Swimming pools and spas with pool vision

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12597255-B2
Application number	US-202318231364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2023
Priority date	Aug 8, 2022
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

A pool vision system may include a camera and a controller. A method of controlling equipment of a swimming pool or spa using the pool vision system may include receiving visual data from the camera having a field of view including the equipment and identify the equipment in the visual data and determining an operational state of the equipment based on the visual data. The method incudes comparing the determined operational state of the equipment with an expected operational state of the equipment and generating a control response based on a difference between the determined operational state of the equipment and the expected operational state of the equipment.

First claim

That which is claimed:

1 . A pool vision system for a swimming pool or spa, the pool vision system comprising:
a camera comprising a field of view of at least a portion of a location comprising the swimming pool or spa; and a controller communicatively coupled with the camera, wherein the controller is configured to:
receive visual data from the camera and identify a plurality of pool lights in the field of view;
identify a first pool light of the plurality of pool lights with a characteristic that is different from a characteristic of a second pool light of the plurality of pool lights; and
generate a control response based on the visual data and the detected different characteristics, wherein the control response comprises at least one of controlling the first pool light such that the characteristic of the first pool light matches the characteristic of the second pool light, resetting the first pool light, or controlling the second pool light such that the characteristic of the second pool light matches the characteristic of the first pool light.

2 . The pool vision system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
identify supplemental equipment in the visual data in addition to the plurality of pool lights and determine an operational state of the supplemental equipment based on the visual data; compare the determined operational state of the supplemental equipment with an expected operational state of the supplemental equipment; and generate the control response based on a difference between the determined operational state of the supplemental equipment and the expected operational state of the supplemental equipment.

3 . The pool vision system of claim 2 , wherein the supplemental equipment comprises at least one of a pump, an automatic swimming pool cleaner, an entertainment feature, or a pool cover.

4 . The pool vision system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is remote from the camera.

5 . The pool vision system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
identify at least one occupant in the swimming pool based on the visual data; detect movement of the occupant in the swimming pool based on the visual data; and generate a training response based on the detected movement of at least one occupant of the swimming pool.

6 . The pool vision system of claim 5 , wherein the training response comprises controlling equipment or sending information to a user device, and wherein the detected movement comprises one or more of a swimming cadence, a number of swimming laps completed, and/or a type of swimming stroke.

7 . A swimming pool or spa comprising the pool vision system of claim 1 .

8 . The pool vision system of claim 1 , further comprising a pool light, wherein the camera is integrated with the pool light.

9 . The pool vision system of claim 8 , wherein the pool light is submerged within the swimming pool or spa.

10 . The pool vision system of claim 8 , wherein the pool light is outside of the swimming pool or spa.

11 . The pool vision system of claim 8 , wherein the camera is behind a lens of the pool light or integrated into a housing of the pool light.

12 . A pool vision system for a swimming pool or spa, the pool vision system comprising:
a camera comprising a field of view of at least a portion of a location comprising the swimming pool or spa; and a controller communicatively coupled with the camera, wherein the controller is configured to receive visual data from the camera, wherein the controller is configured to: identify a plurality of pool lights in the visual and determine a state of at least one characteristic of each pool light based on the visual data; identify that the at least one characteristic of a first pool light of the plurality of pool lights is different from the other pool lights of the plurality of pool lights; and responsive to the detected different at least one characteristic, generate a control response by at least one of controlling the other pool lights of the plurality of pool lights to match the at least one characteristic of the first pool light or changing a color of the first pool light from a first color to a second color.

Assignees

• Zodiac Pool Systems Llc

Inventors

• Eames Darin
• Uy Dindo
• Bauckman Mark J
• Stiles Jr Robert Warren

Classifications

• G06V40/23

  Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training · CPC title

• G06V10/56

  relating to colour · CPC title

• G08B21/08

  responsive to the presence of persons in a body of water, e.g. a swimming pool; responsive to an abnormal condition of a body of water · CPC title

• E04H4/1654

  Self-propelled cleaners · CPC title

• A63B69/12

  Arrangements in swimming pools for teaching swimming {or for training} · CPC title