公开(公告)号：EP0827586A1

公开(公告)日：1998-03-11

申请号：EP96906608.0

申请日：1996-02-23

申请人： Kimberley-Clark Tissue Company

发明人： GEMMELL, Bruce, M. ,  FRAZIER, Alan, D. ,  MCCONNELL, Wesley, James

IPC分类号： A47K10 ,  G01B7 ,  G01B21 ,  G01D21 ,  G06F17

CPC分类号： G01B7/046 ,  A47K10/36 ,  A47K10/3625 ,  A47K2010/3226

摘要： A system (10) and method for collecting data on individual and aggregate use of toilet tissue or other types of rolled absorbent paper in a public washroom includes a sensing system (12) for sensing one or more characteristics of paper use at a particular dispensing location, and a recording system (16) for receiving and recording data from said sensing system, whereby paper use at the dispensing location can be monitored and studied. The system further analyzes (18) the data to determine such things as the total amount of paper used, the duration of pulls on the paper taken by a user and the amount of paper taken by a user per discrete pull.