Remote spa control system
AssigneeSundance Spas, Inc.
InventorLarry R. Ovalle
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Abstract
A spa is provided including a frame, a shell mounted to the frame defining a basin for holding water, at least one sensor for monitoring a spa component or water condition, a communications interface including a cellular transceiver, and a battery for providing power to the at least one sensor and to the communications interface when the spa is not connected to a power source. The spa also includes a controller in electrical communication with the at least one sensor and the communications interface. The controller is configured to, while the spa is not connected to the power source, receive information from the at least one sensor, process the received information, and cause the communications interface to wirelessly transmit the processed information to a remote source or central server.
Claims29
A remote system for water quality monitoring for a spa, the system comprising:
- a spa controller and a wired or wireless transmitter;
- at least one water condition sensor configured to be disposed in a basin of the spa to detect information about spa water contained in the basin;
- and
- at least one processor remote from the spa in communication with the spa controller via the wired or wireless transmitter, the at least one processor configured to:
- receive one or more water quality parameters from the spa controller determined by the spa controller based on the information detected by the at least one water condition sensor;
- and
- determine at least one instruction for adjusting a condition of the spa water based on the one or more water quality parameters.
A remote system for water quality monitoring for a spa, the system comprising:
- at least one water condition sensor configured to be fluidly connected to a spa to detect information about spa water contained in the spa;
- and
- a communications interface comprising a cellular transceiver configured to communicate only with a central server, the communications interface configured to transmit one or more water quality parameters over a cellular network to the central server, the one or more water quality parameters based on information detected by the at least one water condition sensor, the central server configured to:
- receive the one or more water quality parameters from the communications interface over a cellular network;
- and
- determine at least one instruction for adjusting a condition of the spa water based on the received water quality parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.