Claims
- 1. A method of controlling operation of prison fixtures, said method comprising the steps of:a) setting a maximum number of operations per unit time; b) signaling to a controller a request for operation of one of a plurality of prison fixtures; c) preventing operation of the fixture requesting operation if operation thereof would exceed the selected maximum number of operations per unit time; and d) permitting operation of the fixture requesting operation if operation thereof would not exceed the maximum number of operations per unit time.
- 2. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 1, said method further comprising:a) permitting operation of the fixture requesting operation if operation thereof would not exceed the maximum number of operations per unit time and if an operator has not disabled operation thereof.
- 3. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 1, wherein:a) each of the fixtures may have a different maximum number of operations per unit time.
- 4. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 1, wherein:a) said operation permitting and said operation preventing is performed by a microprocessor.
- 5. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 1, said method further comprising:a) indicating when operation thereof would exceed the selected maximum number of operations per unit time.
- 6. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 2, wherein:a) each of the fixtures may have a different maximum number of operations per unit time.
- 7. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 2, wherein:a) said operation permitting and said operation preventing is performed by a microprocessor.
- 8. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 2, said method further comprising:a) indicating when operation thereof would exceed the selected maximum number of operations per unit time.
- 9. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 3, wherein:a) said operation permitting and said operation preventing is performed by a microprocessor.
- 10. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 3, said method further comprising:a) indicating when operation thereof would exceed the selected maximum number of operations per unit time.
- 11. The method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 4, said method further comprising:a) indicating when operation thereof would exceed the selected maximum number of operations per unit time.
- 12. A method of controlling operation of prison fixtures, said method comprising the steps of:a) providing a plurality of prison fixtures; b) signaling to a controller a request to operate at least one of the plurality of prison fixtures; and c) signaling to an electronically operated valve a request permitting operation of the fixtures whose operation has not been disabled by an operator.
- 13. A method of controlling operation of prison fixtures according to claim 12, further comprising:a) disabling operation of all of the plurality of prison fixtures.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/089,595, filed Jul. 12, 1993, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/822,201, filed Jan. 17, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/800,718, filed Dec. 3, 1991, of Daniel C. Shaw for PLUMBING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRISONS, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/607,275, filed Oct. 31, 1990, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/382,113, filed Jul. 20, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,985,944.
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