Swimming pool, spa, and other recreational environment controller systems, equipment, and simulators

Abstract

Systems for controlling aspects of recreational or other environments are described. Such systems are especially, but not exclusively, useful for controlling either or both of pool or spa settings and operations and include equipment that may be connected, in any appropriate way, to personal or other computers or other components capable of accepting and processing input. Operations of the systems additionally are capable of being simulated through software.

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         16 . A system for simulating performance of a control system for pool or spa equipment, comprising: 
 a. means for accepting control input from a user;    b. means for comparing the control input to performance data previously obtained for the equipment under control of the control input; and    c. means for communicating the simulated performance to the user.    
     
     
         17 . A system according to  claim 16  in which the means for accepting control input comprises a computer.  
     
     
         18 . A system according to  claim 17  in which the communicating means is a display associated with the computer.  
     
     
         19 . A system according to  claim 18  in which the comparing means is remote from the computer and communicates therewith via the Internet.  
     
     
         20 . A system according to  claim 16  further comprising means for communicating the control input to the equipment.  
     
     
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