Internet Based Spa Networking System Having Wireless Spa Nodes
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- configuring a spa controller at a user site to control operation of a plurality of spa components and to generate status data regarding the status of one or more of said components;
configuring a spa network adapter at the user site to communicate with said spa controller to receive data including status data from said spa controller and to transmit data and commands to said spa controller, the spa network adapter having a wireless transceiver;
sensing the current drawn by one or more selected spa components and determining the power being drawn by said one or more spa components to generate power data;
transmitting both the power data and status data from the first wireless transceiver of the spa network adapter over a wireless link to another component of a spa networking system;
employing an address unique to the user site in the course of transmitting a command received from a spa owner computer or a spa dealer computer to the wireless transceiver of the spa network adapter; and
further configuring the spa network adapter to transmit a received command to the spa controller for execution.
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Abstract
A spa node comprising a spa controller, a power sense adapter configured to compute power being drawn by selected spa components; a spa network adapter, and a home network adapter, each of the three adapters including a wireless transceiver wherein the spa network adapter is configured to receive power data transmitted over a wireless link by the power sense adapter and to further receive status/performance data from the spa controller. The home network adapter is configured to receive power and status data transmitted by the spa network adapter over a wireless link and to convert that data to a form suitable for transmission to an Internet access point. The home network adapter is further linkable over the Internet to a central server, a dealer computer and a spa owner or user computer.
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12 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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configuring a spa controller at a user site to control operation of a plurality of spa components and to generate status data regarding the status of one or more of said components; configuring a spa network adapter at the user site to communicate with said spa controller to receive data including status data from said spa controller and to transmit data and commands to said spa controller, the spa network adapter having a wireless transceiver; sensing the current drawn by one or more selected spa components and determining the power being drawn by said one or more spa components to generate power data; transmitting both the power data and status data from the first wireless transceiver of the spa network adapter over a wireless link to another component of a spa networking system; employing an address unique to the user site in the course of transmitting a command received from a spa owner computer or a spa dealer computer to the wireless transceiver of the spa network adapter; and further configuring the spa network adapter to transmit a received command to the spa controller for execution.
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2. A method comprising:
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configuring a spa controller at a user site to control operation of a plurality of spa components and to generate status data regarding the status of one or more of said components; configuring a spa network adapter at the user site to communicate with said spa controller to receive data including status data from said spa controller and to transmit data and commands to said spa controller, the spa network adapter having a wireless transceiver; sensing the current drawn by a selected spa component to generate current data; transmitting both the current data and status data from the first wireless transceiver of the spa network adapter over a wireless link to another network component of a spa networking system; employing an address unique to the user site in the course of transmitting a command received from a spa owner computer or a spa dealer computer to the wireless transceiver of the spa network adapter; and further configuring the spa network adapter to transmit a received command to the spa controller for execution. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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