least a processor 200, a main memory 201, a program memory 202, a communication interface 203 and a user interface 204.
  • device 20 may also include multiple processors 200 .
  • Processor 200 executes program instructions that are stored in program memory 202 and stores, for example, intermediate results or the like in main memory 201.
  • Program memory 202 contains, for example, program instructions of a computer program that includes program instructions that cause processor 200 to carry out the method (e.g. the method according to in figure 5 flowchart 500 shown) and/or control when processor 200 executes those program instructions stored in program memory 202.
  • Program memory 202 also contains, for example, the operating system of device 20, which is at least partially loaded into main memory 201 when device 20 is started and is executed by processor 200.
  • Main memory 201 and program memory 202 can also be designed as one memory. Alternatively, main memory 201 and/or program memory 202 can each be formed by a plurality of memories. Furthermore, main memory 201 and/or program memory 202 can also be part of processor 200 .
  • Processor 200 controls wireless communication interface 203, which is formed, for example, as a wireless communication interface corresponding to wireless communication interface 104 of sensor device 10.
  • the wireless communication interface 203 is a Bluetooth interface, a (eg active) NFC interface and/or a (eg active) RFID interface.
  • the communication interface 203 is set up in particular to receive information and/or to read out information provided by a passive wireless communication interface.
  • processor 200 can control at least one user interface 204 .
  • a user interface can be, for example, one or more keys, a keyboard (e.g. an alphanumeric keyboard or a numeric keyboard like a keypad), a mouse, a screen (e.g. a touch-sensitive screen like a touch display), a microphone and/or a camera include.
  • User interface 204 can be used to communicate with a user, e.g., to input and/or output user information.
  • user interface 204 is the default user interface of device 20.
  • the components 200 to 204 of the sensor device are communicatively connected to one another, for example via one or more bus systems (e.g. one or more serial and/or parallel bus connections).
  • bus systems e.g. one or more serial and/or parallel bus connections.
  • the device 20 can comprise further components in addition to the components 200 to 204 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a system 30.
  • the system 30 comprises the sensor device 10 and the device 20.
  • the sensor device 10 is shown by way of example as part of the dispensing device 1 and the device 20 is shown by way of example as a smartphone.
  • a wireless communication path 31 in 3 shown Between the sensor device 10 and the device 20 there is a wireless communication path 31 in 3 shown. Via this communication path 31 the device 20 can receive information sent by the device 10 (eg information sent in the form of a broadcast signal) and/or read information provided by the device 10 .
  • the communication eg the sending/providing and/or receiving/reading of information
  • the communication can take place, for example, through the communication interfaces 104 and 203 of the sensor device 10 and the device 20 .
  • FIG. 4 shows a flow diagram 400 of an exemplary embodiment of a method according to the invention.
  • steps 401 to 404 of flowchart 400 are executed by sensor device 10 in system 30 when sensor device 10 (eg as part of dispensing device 1) is arranged inside a toilet bowl.
  • a first environmental parameter in the vicinity of the sensor device 10 is detected by the sensor 103 .
  • the first environmental parameter is characteristic of the cleanliness of the toilet bowl in which the sensor device 10 is arranged.
  • sensor 103 is a reflective sensor and the environmental parameter sensed by sensor 103 is a value for the intensity of light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl toward the reflective sensor (e.g., light generated by the reflective sensor) and /or a change in the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor (e.g. a light generated by the reflection sensor).
  • the reflective sensor e.g., light generated by the reflective sensor
  • a reflection sensor e.g. a light generated by the reflection sensor
  • a piece of control information is determined at least partially as a function of the first environmental parameter detected in step 401 .
  • the control information is set up, for example, to trigger and/or control an action that can be carried out by the sensor device and/or by a device other than the sensor device (e.g. outputting user information and/or outputting an active substance preparation).
  • the control information is a control signal that triggers and/or controls the outputting of user information by the user interface 105 of the sensor device 10 .
  • the control information can, for example, trigger and/or control the outputting of user information by the user interface 204 of the device 20 when the control information is received at the device 20 .
  • the determination can take place, for example, in accordance with predetermined determination rules (e.g. selection and/or calculation rules).
  • the determination rules may dictate that when the first environmental parameter indicates that the toilet bowl is clean, first control information is determined that triggers outputting first user information indicating to a user that the toilet bowl is clean. Otherwise, the determination rules specify, for example, that second control information is determined that triggers the output of second user information that indicates to a user that the toilet bowl is not clean. Alternatively or additionally, the second user information can indicate to the user that the toilet bowl should be cleaned and/or give the user a cleaning recommendation for cleaning the toilet bowl.
  • the determination rules can specify a threshold value for the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor. If the first environmental parameter is indicative of an intensity of light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of the reflection sensor that does not fall below this threshold value, it is specified, for example, that the first piece of control information should be determined. Otherwise, it is specified, for example, that the second item of control information should be determined.
  • the Determination rules specify a threshold value for a change in the intensity of a light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of a reflection sensor (eg a light generated by the reflection sensor).
  • the first environmental parameter is indicative of a change in an intensity of light reflected from the surface of the toilet bowl in the direction of the reflection sensor, which does not exceed this threshold value, it is specified, for example, that the first user information should be determined. Otherwise it is specified, for example, that the second piece of user information should be determined.
  • steps 403 and 404 can then be performed. It should be understood that either of steps 403 and 404, both steps 403 and 404, or neither of steps 403 and 404 can be performed.
  • user information is output by the user interface 105 of the sensor device 10 .
  • the user information is at least partially dependent on the control information determined in step 402 .
  • the user interface 105 is controlled by the control information determined in step 402 such that when a user is to be notified that the toilet bowl is clean, a first indicator light (e.g. a green indicator light) of the user interface 105 lights up and when a user is notified that the toilet bowl is not clean, a second indicator (e.g., a red indicator) of the user interface 105 is illuminated.
  • a first indicator light e.g. a green indicator light
  • a second indicator e.g., a red indicator
  • the control information determined in step 402 is sent (e.g. in the form of a broadcast signal) and/or made available (e.g. for reading out by the wireless communication interface 203 of the device 20) through the wireless communication interface 104 of the sensor device 10 .
  • This is for example to cause user information to be output by a device (e.g. device 20) other than the sensor device when the control information is obtained at that device (e.g. device 20).
  • figure 5 5 shows a flow diagram 500 of an exemplary embodiment of a method.
  • steps 501 to 502 of flow chart 500 are executed by device 20 in system 30 .
  • control information at the device 20 is obtained. This is, for example, the control information sent and/or provided in step 404 by the wireless communication interface 104 of the sensor device 10 .
  • the control information is received and/or read out through the wireless communication interface 203 of the device 20 .
  • a step 502 user information is output by the user interface 204 of the device 20 .
  • the user information is at least partially dependent on the control information received in step 501 .
  • control information may trigger and/or control the outputting of user information by the user interface 204 of the device 20 when the control information is received at the device 20 .
  • the user information can indicate to the user, for example, whether the toilet bowl is clean.
  • the user information can be provided, for example, in the form of a corresponding text overlay on a user interface 204 of the device 20 in the form of a screen.
  • the storage medium can be, for example, a magnetic, electrical, optical and/or other type of storage medium.
  • the storage medium can, for example, be part of a processor (e.g. processor 100 of sensor device 10 and/or processor 200 of device 20), for example a (non-volatile or volatile) program memory of the processor or a part thereof (such as program memory 102 of sensor device 10 and/or program memory 202 of the device 20).
  • Embodiments of a storage medium are a flash memory 60, an SSD hard drive 61, a magnetic hard drive 62, a memory card 63, a memory stick 64 (e.g. a USB stick), a CD-ROM or DVD 65 or a floppy disk 66.

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  1. Procédé exécuté par un dispositif formant capteur (10) disposé dans et/ou sur une cuvette de toilettes, le procédé comprenant :
    - la détection (401), par un capteur (103) du dispositif formant capteur (10), d'au moins un premier paramètre d'environnement dans l'environnement du dispositif formant capteur (10), dans lequel le premier paramètre d'environnement caractérise une propreté de la cuvette de toilettes ; et
    - la détermination et/ou l'incitation à la détermination (402) d'informations de commande par le dispositif formant capteur (10), au moins partiellement en fonction du premier paramètre d'environnement détecté,
    caractérisé en ce que l'au moins un capteur (103) est un biocapteur, le premier paramètre d'environnement détecté par le biocapteur indiquant :
    - un niveau de bactéries sur la surface de la cuvette de toilettes, et/ou
    - un niveau de bactéries d'un liquide se trouvant dans la cuvette de toilettes.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif formant capteur présente en outre un capteur optique, le premier paramètre d'environnement détecté par le capteur optique indiquant :
    - une rugosité de surface d'une surface de la cuvette de toilettes,
    - une mouillabilité et/ou une modification d'une mouillabilité d'une surface de la cuvette de toilettes,
    - une réflexion optique sur une surface de la cuvette de toilettes, et/ou
    - une turbidité d'un liquide se trouvant dans la cuvette de toilettes.
  3. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre :
    - la sortie et/ou l'incitation à la sortie (403) d'informations d'utilisateur, dans lequel les informations d'utilisateur dépendent au moins partiellement des informations de commande.
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 3, dans lequel les informations d'utilisateur sont sorties par le biais d'une interface utilisateur (105) du dispositif formant capteur (10), l'interface utilisateur (105) étant une interface utilisateur optique, en particulier un afficheur.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le procédé comprenant en outre :
    - l'envoi et/ou la fourniture (404) des informations de commande par le biais d'une interface de communication sans fil (104) du dispositif formant capteur (10).
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif formant capteur (10) fait partie d'un dispositif de distribution (1), le procédé comprenant :
    - la sortie et/ou l'incitation à la sortie d'une préparation de principe actif par un dispositif de distribution (1), en fonction au moins partiellement des informations de commande.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le dispositif de distribution comprend une unité de commande, un récipient pour la réception de la préparation de principe actif et au moins un actionneur, les informations de commande étant configurées pour déclencher et/ou pour commander un mouvement de l'actionneur, le mouvement de l'actionneur provoquant la sortie de la préparation de principe actif.
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 6 à 7, dans lequel le dispositif de distribution (1) comprend un élément de retenue (11) en forme d'étrier pouvant être fixé à un bord de la cuvette de toilettes, et une extrémité distale se trouvant à l'intérieur de la cuvette de toilettes lorsque l'élément de retenue (11) est fixé au bord de la cuvette de toilettes, le dispositif formant capteur (10) étant disposé au niveau de l'extrémité distale.
  9. Dispositif formant capteur (10), comprenant un processeur (100), une mémoire principale (101), une mémoire programme (102) et un capteur (103), dans lequel le dispositif formant capteur est configuré pour l'exécution des étapes du procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que le capteur (103) est un biocapteur, le premier paramètre d'environnement détecté par le biocapteur indiquant :
    - un niveau de bactéries sur la surface de la cuvette de toilettes, et/ou
    - un niveau de bactéries d'un liquide se trouvant dans la cuvette de toilettes.
  10. Dispositif formant capteur (10) selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le dispositif formant capteur (10) fait partie d'un dispositif de distribution (1) et/ou ne fait pas partie d'une cuvette de toilettes.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    - la réception (501) des informations de commande au niveau d'un dispositif (20), dans lequel les informations de commande dépendent au moins partiellement du premier paramètre d'environnement détecté par un capteur (103) du dispositif formant capteur (10) dans un environnement du dispositif formant capteur (10), et le premier paramètre d'environnement caractérisant une propreté d'une cuvette de toilettes ; et
    - la sortie et/ou l'incitation à la sortie (502) d'informations d'utilisateur par le dispositif (20), les informations d'utilisateur dépendant au moins partiellement des informations de commande reçues.
  12. Système (30), comprenant :
    - un dispositif formant capteur (10) selon l'une des revendications 9 à 10 ; et
    - un dispositif (20), en particulier un dispositif utilisateur, comprenant un processeur (200), une mémoire principale (201), une mémoire programme (202), une interface de communication (203) et une interface utilisateur (204), dans lequel le système est adapté pour l'exécution des étapes du procédé selon la revendication 11.
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