Sauna system with communication, networking, and global infrastructure
AssigneeSunlighten, Inc.
InventorsAaron Michael Zack, Mohsin Thara, William Rock
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Abstract
A sauna having a video display device, a loud speaker device, lighting elements, an aromatherapy device, and a user interface device, and includes control circuitry which links the sauna to a remote server. The remote server provides media files for display to a user and collects and stores user profile and usage information. Multiple saunas are be linked into a network or global infrastructure so that a user's profile and usage information follow the user to any sauna connected to the network. Collected data can be used by users to track individual usage and performance metrices, and by service providers to analyze usage data and information for operational and marketing purposes.
Claims20
A sauna comprising:
- an enclosure for accommodating a user;
- at least one heat source disposed within the enclosure;
- at least one media playback device disposed within the enclosure;
- a user control panel positioned on or within the enclosure;
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- control circuitry in communication with the at least one heat source, the at least one media playback device, and the user control panel, wherein the control circuitry is operable to control the at least one heat source and the at least one media playback device and is further operable to communicate over a network to a remote server and to receive content from the remote server for playback on the at least one media playback device, and wherein the control circuitry comprises bridge circuitry operable to facilitate communication between a mobile device and the control circuitry to allow user control of the sauna using the mobile device, and wherein the control circuitry is operable to retrieve at least one shareable user profile from the remote server, the user profile comprising preferred settings of the at least one heat source and the at least one media playback device for use by the control circuitry to control at least the heat source.
A system of saunas comprising:
- a plurality of saunas, wherein each sauna comprises:
- an enclosure for accommodating a user;
- at least one heat source disposed within the enclosure;
- at least one media playback device disposed within the enclosure;
- a user control panel positioned on or within the enclosure;
- and control circuitry in communication with the at least one heat source, the at least one media playback device, and the user control panel, wherein the control circuitry is operable to control the at least one heat source and the at least one media playback device and is further operable to communicate over a network to a remote server and to receive content from the remote server for playback on the at least one media playback;
- a central server in communication with the control circuitry of at least one of the plurality of saunas, the central server operable to distribute media files and information to the at least one of the plurality of saunas for display of visual material, playback of audio material, control of lighting elements, and control of heating elements within one or more of said plurality of saunas;
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- an access system in communication with the central server such that users' profiles are accessible through the access system for controlling at least one of the plurality of saunas for display of visual material, playback of audio material, control of lighting elements, control of heating elements, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.