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Swimming pool, spa, and other recreational environment controller systems, equipment, and simulators

a technology for recreational environments and controllers, applied in the field of swimming pools, spas, and other recreational environment controller systems, equipment and simulators, can solve the problems of not being able to immediately adapt to the control of numerous other aspects of pool or spa operation and maintenance or other aspects of recreational environments, and not being able to evaluate or manipulate one controller other

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-24
EMERY KEVIN +7
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Benefits of technology

Enables comprehensive control of recreational environment aspects, including heaters, pumps, filters, and lighting, with simulation capabilities for training and troubleshooting, facilitating efficient management and maintenance through modular design and remote connectivity.

Problems solved by technology

However, they are not immediately adaptable to control numerous other aspects of pool or spa operation and maintenance or other aspects of recreational environments.
As a result, no opportunity exists to evaluate or manipulate either controller other than through actual use in its intended environment.

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[0035] Systems of the present invention may include various printed circuit boards or similar components designed to provide certain functionality. A preferred system includes at least a command center board (“CCB”), an activator board (“AB”), a feeder-control board (denoted the “Watermatic” board), and either or both of wireless and wired remote boards. The CCB functions as the main control board for the system, preferably controlling operation of electrical devices such as (but not necessarily limited to) pumps, valve actuators, heaters, blowers, lights, or other pool, spa, or recreational equipment. Interfacing with a user may be accomplished via a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) with light-emitting diode backlighting, although those skilled in the art will recognize that other interfaces between the CCB and users may exist instead. Presently-preferred software navigation by the user occurs via tactile switches which, in at least one embodiment, may be labeled “u...

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Abstract

Systems for controlling aspects of recreational or other environments are described. Such systems are especially, but not exclusively, useful for controlling either or both of pool or spa settings and operations and include equipment that may be connected, in any appropriate way, to personal or other computers or other components capable of accepting and processing input. Operations of the systems additionally are capable of being simulated through software.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 271,205 filed on Nov. 10, 2005, now pending, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to systems and equipment for controlling aspects of recreational environments including, but not limited to, operation and maintenance of swimming pools and spas. The invention additionally relates to simulations of such systems and equipment and, if desired, systems and methods for providing information obtained from the simulators to the controllers themselves. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] U.S. Pat. No. 5,019,250 to Lorenzen, the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference, describes automatic chemical dispensers for use with swimming pools. The devices are designed to dispense water-sanitization chemicals such as, for example, sodium dichlor granules into water within sw...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06G7/50
CPCC02F1/008C02F2103/42C02F2209/06C02F2209/04C02F2209/008
Inventor EMERY, KEVINNORNBERG, THOMAS M.PETERSON, DAVEPETERSON, KENKELLOGG, DANLE, HANBENT, JOHNGJATA, JOHN
Owner EMERY KEVIN
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