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US 2025/0028301 A1Published application
Sensor systems principally for swimming pools and spas
AssigneeZodiac Pool Systems LLC
InventorsDavid Goldman, Hwa Heng
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Abstract
A pool or spa control system includes a sensor system with one or more sensors in contact with a main body of water. The sensor system measures water condition data of the body of water and is mounted on a wall submerged in the main body of water. The pool or spa control system also includes a modem that facilitates data communications between the sensor system and communication equipment positioned at a different location from the main body of water.
Claims9
A method of controlling pool equipment, the method comprising:
- determining whether a software application is within a range relative to a controller of the pool equipment;
- determining a type of connection from a plurality of types of connections between the software application and the controller based on whether the software application is within the range, wherein, responsive to the software application being within the range, the type of connection comprises a Bluetooth connection, and wherein, responsive to the software application out of the range, the type of connection comprises a cloud-based connection;
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- controlling the pool equipment by transmitting a control signal from the software application to the controller of the pool equipment using the determined type of connection.
1 more element
A pool or spa control system, comprising:
- a sensor system located in or adjacent to a main body of water and having wired electrical connections with a housing, the housing comprising a transformer and a modem assembly within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.