Salon sustainability system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11423342-B2
Application number	US-201916601080-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2019
Priority date	Oct 14, 2019
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

In one embodiment, a salon sustainability resource management system is described. The salon sustainability resource management system includes one or more backwash stations, a sustainability status unit communicatively coupled to each of the one or more backwash stations. The sustainability status unit is configured to generate a virtual display including one or more instances of a current sustainability status associated with a utilization of at least one resource. An enticement unit is configured to activate one or more appraisals associated with the resource utilization at the backwash station. An integrated verdant unit is configured to predict a wholistic sustainability status associated with the current sustainability status at the sustainability status unit associated with each backwash station.

First claim

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A salon sustainability resource management system, comprising:
one or more backwash stations, each backwash station including a sink, a faucet with a water inlet, a drain, and a sensor coupled to the drain to analyze water exiting the sink;
a sustainability status unit communicatively coupled to each of the one or more backwash stations, the sustainability status unit configured to generate a virtual display including one or more instances of a current sustainability status associated with a utilization of at least one resource, the sustainability status unit at least indicates a cleanliness of water;
an enticement unit configured to activate one or more appraisals associated with the resource utilization at the backwash station, wherein an appraisal is activated to provide a motivation to reduce water consumption; and
an integrated verdant unit configured to predict a wholistic sustainability status associated with the current sustainability status at the sustainability status unit associated with each backwash station.

2. The salon sustainability resource management system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a resource curation unit fluidly coupled to the one or more backwash stations, the resource curation unit configured to reduce consumption of one or more resources.

3. The salon sustainability resource management system of claim 1 , wherein the integrated verdant unit includes
a plaudit unit configured to generate one or more bounties based on positive appraisal from the enticement unit.

4. The sustainability resource management system of claim 1 , wherein the integrated verdant unit includes:
an ecological unit configured to accumulate kudos when the integrated verdant unit detects salon behavior reducing the utilization of the at least one resource.

5. The sustainability resource management system of claim 1 , wherein the sustainability status unit is further configured to illuminate a lighted display based at least in part on a current status of the utilization of at least one resource.

6. The sustainability resource management system of claim 1 , wherein the sustainability status unit further includes:
a processor in communication with the sensor for processing signals from the sensor and predicting a sustainability status of at least one resource associated with the use of the water at the backwash station;
a remote server in communication with the processor to receive the predicted sustainability status associated with the backwash station, the remote server configured to calculate a total predicted sustainability status for multiple backwash stations.

7. The sustainability resource management system of claim 6 , wherein the sustainability status unit further includes:
a light source proximate the backwash station, the light source in communication with the processor; and
the processor further configured to illuminate the light source a specific color based at least in part on the predicted sustainability status for the backwash station.

8. The sustainability resource management system of claim 6 , wherein the remote server communicates the predicted sustainability status for the multiple backwash stations to the virtual display.

9. The sustainability resource management system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate a current status associated with the utilization of at least one resource;
display, in real-time, the current status on the virtual display;
analyze consumption of the at least one resource;
display actions to reduce the utilization of the at least one resource; and
provide a predicted status by taking the displayed actions.

10. A sustainability resource management system, comprising:
one or more backwash stations, each backwash station including a sink, a faucet with a water inlet, a drain, and an analyzer coupled to the drain to analyze water quality;
a sustainability status unit communicatively coupled to each one or more backwash stations, the sustainability status unit configured to generate a virtual display including one or more instances of a predicted sustainability status associated with a utilization of at least one resource and illuminate a lighted display based at least in part on a current status of the utilization of at least one resource, the sustainability status unit at least indicates a cleanliness of water;
an integrated verdant unit configured to predict a wholistic sustainability status associated with the current sustainability status at the sustainability status unit associated with each backwash station,
an enticement unit communicatively coupled to the integrated verdant unit, the enticement unit configured to activate one or more appraisals associated with the resource utilization, wherein an appraisal is activated to provide a motivation to reduce water consumption; and
a resource curation unit communicatively coupled to the integrated verdant unit, the resource curation unit configured to reduce consumption of one or more resources.

11. The sustainability resource management system of claim 10 , wherein the resource curation unit further includes:
at least one filter system configured to cleanse water to reduce the consumption of at least one resource within the system.

12. The sustainability resource management system of claim 11 , wherein the resource curation unit further includes:
at least one diversion system configured to divert water from a water collection device to the at least one filter system.

13. The sustainability resource management system of claim 10 , wherein the enticement unit includes:
a plaudit unit configured to generate one or more bounties based on positive apprisal from the enticement unit.

14. The sustainability resource management system of claim 10 , wherein the enticement unit includes:
an ecological unit configured to accumulate kudos when the sustainability unit detects behavior reducing the utilization of the at least one resource.

15. The sustainability resource management system of claim 10 , wherein the sustainability status unit further includes:
a processor in communication with the sensor for processing signals from the sensor and predicting a sustainability status of at least one resource associated with the use of the water at each of the one or more backwash stations.

16. A method of managing at least one resource comprising:
detecting one or more instances of a utilization of the at least one resource at multiple backwash stations, each backwash station including a sink, a faucet with a water inlet, a drain, and a sensor coupled to the drain to analyze water exiting the sink;
processing the one or more instances to predict a sustainability status associated with the utilization of the at least one resource, the sustainability status unit at least indicates a cleanliness of water;
visually providing feedback to a user to achieve a desired sustainability rating based at least in part on the predicted sustainability status;
transmitting the predicted sustainability status to a remote server;
receiving an overall sustainability status for the multiple backwash stations; and
activating one or more appraisals associated with the overall sustainability status for the multiple backwash stations, wherein an appraisal is activated to provide a motivation to reduce water consumption.

17. The method of claim 16 , further including:
generating one or more bounties based on positive appraisal associated with t

Assignees

• Oreal

Inventors

• Charraud Grégoire
• Farcet Céline

Classifications

• G06Q10/06315

  Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis · CPC title

• G06Q10/06312 Primary

  Adjustment or analysis of established resource schedule, e.g. resource or task levelling, or dynamic rescheduling · CPC title

• G06Q10/06395

  Quality analysis or management · CPC title

• C02F1/001

  Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance (C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00) · CPC title

• G06Q50/06

  Energy or water supply · CPC title