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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Eric M. Plate, Plymouth, WI (US);
Michael R. Bates, Kohler, WI (US);
Fei Shen, Shanghai, CN;
Xue Jiongjun, Shanghai, CN;
Andy Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
Michael Cao, Shanghai, CN;
Li Ni, Shanghai, CN;
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A plumbing fixture includes a basin, a plumbing system configured to supply water to the basin, a processing circuit, and a housing containing the plumbing system and the processing circuit. The housing includes ports on the second face allowing access to a digital audio input, the plumbing fixture configured to output audio via a speaker based on the digital audio input. The plumbing fixture further includes a remote control configured to control the plumbing fixture and further configured to customize selectable audio sources for playback via the speaker.