Pool mobile units

• US 10,127,362 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2017
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bindu Rama Rao, James Duane Bennett
• Original Assignee: Bindu Rama Rao, James Duane Bennett
• Inventors: Bennett, James Duane, Rao, Bindu Rama
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): Point, Rufus
• Application Number:
  US15/622,554
• Publication Number:
  US 20170365150A1
• Time in Patent Office: 517 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 2101/00 Lawn-mowers
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/008 for automated or remotely controlled operation
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/64 mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle A01D34/695 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 43/00 Mowers combined with apparatus performing additional operations while mowing A01D37/00, A01D39/00, A01D41/00, take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 43/16 with lawn edgers
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/00 Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/022 Recharging of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/04 Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 7/00 Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes suction devices for removing ash F23J1/02; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2805 Parameters or conditions being sensed
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2852 Elements for displacement of the vacuum cleaner or the accessories therefor, e.g. wheels, casters or nozzles
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2857 User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2894 Details related to signal transmission in suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/06 Safety devices; Coverings for baths
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/1654 Self-propelled cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0291 Fleet control monitoring fleets in traffic control systems for road vehicles G08G1/127, G08G1/127
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 : Inference or reasoning models
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 : Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/016 : After-sales
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 : Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 : Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/08 : responsive to the presence of persons in a body of water, e.g. a swimming pool; responsive to an abnormal condition of a body of water
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 : wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 : for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 : Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 : specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/414 : Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance

Abstract

A network of modular, multitier pool mobile units, that wander around and under water of a swimming pool. The pool mobile units monitor for safety, emergency and accident related events and undertakes appropriate actions, scrub and clean the swimming pool, emit chemical agents to sanitize the swimming pool water, and may play music. The pool mobile units may simply operate on the pool surface, be fully submersible, or semisubmersible. A central server manages a plurality of multitier pool mobile units in a plurality of swimming pools, supports music download, and provides experience based resources for the multitier pool mobile units. The central server provides experience based resources in the form of safety, emergency and accident supports. The user can configure the parameters of both pool mobile unit and the central server.

Claims

1. An electronic system, comprising:

a pool mobile unit, that functions in and around a swimming pool, comprising;

a plurality of sensors;

a plurality of emitters; and

a processing unit;

the sensors collect data in and around the swimming pool;

the processing unit processes the collected data; and

the pool mobile unit thereby performs its duties, comprising;

providing safety, emergency and accident assistance for the swimmers; and

cleaning the pool.

2. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the pool mobile unit comprises a submersible pool mobile unit.

3. The electronic system of claim 2, wherein one of the submersible pool mobile unit'"'"'s plurality of emitters emits cleaning agents in the swimming pool to sanitize water.

4. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the pool mobile unit comprises a land based mobile unit.

5. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the electronic system further comprising a docking system.

6. The electronic system of claim 5, wherein the docking system comprises a charging unit, to recharge the batteries of the pool mobile unit.

7. The electronic system of claim 5, wherein the docking system further comprises an intermediate tiered processing unit.

8. The electronic system of claim 7, wherein the intermediate tiered processing unit processes data for the pool mobile unit.

9. The electronic system of claim 7, wherein the intermediate tiered processing unit facilitates the communication between the pool mobile unit and a cloud based server system.

10. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the pool mobile unit comprises a robot.

11. A method performed by a pool mobile unit, when it encounters an unusual circumstance, the method comprising:

initiating a safety, an emergency or accident task;

requesting for additional processing assistance from an intermediate tiered node;

requesting for additional experience based processing assistance from a cloud based higher tiered node; and

completing the safety, emergency or accident task.

12. A submersible mobile unit configured for deployment within a swimming pool, the submersible mobile unit comprising:

a cleaning element;

at least one sensing element that at least assists in detecting an emergency situation within the swimming pool; and

a communication element that is configured to send a notification seeking assistance relating to the emergency situation.

13. The submersible mobile unit of claim 12, further comprising an assistance element in an attempt to address the emergency situation.

14. The submersible mobile unit of claim 12, wherein the communication element comprises a wireless communication element.

15. The submersible mobile unit of claim 12, wherein the notification is sent to alert humans near the swimming pool.

16. The submersible mobile unit of claim 12, wherein the notification is sent to alert emergency service personnel.

17. The submersible mobile unit of claim 12, wherein the communication element is configured to interact with at least one system of a multi-tiered swimming pool management infrastructure.

18. The submersible mobile unit of claim 12, further comprising an entertainment element.

19. The submersible mobile unit of claim 14, wherein the wireless communication element is configured to interact with a support unit.

20. The submersible mobile unit of claim 19, wherein the support unit is disposed within or near the swimming pool.