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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOTO LTD., Kitakyushu-Shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 13/24 (2006.01); E03D 5/10 (2006.01); G01S 13/56 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 13/24 (2013.01); E03D 5/105 (2013.01); G01S 13/56 (2013.01); G01S 13/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a toilet seat device includes a toilet seat, and a Doppler sensor using radio waves. An opened state of the toilet seat is sensed when approach of a user to the toilet seat is sensed based on a sensing signal outputted by the Doppler sensor. It is regarded that use is in progress for urination by the user when the toilet seat is in the opened state. In a state of being regarded that use is in progress for urination, a post-use operation is performed after sensing leaving of the user from the toilet seat based on the sensing signal.