REMOTELY CONTROLLING ASPECTS OF POOLS AND SPAS

• US 20150049750A1
• Filed: 08/12/2014
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zodiac Pool Systems Incorporated (Fluidra, S.A.)
• Original Assignee: Zodiac Pool Systems Incorporated (Fluidra, S.A.)
• Inventors: Uy, Dindo, Goldman, David Andrew, Nibler, David, McQueen, E. Keith
• Application Number:
  US14/457,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20150049750A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/048 Monitoring; Safety
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/163 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart, intelligent house
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25011 Domotique, I-O bus, home automation, building automation
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25168 Domotique, access through internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0216 Human interface functionality, e.g. monitoring system providing help to the user in the selection of tests or in its configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information

Abstract

Systems and methods of (remotely) controlling aspects of pools and spas and of modifying water contained therein are detailed. The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) standard may be employed to facilitate formation of networks including networking devices associated with controllers of pool and spa equipment.

Claims

1. A method of controlling pool or spa equipment, comprising:

a. wirelessly transmitting, from a first device, WPS-standard signals;

b. wirelessly receiving, at a router, the transmitted WPS-standard signals; and

c. controlling pool or spa equipment via the first device.

2. A method according to claim 1 in which the act of wirelessly transmitting WPS-standard signals comprises activating a transmitter of the first device.

3. A method according to claim 2 in which the act of activating a transmitter of the first device comprises depressing a button of the first device.

4. A method according to claim 3 in which the act of wirelessly receiving the transmitted WPS-standard signals comprises depressing a button of the router.

5. A method according to claim 4 further comprising wirelessly transmitting signals from the router to the first device.

6. A method according to claim 5 in which the act of depressing a button of the first device comprises removing a lid of the first device to expose the button of the first device.

7. A method according to claim 1 in which the act of wirelessly transmitting WPS-standard signals comprises activating a transmitter of the first device without depressing a button of the first device.

8. A method according to claim 1 in which the act of wirelessly receiving the transmitted WPS-standard signals occurs without depressing a button of the router.