Water dispensing and display apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus for dispensing liquid, such as water, with the dispensing of the liquid associated with a media presentation, for example, a video presentation, viewable on a monitor of the apparatus by consumers proximate to the apparatus, including the consumer to whom the water is being dispensed, is disclosed. The media presentation begins upon the dispensing of the water, and continues until it is stopped or completes (ends).

1 . A dispensing apparatus comprising:
 a drinking water dispensing system for communication with a source of drinking water, the dispensing system including an activatable mechanism for dispensing drinking water to a receptacle associated with a user, the activation of the activatable mechanism causing the dispensing of drinking water by the drinking water dispensing system;   a display;   at least one sensor for detecting at least one of people in proximity to the dispensing apparatus and motion of people in proximity to the dispensing apparatus; and,   a controller, in electrical communication with the drinking water dispensing system, the display and the at least one sensor, the controller configured for responding to the activation of the activatable mechanism for dispensing drinking water by causing content to be presented on the display; the controller including at least one processor programmed to select the content for the presenting on the display based on at least one of the type of people or numbers of people, which are detected in said proximity to the dispensing apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the actiavatable mechanism includes a manually activable mechanism. 
     
     
         3 . The dispensing apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one proximity sensor and at least one motion detection sensor.