Pool and Spa Parameter Sharing via Proximity-Based Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pool and spa systems face challenges in securely and efficiently sharing operational parameters between components and with external devices, often requiring users to grant access credentials, which can lead to security and privacy issues, and inefficiently utilize bandwidth and memory resources.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that detects proximity of a user device to a pool system, allowing secure authentication and selective sharing of operational parameters using multiple communication protocols, enabling technicians to access necessary parameters without full system access, and conserving resources by controlling data access and transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users grant full access credentials to technicians for pool system maintenance, then technicians can access all operational parameters, but security and privacy issues arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments access rights by creating different user roles (owners, technicians, guests) with specific permission levels. Each role can access only the operational parameters necessary for their function, rather than granting full system access. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling technicians to access needed parameters without compromising overall system security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by assigning different access permissions to different users and different operational parameters. Instead of uniform access control, the system provides customized access rights tailored to each user's needs and the specific parameters they require, allowing technicians to access only relevant maintenance parameters while protecting other system areas.
2Loss of information
If the system shares all operational parameters with external devices, then complete data access is achieved, but bandwidth and memory resources are inefficiently utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits only the specific operational parameters that are necessary for the current task or user needs, rather than sharing all system data. The controller identifies and sends only relevant parameter sets to external devices, reducing bandwidth consumption and memory usage while maintaining data access completeness for the intended purpose.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by transmitting a subset of operational parameters rather than the complete data set. The system determines the minimum necessary parameter set required for maintenance or monitoring tasks and transmits only that portion, avoiding the energy waste of transmitting unnecessary data while still achieving the required data access level.
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AI summary
Techniques described herein relate to devices, apparatuses, systems, and methods for sharing operational parameters for operational control of a pool or spa. In an example, a process may include accessing a set of operational parameters, detecting proximity of a user device with respect to a pool system, and responsive to detecting the proximity of the user device, sending the set of operational parameters to the user device.