a healthy flush for a better life
What is Intolet
Intolet HELPS you to:
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Scan your STOOL.
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Suggest effective health ADVICES via smart devices.
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Encompass the avaibility of water future generation by FILTERING and RECYCLING it.
"Intelligent"
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"Toilet"
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"Intolet"
Intolet Features
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Smart and ergonomic toilet
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Scans and diagnose stool of the user
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Adjustable faucet distance and height when automatically when user is about to wash their hands. Sink also feedbacks message and sound when it is adjusting.
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Handwashed water from the sink is recycled (Smith, 2014) and filtered to supply flush water.
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Sends health diagnosis and advice on smart wearables and devices
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Automatic toilet seat powered by sensors that feedbacks a message when it opens.
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Electrolyze flush water (Smith, 2014)
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Removes and bleaches urine stains (Smith, 2014)
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Deodorizes and filters recycled flush water
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Sensor-operated water bidet and sink
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Customizable water pressure and temperature
Case Studies
TOTO Smart Toilet
The Intolet is inspired by the features of Toto. Toto toilet is one of the smartest toilets in the world. It uses sensors to maximize the experience of the users such as the toilet seat and the bidet. Toto also uses water from hand washing, and recycles it for the next flush. The team identified the problems present in Toto. We revised the design of the toilet to make it more ergonomic and accessible to disadvantaged people. Intolet also applied another system to recycle water by installing rain water tanks.
QR Code and Scanner
Intolet utilized QR Code as its identifier for the smart meter to read. To address the identification of the user for public Intolet, the user must register an account using the website and/or application. After the registration, Intolet portal will provide a unique QR code for each person. The users must indicate if he/she is a disadvantaged person and they must also supply the information of their concerned medical practitioners or concerned people. The users may modify the settings of the stool diagnosis depending on how often they want to receive information about their health.
Interface or Vacuum Valve
This technology will serve as the Intolet sewage maintenance. In order to keep the Intolet clean and to get accurate stool diagnosis, these are installed to remove the stool and urine residue in the pipes. This valve uses vacuum and suction system pulled by gravity to easily collect all the sewage inside the Intolet.
Prototype & Design Approach
Design process
Toilet Prototype
First design
Final design
Second design
Interface design
What information are displayed in the interface?
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Stool’s diagnosis (texture and color)
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Health status using graphic representations and charts
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Suggestion and recommendation to improve diet
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Possibilities or symptoms if user does not change eating habit
Interface explanation
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Smart meter will send information to smart wearables and devices. This includes people who needs to know the user’s information (nurse, doctor, etc.)
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Categorize stool base in texture and shade (Lyday, 2014).
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Shows if you are in healthly condition.
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Suggests procedures.
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Presents possibilities and symptoms.
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Stools use colors as legends for visual communication.
Email Notification
Phone Notification
Intolet Registration Form
Scenario
The benefits of Intolet
One of the benefits of Intolet is to allow users to monitor and to track their health condition in any given time or place. Intolet also provides a convenient way to get your stool diagnosis. Additionally, it engages people to be more environmental by conserving and recycling water. Ultimately, the goal of the Intolet is to reinforce the users to maintain a healthy diet.
Impact
George sign up on the Intolet website or application to get a unique Intolet QR Code. (He even tattoo it on his hand)
George enters the toilet and suprise to see the toilet seat open by itself.
George scans his cool QR code tattoo (just a sticker) and Intolet identifies the user and adjusts its user setting.
George uses the toilet and plays his favorite rock band music.
George remembers to flush the toilet, and his stool gets scanned by the smart meter.
George did not forget to wash his hands using the recycled rain water.
George is very happy of his stool diagnosis, and shares it to the world on Facebook.
George to continues to exercise and maintains healthy diet.
Potential Business Model
Companies (especially construction and logistics)
Caters disadvantaged people
Fitness centers
Maintenance and installation business of Intolet for private and public houses
Can be installed in public places
Hospitals
Partnership with other sensor, QR code scanners and smart meter companies.
Can be used for other research and experiments.
Third World Countries : Opportunities
The Intolet can be mobilized as a whole smart restroom. Intolet can be attached to water supply and sewage pipes to make it more portable similar to ‘portalets’. This restroom is solar-powered with a water tank supply. Given this opportunity, it can be brought to less fortunate countries that do not have sufficient access to health assistance. Medical practioners can use this invention to give diagnosis and checkups to remote countries and provinces. Although Intolet provides microsolution, mobilizing smart (restroom) toilets can give remedies for global issues such as malnutrition.
Our Team
Students
Francis Emil Joash Padilla N9529233
Hanis Salwani Othman
N9557865
Vu Hoang Lam
N7676573
Dr. Debra Polson
Interaction Design Academic and Producer
Dr. Marek Kowalkiewicz
Professor and PwC Chair in Digital Economy at Queensland University of Technology
Professors
Nur Sauri Yahaya N9557920
Institution
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Intolet PTY LTD
Creative Industries Faculty
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane
Tel: 123-456-7890
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