System, method, and apparatus for end-to-end control of water quality
OwnerBernard Frankinventor
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Abstract
A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer, which may be at the point of entry, and/or between the point of entry and point of use, and/or at the point of use. The method includes treating the water and delivering the water to the consumer at the point of delivery, filtering/purifying the water at the point of delivery, monitoring water quality at the point of delivery, and reporting water quality at the point of delivery to the water system operator over a network.
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A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of use proximate a consumer and outside of a water distribution system of the water system operator, comprising:
- installing water filter/purification housings that use disposable, customized filters proximate a consumer's point-of-use;
- treating water using said customized filters;
- predicting the time for a consumer to change said customized filters;
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- receiving replacement customized filters from a distributor.
A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of use proximate a consumer and outside of a water distribution system of the water system operator, comprising:
- installing water filter/purification housings that use disposable, customized filters proximate a consumer's point-of-use;
- treating water using customized filters after the water leaves the water distribution system of the water system operator;
- monitoring water quality proximate the point of use and after the water leaves the water distribution system of the water systems operator to provide water quality data;
- predicting water quality at the point of use based on reporting of water usage and past water quality data to provide predicted water quality data, wherein the customized filters being customized based on the predicted water quality data;
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- receiving replacement customized filters from a distributor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.