BIOMETRIC HOT TUB TEMPERATURE CONTROL

1 . A method for biometric hot tub control, the method comprising:

establishing a set point for a hot tub and electronically transmitting a directive to a temperature control system to heat water in the hot tub to maintain a temperature of the water at the set point;

detecting a presence of an end user in the hot tub;

remotely sensing biometric measurements of the end user while the end user remains in the hot tub; and,

electronically transmitting a directive to the temperature control system to change the set point in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a command is electronically transmitted to the temperature control system to introduce cool water into the hot tub in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements exceeds a threshold value.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements indicates a threshold change from a past received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements that exceeds a threshold value.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements of the end user are received wirelessly from a smart watch affixed to the end user.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include skin temperature measurements.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include pulse measurements.

8 . A hot tub control data processing system configured for biometric hot tub control, the system comprising:

a host computing platform communicatively linked to a temperature control system of a hot tub, the platform comprising one or more computers, each with memory and at least one processor; and,

a biometric hot tub control module comprising program code that when executing in the memory of the platform is enabled to:

establish a set point for the hot tub and electronically transmit a directive to the temperature control system to heat water in the hot tub to maintain a temperature of the water at the set point;

detect a presence of an end user in the hot tub;

remotely sense biometric measurements of the end user while the end user remains in the hot tub; and,

electronically transmit a directive to the temperature control system to change the set point in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein a command is electronically transmitted to the temperature control system to introduce cool water into the hot tub in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements exceeds a threshold value.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements indicates a threshold change from a past received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements that exceeds a threshold value.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include skin temperature measurements.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include pulse measurements.

14 . A computer program product for biometric hot tub control, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a device to cause the device to perform a method comprising:

establishing a set point for a hot tub and electronically transmitting a directive to a temperature control system to heat water in the hot tub to maintain a temperature of the water at the set point;

detecting a presence of an end user in the hot tub;

remotely sensing biometric measurements of the end user while the end user remains in the hot tub; and,

electronically transmitting a directive to the temperature control system to change the set point in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

15 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein a command is electronically transmitted to the temperature control system to introduce cool water into the hot tub in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

16 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements exceeds a threshold value.

17 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements indicates a threshold change from a past received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements that exceeds a threshold value.

18 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements of the end user are received wirelessly from a smart watch affixed to the end user.

19 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include skin temperature measurements.

20 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include pulse measurements.