INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR SWIMMING POOLS

• US 20160306603A1
• Filed: 04/15/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Appycentre Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Appycentre Pty Limited
• Inventors: Nadeson, Sankar
• Application Number:
  US15/099,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20160306603A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/12 Arrangements in swimming pools for teaching swimming or for training
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/148 Lighting means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0415 detecting absence of activity per se
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels

Abstract

In one embodiment, an interactive display system for a swimming pool comprises: one or more waterproof light emitting diode (LED) displays submersible in a swimming pool; and a controller to control display parameters of the one or more waterproof LED displays in response to user input or interaction.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

one or more waterproof light emitting diode (LED) displays submersible in a swimming pool; and

a controller to control display parameters of the one or more waterproof LED displays in response to user input or interaction.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user interface to the controller to enable the display parameters of the one or more waterproof LED displays to be varied by the controller in response to user input.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the user interface is a user interface of a web application, a mobile application, or a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 2, further comprising one or more sensors to detect or capture motion of a body either wholly or partially underwater in the swimming pool to enable the display parameters of the one or more waterproof LED displays to be varied by the controller in response to user interaction.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the one or more sensors comprise cameras, motion detectors, and combinations thereof.

6. The system of claim 4, further comprising interactive software executed by the controller, wherein the interactive software comprises graphics display software, motion detection software, motion capture software, and combinations thereof.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a programmable processor, a single board computer, a computing device, and combinations thereof.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the controller initiates an alarm event in response to detecting absence of motion of the body either wholly or partially underwater in the swimming pool for a predetermined time period.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the alarm event is communicated by a siren, an instant message, an email, the one or more LED displays, and combinations thereof.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more waterproof LED displays comprise LED arrays, LED strips, LED tiles, and combinations thereof.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein LED strips are arranged on one or more sides of the swimming pool, and/or LED tiles are arranged in a modular array on a floor of the swimming pool.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein each waterproof LED display comprises one or more LEDs sealingly enclosed in a waterproof housing.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein each waterproof LED display is removably submersible in the swimming pool.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein each waterproof LED display is removably fastened to a tray mounted on the floor of the swimming pool.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the swimming pool comprises a pool, a spa, a pond, a lagoon, and combinations thereof.

16. A swimming pool comprising the system of claim 1.

17. A method of operating a swimming pool using the system of claim 1.

18. A method of providing interactive gaming or immersive education in a swimming pool using the system of claim 1.

19. A method of monitoring safety of a swimming pool using the system of claim 1.

20. A method of providing swim coaching using the system of claim 1.