Smart toilet with automatic urine position detecting system
A toilet includes a module including a sensor that is configured to determine a characteristic of urine with the urine in a non-contact position with a surface of the toilet, wherein the module is configured to calculate point coordinates of the non-contact position of the urine.
1. A toilet comprising:
a module including a sensor that is configured to determine a characteristic of urine with the urine in a non-contact position relative to a surface of the toilet, wherein the module is configured to calculate point coordinates of the non-contact position of the urine based on the characteristic.
2. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic is a temperature of the urine, and the sensor is a temperature sensor configured to detect the temperature of the urine in the non-contact position.
3. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is coupled to a stepping motor, such that the sensor is configured to rotate and scan an area of the toilet to detect a temperature.
4. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is an infrared temperature sensor.
5. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is arranged in a side wall of the toilet.
6. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a first sensor arranged at a left side wall or a right side wall of the toilet, and wherein the toilet further comprises a second sensor arranged at a front side wall or a rear side wall of the toilet.
7. The toilet of claim 6 , wherein the first sensor is configured to facilitate calculation of a first point coordinate of the non-contact position of the urine and the second sensor is configured to facilitate calculation of a second point coordinate of the non-contact position of the urine.
8. A method of detecting a position of urine in a toilet, the method comprising:
sensing a characteristic of the urine in a non-contact position with a surface of the toilet with a sensor of a module of the toilet; and
calculating point coordinates of the non-contact position of the urine with the module based on the characteristic.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the characteristic is a temperature such that the sensor senses the temperature of the urine in the non-contact position.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor is coupled to a stepping motor, and wherein sensing the characteristic includes rotating the sensor with the stepping motor to scan an area of the toilet.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor is an infrared temperature sensor.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor is arranged in a side wall of the toilet.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor is a first sensor and the toilet further comprises a second sensor, and wherein calculating the point coordinates of the non-contact position of the urine includes determining a first point coordinate using the first sensor and determining a second point coordinate using the second sensor.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first sensor is arranged at a left side wall or a right side wall of the toilet, and wherein the second sensor is arranged at a front side wall or a rear side wall of the toilet.
15. A method of detecting urine using a toilet, the method comprising:
sensing a temperature of the urine in a position relative to the toilet using a sensor of a module of the toilet;
sensing an environment temperature associated with a portion of the toilet using the module; and
calculating point coordinates of the position of the urine based on the environment temperature and the temperature of the urine.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the position is a non-contact position with a surface of the toilet.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sensor is coupled to a stepping motor, and wherein sensing the temperature includes rotating the sensor with the stepping motor to scan an area of the toilet.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sensor is an infrared temperature sensor.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sensor is arranged in a side wall of the toilet.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein calculating the point coordinates of the position of the urine comprises:
calculating a temperature difference between the environment temperature and the temperature of the urine; and
comparing the temperature difference to a temperature difference threshold.