Intelligent massage bathing system and method for controlling the same

• US 9,901,511 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2015
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dartpoint Tech. Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Dartpoint Tech. Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Chi-Lin, Hsieh, Chung-Hsin, Huang, Chao-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacyna, J. Casimer
• Application Number:
  US14/721,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20150335523A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,008 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2033/0054 with liquid level detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2033/0058 controlled by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2033/0079 using remote control signal transmission devices, e.g. ultrasonic, infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/10 with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5015 using specific interfaces or standards, e.g. USB, serial, parallel
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5035 Several programs selectable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5043 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5058 Sensors or detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5097 wireless
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0245 with ultrasonic transducers, e.g. piezoelectric
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 33/005 Electrical circuits therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 33/0087 Therapeutic baths with agitated or circulated water
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An intelligent massage bathing system applied for a massage bathing equipment is disclosed herein, which comprises a plurality of attached devices, a massage bathing control unit, an operating panel unit and a master control device. The attached devices includes at least one first attached devices and at least one second attached devices, wherein the at least one first attached devices is configured as at least one slave control device. The master control device establishes a master-slave connection with the at least one slave control device, and commands to directly control the at least one slave control device to actuate relatively to the massage bathing equipment, according to an instruction generated from the operating panel unit.

Claims

1. An intelligent massage bathing system applied for controlling a massage bathing equipment, in conjunction with a massage bathing control unit, the intelligent massage bathing system comprising:

at least one slave control modules;

a plurality of attached devices provided for directly actuating the massage bathing equipment, the attached devices including at least one first attached device and at least one second attached device, the slave control module coupled with the at least one first attached device, wherein the at least one first attached device coupled with the slave control module is configured as at least one first slave control device;

the massage bathing control unit configured for controlling an actuation of the at least one second attached device;

a first operating panel unit including a first display screen and a first input operation module for inputting an instruction on the first display screen which is configured to selectively display an actuated state of one or a combination of several of the at least one first attached device and the at least one first slave control device;

a first master control device coupled with the massage bathing control unit, for electrically connecting with the first operating panel unit and for directly controlling, through establishing a master-slave connection, on the at least one first slave control device and the at least one first attached device, wherein the first master control device directly controls the at least one first slave control device and the at least one first attached device, according to the instruction from the first operating panel unit, and wherein the first master control device further including a plurality of drive control components and a multitasking kernel for directly controlling the at least one first attached device and the at least one first slave control device without controlling of the massage bathing control unit; and

a plurality of second slave control devices, each of the second slave control devices respectively establishes a master-slave connection with the first master control device so as to actuate through direct control of the first master control device without controlling of the massage bathing control unit;

wherein at least one second slave control devices further comprises at least one wireless communication transceiver, the wireless communication transceiver electrically connected to the first master control device, for the first master control device receiving the instruction;

wherein the first master control device commands one or several of actuation of the at least one second attached device controlled through the massage bathing control unit;

wherein the first master control device controls the massage bathing control unit to control one or several actuations of the at least one second attached device;

wherein the first master control device directly controls one or several actuations of the massage bathing control unit.

2. The massage bathing system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first attached device comprises one or a combination of several of a jet schedule controlling device, an automatic water replenishing device, an infrared device, a photography device and an ultrasonic device, and the at least one second attached device comprises one or a combination of several of a blower, a motor, an air valve, a sensor, a pump, an internal light controlling device and a heater.

3. The massage bathing system according, to claim 1, wherein the first display screen being configured to selectively display an actuated state of one or a combination of several of the attached devices and the second slave control devices.

4. The massage bathing system according to claim 3, wherein the second slave control devices comprises one or a combination of several of an external lighting control device, a media player device, an internet device, an external storage device and a voice/music device.

5. The massage bathing system according to claim 4, wherein the at least one wireless communication transceiver comprises at least one first wireless communication transceiver.

6. The massage bathing system according to claim 5 further comprising a data bus network architecture which comprises a first region master node and a plurality of first region slave nodes for electrically connecting with the first region master node, wherein a portion of the at least one first slave control device and/or a portion of the second slave control devices are respectively disposed on the first region slave nodes, the first master control device is disposed on the first region master node.

7. The massage bathing system according to claim 6, wherein the first wireless communication transceiver is disposed on the corresponding first region slave node.

8. The massage bathing system according to claim 6, wherein the data bus network architecture comprises one or a combination of several of RS-485, CAN Bus and LIN Bus.

9. The massage bathing system according to claim 6 or 7 further comprising:

a wireless communication network architecture which comprises a second region master node and at least one second region slave node for connecting with the second region master node;

a second operating panel unit including a second display screen and a second input operation module for inputting an instruction on the second display screen, and the second display screen being configured to selectively display an actuated state of one or a combination of several of the attached devices and the second slave control devices; and

a second master control device disposed on the second region master node and electrically connecting with the second operating panel unit, wherein the first wireless communication transceiver is disposed on the at least one second region slave node.

10. The massage bathing system according to claim 9, wherein the second master control device further commands one or several of actuation of the at least one second attached device controlled through the massage bathing control unit, actuation of the at least one first slave control device and actuations of the other second slave control devices, via the first wireless communication transceiver, according to the instruction from the second operating panel unit.

11. The massage bathing system according to claim 9, wherein the at least one wireless communication transceiver further comprises at least one second wireless communication transceiver which comprises one or a combination of several of a Zigbee transceiver, a RF transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver.

12. The massage bathing system according to claim 11, wherein the second wireless communication transceiver is disposed on the corresponding first region slave node.

13. The massage bathing system according to claim 11, wherein the second master control device further commands one or several of actuation of the at least one second attached device controlled through the massage bathing control unit and actuations of the other second slave control devices, via the first wireless communication transceiver and the second wireless communication transceiver, according to the instruction from the second operating panel unit.

14. The massage bathing system according to claim 11, wherein the first master control device commands actuations of the other at least one second slave control devices, via the second wireless communication transceiver, according to the instruction from the first operating panel unit.

15. The massage bathing system according to claim 3, wherein the at least one of the massage bathing control unit and the first operating panel unit are configured as one of the second slave control devices.

16. The massage bathing system according to claim 1, wherein one of the massage bathing control unit and the first operating panel unit is integrally assembled with the first master control device.

17. The massage bathing system according to claim 3, wherein one of the at least one first attached device and the at least one second slave control device is integrally assembled with the first master control device.

18. The massage bathing system according to claim 3, wherein the first master control device comprises a memory unit, a network communication interface unit, a general asynchronous transceiver unit and a microprocessor unit, wherein the microprocessor unit comprises a plurality of drive control components and a multitasking kernel, the drive control components are configured to process a direct control, through a master-slave connection, on the at least one first slave control device and a plurality of second slave control devices.

19. The massage bathing system according to claim 18, wherein the multitasking kernel comprises multi-threads.

20. The massage bathing system according to claim 18, wherein the first master control device further comprises an image processing unit, an voice processing unit, an information collection unit, an output controlling unit, a USB interface and a power management unit.

21. The massage bathing system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first slave control device further comprises a slave control module.

31. The massage bathing system according to claim 5, wherein the at least one wireless communication transceiver comprises one or a combination of several of a Wi-Fi transceiver, a Zigbee transceiver, a RF transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver.

32. The massage bathing system according to claim 17, wherein the first master control device comprises at least one wireless communication transceiver, and the at least one wireless communication transceiver comprises one or a combination of several of a Wi-Fi transceiver, a Zigbee transceiver, a RP transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver.

22. A controlling method of a massage bathing system applied for controlling a massage bathing equipment, the massage bathing equipment further controlled by a massage bathing control unit, the controlling method comprising:

inputting an instruction on a display screen through an input operation module of an operating panel unit, wherein the display screen is configured to selectively display an actuated state of one or a combination of several of attached devices actuating the massage bathing equipment, and wherein the massage bathing system includes at least one slave control modules, the attached devices includes at least one first attached device and at least one second attached device, the slave control module coupled with the at least one first attached device, wherein the at least one first attached device coupled with the slave control module is configured as at least one first slave control device, and the at least one second attached device is controlled to actuate by the massage bathing control unit; and

configuring a master control device to directly control, through establishing a master-slave connection, on the at least one first slave control device and the at least one first attached device, and to directly control an actuation of the at least one first slave control device and the at least one first attached device actuating the massage bathing equipment without controlling of the massage bathing control unit, according to the instruction from the operating panel unit; and

the master control device commanding one or several of actuation of the at least one second attached device controlled through the massage bathing control unit;

wherein the master control device controls the massage bathing control unit to control one or several of actuation of the at least one second attached device;

wherein the master control device directly controls one or several of actuation of the massage bathing control unit.

23. The controlling method of the massage bathing system according to claim 22, further comprising:

configuring the master control device to process a direct control, through the master-slave connection, on at least one second slave control device, wherein the display screen is configured to selectively display one or several of actuated state of the at least one second slave control device.

24. The controlling method of the massage bathing system according to claim 23, wherein the at least one second slave control device comprises at least one wireless communication transceiver.

25. The controlling method of the massage bathing system according to claim 24 further comprising:

the master control device being respectively connected to a portion of the at least one first slave control device and/or a portion of the at least one second slave control device via a data bus network architecture.

26. The controlling method of the massage bathing system according to claim 24 or 25 further comprising:

configuring the master control device to be connected to the at least one wireless communication transceiver via a wireless communication network architecture.

27. The controlling method of the massage bathing system according to claim 26, wherein when the at least one wireless communication transceiver is connected to the data bus network architecture, the master control device commands to directly control an actuation of the corresponding at least one first slave control device and/or the corresponding at least one second slave control device, via the at least one wireless communication transceiver, according to the instruction from the operating panel unit.

28. The controlling method of the massage bathing system according to claim 23 further comprising:

the master control device commanding actuation of the at least one first slave control device and actuations of the at least one second slave control devices, according to the instruction from the operating panel unit.

29. The controlling method of the massage bathing system according to claim 23, wherein the at least one of the massage bathing control unit and the operating panel unit are configured as one of the at least one second slave control device.

30. The controlling method of the massage bathing system according to claim 25, wherein the data bus network architecture comprises one or a combination of several of RS-485, CAN Bus and LIN Bus.