Systems and methods for performing an operation related to a swimming pool or spa

Abstract

A system and a method for performing an operation related to a swimming pool or spa is provided. The method comprises receiving a selection of an area of the swimming pool or spa on a digital map of the swimming pool or spa rendered at a mobile device or a controller, and identifying one or more components of the swimming pool or spa corresponding to the selected area. The method further comprises receiving a selection of at least one component from one or more components on a digital map of the swimming pool or spa rendered at the mobile device or the controller, and transmitting a command to activate the selected at least one component of the swimming pool or spa to perform the operation related to the swimming pool or spa.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device related to a swimming pool or spa, the device comprising:
 a user interface designed to:
 receive a selection of an area of the swimming pool or spa on a digital map of the swimming pool or spa, wherein the digital map defines the swimming pool or spa into a plurality of areas; 
 identify a plurality of components of the swimming pool or spa corresponding to the selected area; and 
 receive a selection of at least one component from the plurality of components on the digital map of the swimming pool or spa; and 
   a controller designed to output a command to perform an operation related to the swimming pool or spa at the selected at least one component of the swimming pool or spa.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one component of the swimming pool or spa comprises at least one jet, at least one jet valve, at least one drain, at least one drain valve, at least one chemical feeder, at least one light, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operation related to the swimming pool or spa comprises a temperature control operation, a dosing operation, a sanitization operation, a light control operation, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further designed to:
 transmit a signal to the at least one component of the swimming pool or spa to activate or deactivate the at least one component of the swimming pool or spa based at least in part on the operation related to the swimming pool or spa.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further designed to:
 create the digital map via digitally dividing the swimming pool or spa into at least one row and at least one column that defines a grid overlayed on the swimming pool or spa, and wherein the grid conceptually sections the swimming pool or spa into the plurality of areas.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the digital map identifies a length of the swimming pool or spa, a width of the swimming pool or spa, a height of the swimming pool or spa, an above-ground height of the swimming pool or spa, a below-ground depth of the swimming pool or spa, and a location of the at least one component of the swimming pool or spa. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further designed to:
 transmit an indication of the digital map of the swimming pool or spa to the user interface through a network, wherein the digital map of the swimming pool or spa is stored at a memory associated with the controller.   
     
     
         8 . A system related to a swimming pool or spa, the system comprising:
 a swimming pool or spa;   at least one swimming pool or spa component associated with the swimming pool or spa; and   a controller, comprising:
 memory designed to store a digital map of the swimming pool or spa, wherein the digital map of the swimming pool or spa defines a plurality of areas of the swimming pool or spa, 
   wherein the controller is designed to:
 receive a selection of an operation related to the swimming pool or spa, 
 receive a selection of an area of the plurality of areas of the swimming pool or spa, and 
 transmit a signal to the at least one swimming pool or spa component that instructs the at least one swimming pool or spa component to perform the operation. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the controller designed to transmit the signal to the at least one swimming pool or spa component over a network. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one swimming pool or spa component comprises at least one jet, at least one jet valve, at least one drain, at least one drain valve, at least one chemical feeder, at least one light, at least one pump, at least one filter, at least one chlorinator, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the digital map identifies a length of the swimming pool or spa, a width of the swimming pool or spa, a height of the swimming pool or spa, an above-ground height of the swimming pool or spa, a below-ground depth of the swimming pool or spa, and a location of the at least one swimming pool or spa component. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein each area of the plurality of areas is provided in the form of at least one square, at least one triangle, at least one circle, at least one hexagon, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . A method related to a swimming pool or spa, the method comprising:
 receiving a selection of an operation related to the swimming pool or spa;   receiving a selection of an area of the swimming pool or spa corresponding to a digital map of the swimming pool or spa, wherein the area of the swimming pool or spa is associated with the selected operation related to the swimming pool or spa; and   outputting a command to activate at least one component of the swimming pool or spa to perform the selected operation related to the swimming pool or spa, wherein the at least one component is associated with the selected area of the swimming pool or spa.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 locating the at least one component at least partially within the selected area of the swimming pool or spa, wherein the at least one component is designed to perform the selected operation related to the swimming pool or spa.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the digital map of the swimming pool or spa comprises at least one row and at least one column that defines a grid overlayed on the swimming pool or spa, and wherein the grid conceptually sections the swimming pool or spa into a plurality of areas. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 determining that the selected area does not include the at least one component, wherein the at least one component is designed to perform the selected operation related to the swimming pool or spa; and   determining that the at least one component is at least partially located within a second area of the plurality of areas, wherein the second area is adjacent to the selected area.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 receiving one or more images of the swimming pool or spa; and   creating the digital map based at least in part on the one or more images of the swimming pool or spa.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 performing the selected operation related to the swimming pool or spa at the at least one component based at least in part on the command to activate the at least one component of the swimming pool or spa.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the operation related to the swimming pool or spa comprises at least one of a temperature control operation, a chemical feeding operation, a sanitization operation, a light control operation, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one component comprises at least one jet, at least one drain, at least one chemical feeder, at least one light, at least one sanitation equipment, or combinations thereof.