In-situ analysis method and system
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1. A mountable automatic system for monitoring chemistry information for a body of water, comprising:
- a mountable housing;
a user interface configured to be located at a remote location from the mountable housing;
a sensor coupled to the mountable housing, wherein the sensor is configured to determine chemistry information for the body of water;
a transmitter; and
a control circuit coupled to the mountable housing, the sensor and the transmitter, wherein the control circuit is programmable with at least one acceptable threshold level of chemical composition for the body of water, and the control circuit is configured to process the determined chemistry information and to automatically transmit a wireless communication about the determined chemistry information to the user interface at the remote location via the transmitter,wherein the user interface is configured to provide at least one instruction to a user at the remote location in response to receiving the wireless communication from the transmitter, the at least one instruction informing the user at the remote location of at least one amount of chemical needed to be added to the body of water in order to bring the chemistry information for the body of water back within the at least one acceptable threshold level, further wherein the system is configured to suggest the at least one acceptable threshold level in response to data entered regarding a volume and a type of the body of water.
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Abstract
An automatic system for monitoring chemistry information for a body of water comprises a sensor for determining chemistry information, a microprocessor for processing chemistry information, and a housing coupled to at least one of the sensor and the microprocessor. Preferably the housing is floatable or mountable. The method of providing chemistry information of a body of water comprising the steps of obtaining a sample of the body of water and determining chemistry information.
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1. A mountable automatic system for monitoring chemistry information for a body of water, comprising:
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a mountable housing; a user interface configured to be located at a remote location from the mountable housing; a sensor coupled to the mountable housing, wherein the sensor is configured to determine chemistry information for the body of water; a transmitter; and a control circuit coupled to the mountable housing, the sensor and the transmitter, wherein the control circuit is programmable with at least one acceptable threshold level of chemical composition for the body of water, and the control circuit is configured to process the determined chemistry information and to automatically transmit a wireless communication about the determined chemistry information to the user interface at the remote location via the transmitter, wherein the user interface is configured to provide at least one instruction to a user at the remote location in response to receiving the wireless communication from the transmitter, the at least one instruction informing the user at the remote location of at least one amount of chemical needed to be added to the body of water in order to bring the chemistry information for the body of water back within the at least one acceptable threshold level, further wherein the system is configured to suggest the at least one acceptable threshold level in response to data entered regarding a volume and a type of the body of water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mountable automatic system for monitoring chemistry information for a body of water and introducing chemicals into the body of water, the system comprising:
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a mountable housing configured to be mounted within the body of water; a user interface configured to be located at a remote location from the mountable housing; a pump system for collecting a sample of the body of water; a sensor coupled to the pump system and to the mountable housing, wherein the sensor is disposed within the mountable housing and is configured to determine chemistry information for the body of water based on the sample; a transmitter; a control circuit coupled to the sensor and disposed within the mountable housing, wherein the control circuit is configured for processing chemistry information, the control circuit being configured to compare an acceptable programmable threshold of chemistry information to the chemistry information collected from the sample and to report unsafe water conditions when the chemistry information falls outside the acceptable programmable threshold by automatically transmitting a wireless communication about the determined chemistry information to the user interface at the remote location via the transmitter, wherein the user interface is configured to provide at least one instruction to a user at the remote location in response to receiving the wireless communication from the transmitter, the at least one instruction informing the user at the remote location of at least one amount of chemical needed to be added to the body of water in order to bring the chemistry information for the body of water back within the acceptable programmable threshold; and a chemical storage unit coupled to the pump system and the control circuit and configured to release a chemical into the body of water upon command, wherein the system is configured to give suggested threshold levels of the chemistry information in response to data entered regarding a volume and a type of the body of water. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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