Patent ID: 8838280
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61H,G01D,G01R,G05B,G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
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 from said spa controller and to transmit data and commands to said spa controller, the spa network adapter having a first wireless transceiver; configuring a home network adapter at the user site to have a second wireless transceiver and to receive data transmitted from said spa network adapter over a wireless link between said first and second wireless transceivers; sensing the current drawn by one or more selected spa components; determining the power being drawn by said one or more spa components to generate power data; transmitting both the power data and the status data from the spa network adapter to the home network adapter over the wireless link between the first and second wireless transceivers; employing the home network adapter to convert the power data and status data to a form suitable for transmission to an Internet access point; further configuring the home network adapter to have a unique address, and to transmit a received command to the spa network adapter; further configuring a spa owner or spa dealer computer to transmit a command to the home network adapter utilizing said unique address; and further configuring the spa network adapter to transmit a command received from the home network adapter to the spa controller for execution.