METHODS FOR WIRELESSLY OPERATING WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method of wirelessly operating a water purification system having a main purification unit and a remote dispensing device including a dispenser fluidly coupled with the main purification unit, the method comprising:
- entering a targeted volume of purified water or a targeted dispensing time at the remote dispensing device;
initiating a water dispensing event at the remote dispensing device to dispense the purified water from the dispenser; and
communicating a first wireless signal containing data indicative of at least one of the targeted volume of water, the targeted dispensing time, or an indication of the initiation of the water dispensing event from the remote dispensing device to the main purification unit.
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Abstract
Wireless methods for dispensing water supplied by a main purification unit to a remote dispensing device. The remote dispensing device is fluidly coupled with the main purification unit. A wireless transceiver is associated with the remote dispensing device and another wireless transceiver is associated with the main purification unit. The wireless transceivers communicate across a wireless communications link between the remote dispensing device and the main purification unit. The system may include multiple remote dispensing devices and/or multiple main purification units.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of wirelessly operating a water purification system having a main purification unit and a remote dispensing device including a dispenser fluidly coupled with the main purification unit, the method comprising:
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entering a targeted volume of purified water or a targeted dispensing time at the remote dispensing device; initiating a water dispensing event at the remote dispensing device to dispense the purified water from the dispenser; and communicating a first wireless signal containing data indicative of at least one of the targeted volume of water, the targeted dispensing time, or an indication of the initiation of the water dispensing event from the remote dispensing device to the main purification unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of wirelessly operating a water purification system having a main purification unit and first and second remote dispensing devices each including a dispenser fluidly coupled with the main purification unit, the method comprising:
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entering a first targeted volume of purified water or a first targeted dispensing time at one of the first and second remote dispensing devices; initiating a first water dispensing event at the one of the first and second remote dispensing devices to dispense the purified water from the respective dispenser; and communicating a first wireless signal containing data indicative of at least one of the first targeted volume of water, the first targeted dispensing time, or an indication of the initiation of the first water dispensing event from the one of the first and second remote dispensing devices to the main purification unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of operating a water purification system having a main purification unit having a water outlet and a remote dispensing device including a dispenser fluidly coupled with the main purification unit, at least one of the remote dispensing device or the water purification unit including an RFID tag reader, the method comprising:
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placing a container carrying an RFID tag in proximity to the RFID tag reader; reading a targeted volume of purified water from the RFID tag using the RFID tag reader; and dispensing an amount of purified water substantially equal to the targeted volume into the container. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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