Method and system for controlling a network of water appliances
US7477950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2642
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An appliance control system is described for controlling a plurality of appliances. The system includes a control station located remotely from the appliances and having a control unit for controlling the plurality of appliances, at least one client station being associated with at least one of the plurality of appliances and being adapted for allowing a user to make requests to the control station for using the at least one of the plurality of appliances, actuators connected to the control station and the at least one of the plurality of appliances for receiving control signals from the control station and controlling the at least one of the plurality of appliances, and sensors connected to the water appliance and the control station for recording information about the at least one of the plurality of appliances and providing the information to the control station.
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