IP Library Granted Patent US 11,713,561
Granted Patent B2
US 11,713,561 · App. 16/648,954 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Water treatment system

Inventors: Riki Kitagawa (Tokyo, JP); Shohei Okudera (Tokyo, JP); Manabu Nishio (Tokyo, JP); Ryo Yamada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: WOTA CORP.
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Patent No.
US 11,713,561
App. No.
16/648,954
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Providing a water treatment system with which it is possible to efficiently share a plurality of water utilization means including a shower, and with which it is possible to use drain water in environments in which it is difficult to secure water. The water treatment system containing shower stalls which, when input water is used by a user, output the used water as drain water, wherein treated water sensors are capable of detecting a given physical amount, or an amount based thereon, pertaining to at least a portion among the water input to each information processing device controlling the shower stalls and the drain water output from each of the shower stalls. An information generation unit generates information pertaining to the use by a user of each of the shower stalls based on at least a portion of the results from the treated water sensors.

Claims (21)

1. A water treatment system including one or more water utilization units for outputting used water as drainage water when input water is used by a user, comprising:

a server including a communication unit, the server further includes a processor coupled to a storage unit that stores various kinds of data, the processor includes a determination unit;

an information processing device that functions as a user terminal, which is movable by the user and displays an operation screen to control the one or more water utilization units via communication;

one or more detection units which includes a water sensor that senses a water input to each of the one or more water utilization units and a drainage water sensor that senses a drainage water output from each of the one or more water utilization units, the one or more detection units capable of detecting a given physical amount which is relevant to at least a part of the water input and the drainage water, or an amount based on the given physical amount;

an acquisition unit provided in the processor of the server that acquires sensing data based on detection by the one or more detection units;

an information generation unit provided in the processor of the server, for generating water use information including at least one of, use start, use stop, use amount, and use time of use of water regarding use of each of the one or more water utilization units by the user based on a result of at least a part of the one or more detection units;

one or more water treatment units each including purification units configured with a plurality of filters of same type or different types from each other capable of performing predetermined water treatment on at least a part of the drainage water output from the one or more water utilization units;

an input control unit provided in the processor of the server, for performing predetermined control on a control target based on a result of each of the one or more detection units and the water use information, the control target being each of the one or more water utilization units and a configuration of the plurality of filters of the one or more water treatment units,

wherein the water treatment system further comprises databases provided in the storage unit, at least including a user use DB, a water use DB, and a sensing DB,

in the user use DB, user use information displayed on the information processing device is managed based on at least a part of the results obtained by the one or more detection units,

in the water use DB, the water use information related to water treatment in the one or more water treatment units is managed, and

in the sensing DB, the sensing data is stored and managed,

wherein the information generation unit further generates information on at least water pollution degree of the drainage water as the water use information, and

the input control unit controls input of water through the predetermined water treatment to each of the one or more water utilization units, as the predetermined control, based on the water use information generated by the information generation unit.

2. The water treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein the user use information includes at least one of a use status of a user who uses each of the one or more water utilization units and a time until a user trying to use the one or more water utilization units is able to use the one or more water utilization units.

3. The water treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more water utilization unit are selected from a shower booth, a sink of a kitchen, a dish washer and dryer, a toilet, and a washing machine, and

the input control unit further controls pressure of water from the water utilization unit, as the predetermined control, based on the water use information.

4. The water treatment system according to claim 3 , wherein the input control unit further controls temperature and amount of water from the water utilization unit as the predetermined control.

5. The water treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein the input control unit further controls quality of water from the water utilization unit, as the predetermined control, based on the water use information.

6. The water treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing device displays a replacement life of each of the plurality of filters.

7. The water treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein a pump and a valve that controls passage of water are provided in each of the one or more water utilization units, and an identification information for uniquely identifying a corresponding pump is displayed by the information processing device and cooperates with the water use information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2020
From: KITAGAWA, RIKI; OKUDERA, SHOHEI; NISHIO, MANABU; YAMADA, RYO
To: WOTA CORP.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-180580 · Sep 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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