Pool Data Storage System for Chemical Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for monitoring and recording chemical and operational data in swimming pools, hot-tubs, and water facilities are often unreliable, relying on manual logs with pencil and paper, which fail to comply with safety regulations and may lead to liability issues.
Innovation Solution
An internet-based system comprising a server, database, and user communication devices that allow for the manual input, storage, and retrieval of chemical data, including chlorine, pH, and temperature levels, using a web server and mobile communication devices, enabling secure storage and access to data while providing alerts and suggestions for chemical adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual pencil and paper logging is used for pool monitoring, then the system complexity is low, but the reliability and compliance with safety regulations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical pencil-and-paper logging system with an electronic digital system consisting of a database, server, and user interface. This substitution eliminates the unreliability of manual logging while maintaining ease of use through intuitive digital forms and automated data storage and retrieval capabilities.
2Reliability
If internet-based digital storage system is implemented, then the reliability and compliance improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a database for data storage, a server for processing and management, and a user interface for interaction. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, making the overall complex system more manageable and easier to implement while ensuring reliable data management.
3Reliability
If centralized data storage is implemented, then the compliance with safety regulations improves, but the ease of operation may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables pool operators to independently input data, view historical records, and generate compliance reports through an intuitive user interface. The automated database storage and retrieval mechanisms eliminate the need for complex manual record-keeping procedures, making compliance maintenance simple and straightforward for end users.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein is a system that includes a server hosting a pool data receiving and storage service. The system further includes a database in communication with the server. Still further, the system includes a user communication device in communication with the server having an interface configured interact with the pool data receiving and storage service hosted by the server, the interface configured to receive a manual user input of a pool related data, the interface configured to transmit the pool related data to the server. The pool related data corresponds to chemical levels in a pool. The pool data receiving and storage service of the server is configured to receive the pool related data from the user communication device and store the pool related data in the database. The interface of the user communication device is configured to access the pool related data through communication with the server.