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The disclosed invention relates to detecting a flow condition in a fluid supply system. The invention is particularly useful for detecting flow in a toilet system. The flow detection device comprises a processor associated with a flow sensor. Predefined flow criteria are stored in a memory associate

The disclosed invention relates to detecting a flow condition in a fluid supply system. The invention is particularly useful for detecting flow in a toilet system. The flow detection device comprises a processor associated with a flow sensor. Predefined flow criteria are stored in a memory associated with said processor. When the processor detects flow through the fluid supply system, the processor uses the flow criteria to characterize the detected flow. If such flow complies with predefined flow conditions, a flow event is noted and an alert is issue. Such alert is configured according to predefined alert-criteria stored in a memory.

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What is claimed is: 1. A flow detection device for detecting flow associated with a fluid source, said flow detection device comprising:a processor enclosed by a housing configured for being associated with a fluid source;a memory that is one of (a) electrically associated with said processor and (b

What is claimed is: 1. A flow detection device for detecting flow associated with a fluid source, said flow detection device comprising:a processor enclosed by a housing configured for being associated with a fluid source;a memory that is one of (a) electrically associated with said processor and (b) integral to said processor, wherein said memory is configured to store data representing alert-criteria and flow-criteria;a flow sensor electrically associated with said processor and disposed within said housing at a position to allow said flow sensor to detect at least one of (a) fluid flow through said fluid source and (b) fluid flow in a fluid source;an environment sensor electrically associated with said processor and mechanically associated with said housing and configured for generating environment sensor signals related to an environmental parameter;an alert-generator mechanically associated with said housing wherein said alert-generator is at least one of (a) a sound generator electrically associated with said processor and configured for generating a sound based alert and (b) a visual signal generator electrically associated with said processor and configured for generating a visual based alert;wherein said processor is configured for using said flow sensor and said flow-criteria to detect a predefined flow condition; andwherein said processor is further configured to activated said alert-generator according to said alert-criteria for a detected flow condition.