Skimming device as communication unit for swimming pool or spa
AssigneeZodiac Pool Systems LLC
InventorMark J. Bauckman
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Abstract
Pool systems for swimming pools or spas may include one or more automatic skimming devices which function as a communication unit for one or more submerged devices. The one or more skimming devices may function as a communication unit by communicating with another device, which may be submerged or external to the pool. Additionally, or alternatively, the skimming device may function as a communication unit by providing a user interface remote from the submerged device and which may be utilized to interact with the submerged device.
Claims20
A pool system comprising:
- an automatic water skimming device configured to move along a surface of the pool;
- and
- a device submerged within the pool,
- wherein the automatic water skimming device is configured to send and/or receive information from the device submerged within the pool.
A pool system comprising an automatic water skimming device configured to move along a surface of the pool, wherein the automatic water skimming device comprises an onboard user interface for communicating with a submerged device.
A pool system comprising:
- a device submerged within a pool;
- and
- an automatic water skimming device configured to move along a surface of the pool, wherein the automatic water skimming device is configured as a communication unit for the device submerged within the pool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.