Swimming pool, spa, and other recreational environment controller systems, equipment, and simulators
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1. A system for controlling aspects of a recreational environment including a water-containing vessel, the system comprising:
- a. first means for accepting control input; and
b. means for communicating the control input to equipment (i) remote from the first accepting means and (ii) configured to affect one or more characteristics of water contained in the vessel, the equipment comprising at least two devices selected from the group consisting of;
chemical dispensers, heaters, pumps, filters, lighting, automatic pool cleaners, and in-floor pool cleaners.
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Abstract
Systems for controlling aspects of recreational or other environments are described. Such systems are especially, but not exclusively, useful for controlling either or both of pool or spa settings and operations and include equipment that may be connected, in any appropriate way, to personal or other computers or other components capable of accepting and processing input. Operations of the systems additionally are capable of being simulated through software.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for controlling aspects of a recreational environment including a water-containing vessel, the system comprising:
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a. first means for accepting control input; and
b. means for communicating the control input to equipment (i) remote from the first accepting means and (ii) configured to affect one or more characteristics of water contained in the vessel, the equipment comprising at least two devices selected from the group consisting of;
chemical dispensers, heaters, pumps, filters, lighting, automatic pool cleaners, and in-floor pool cleaners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A system according to claim 111 further comprising means for storing control inputs for use at later times.
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16. A system for simulating performance of a control system for pool or spa equipment, comprising:
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a. means for accepting control input from a user;
b. means for comparing the control input to performance data previously obtained for the equipment under control of the control input; and
c. means for communicating the simulated performance to the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for electronically controlling aspects of a recreational environment, the system comprising:
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a. first means for accepting control input; and
b. means for communicating the control input to equipment remote from the first accepting means, the equipment comprising (i) a first device configured to affect at least one characteristic of water contained in a swimming pool or spa and (ii) a second device configured to affect at least one characteristic of the recreational environment other than water contained in the swimming pool or spa.
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22. A system for electronically controlling aspects of a recreational environment and a home environment, the system comprising:
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a. first means for accepting control input; and
b. means for communicating the control input to equipment remote from the first accepting means, the equipment comprising (i) a first device configured to affect at least one characteristic of water contained in a swimming pool or spa of the recreational environment and (ii) a second device configured to affect at least one characteristic of the home environment.
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