Pool Supply and Service System
OwnerEric Clawgesinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the efficient and convenient provision of pool services, equipment and supplies. The system incorporates a network between a pool distributor, pool regional dealer and pool customer. The system allows for the distributor to increase market share by providing benefits to pool customers who sign up to the network, i.e., provide profile information. In exchange for passing the business to regional dealers, regional dealers agree to promote and employ distributor's products.
Claims6
A pool service and supply system comprising
- a pool distributor computer unit;
- a regional dealer computer unit;
- a pool customer computer unit and a display associated therewith, wherein said pool distributor computer unit, said regional dealer computer unit and said pool customer computer unit are communicatingly connected;
- a first program code module for causing a field to be displayed on said display for inputting of pool customer pool water data by a pool customer;
- a second program code module for causing a selection for sending pool customer pool water data to be displayed on said display;
- a third program code module for causing a pool water treatment prescription and pricing of same to be generated based on inputted pool customer pool water data to be generated;
- a fourth program code module for causing said pool water treatment prescription and pricing to be displayed on said display;
- a fifth program code module for causing a selection for indicating acceptance of said pool water treatment prescription and pricing;
- a sixth program code module for causing a regional dealer whose region encompasses said pool customer to be identified;
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- a seventh program code module for causing said pool water treatment prescription or pool water test data to be transmitted to said regional dealer computer unit;
- wherein said first through seventh program code modules are executed entirely or partly on said pool customer computer unit or entirely or partly on said pool distributor computer unit.
A computer program product for use with a pool customer computer unit communicatingly connected to a pool distributor computer unit and/or a regional dealer computer unit, said pool customer computer unit comprising a display associated therewith, and said product comprising
- a first program code module for causing a field to be displayed on said display for inputting of pool customer pool water data by a pool customer;
- a second program code module for causing a selection for sending pool customer pool water data to be displayed on said display;
- a third program code module for causing a pool water treatment prescription and pricing of same to be generated based on inputted pool customer pool water data to be generated;
- a fourth program code module for causing said pool water treatment prescription and pricing to be displayed on said display;
- a fifth program code module for causing a selection for indicating acceptance of said pool water treatment prescription and pricing;
- a sixth program code module for causing a regional dealer whose region encompasses said pool customer to be identified;
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- a seventh program code module for causing said pool water treatment prescription or pool water test data to be transmitted to said regional dealer computer unit;
- wherein said first through seventh program code modules are executed entirely or partly on said pool customer computer unit.
An article of manufacture comprising a pool water test device packaged together with printed information of a website address of a pool distributor computer unit, said pool distributor computer unit communicatingly connectable with a pool customer computer unit having a display associated therewith, and regional computer unit, and wherein said pool distributor computer unit has stored thereon one or more of the following program code modules:
- a first program code module for causing a field to be displayed on said display for inputting of pool customer pool water data by said pool customer;
- a second program code module for causing a selection for sending pool customer pool water data to be displayed on said display;
- a third program code module for causing a pool water treatment prescription and pricing of same to be generated based on inputted pool customer pool water data to be generated;
- a fourth program code module for causing said pool water treatment prescription and pricing to be displayed on said display;
- a fifth program code module for causing a selection for indicating acceptance of said pool water treatment prescription and pricing;
- a sixth program code module for causing a regional dealer whose region encompasses said pool customer to be identified;
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- a seventh program code module for causing said pool water treatment prescription or pool water test data to be transmitted to said regional dealer computer unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.