DESC:A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR WATER DISPENSING AND REMOTE MONITORING
FIELD OF INVENTION:
[001] The present invention relates to a system and a method for water dispensing and remote monitoring. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a method for water dispensing and remote monitoring which gives real time analytics of water sources, water quality and control over dispensing/ usage of water from the source.
BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART AND PROBLEM IN PRIOR ART:
[002] Currently, for dispensing water, there are various kinds of manual controlling taps available in the market. Further, water quality parameters such as pH, TDS etc. are manually checked time to time to ensure quality of water.
[003] There is also some sensor based local display devices available in the market to check the quality of water. In present time, there is a growing need of reliability of water quality and usability of quality water. The reliability over quality of water is a big challenge due to which the users have to pay high price for reliable brands.
[004] Currently, water filters are used to filter the water, but the quality of water is not checked on regular basis. Also, water quality issues are different for different water sources. Water purification processes changes with change in contamination of water, hence changes in purification technology. Emergence of bottled/ packaged water certainly solves the concern of consumers over reliability, but it is expensive and has become the main reason of plastic waste across globe. Consumption of Pure, safe and healthy water will irradiate 80% of health issues related to human body.
[005] At present there is no system available which can provide real time analysis of water before dispensing it to the user. In currently available systems first water is dispensed and then its quality is checked.
[006] The present subject matter discloses a system and a method for water dispensing which gives real time analytics of water sources, water quality and control over dispensing/ usage of water from the source. The present system can be accessed online via mobile app or desktop app and offline via digital identifier device like RFID identifier etc. Further, user can navigate themselves to the present water dispensing system in vicinity to avail the water or user can check the quality and quantity of water from the mobile app or desktop app. The present system is an IoT based system which replaces manual tap and can be accessed from a remote location.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
[007] It is therefore the object of the invention to overcome the aforementioned and other drawbacks in prior system/product/apparatus.
[008] The principal objective of the present invention is to develop a system which give real time analytics of water sources, water quality and control over dispensing/ usage of water from the source.
[009] Another objective of the present invention is to develop a method to give real time analytics of water sources, water quality and control over dispensing/usage of water from the source.
[0010] Another object of the present invention is to develop a system which can be accessed online via mobile app or desktop app and offline via digital identifier device like RFID identifier etc.
[0011] Another object of the present invention is to develop a method to access the system online via mobile app or desktop app and offline via digital identifier device like RFID identifier etc.
[0012] Another object of the present invention is to propose a system and a method to dispense water in different quantities based on the need of the user.
[0013] Yet another object of the present invention is to propose a system and a method to reduce the overall cost of good quality of water.
[0014] Yet another object of the present invention is to propose a system and a method to reduce wastage of water.
[0015] Yet another object of the present invention is to propose a system and a method through which centralized monitoring of water quality and quantity can be done.
[0016] These and other objects and advantages of the present subject matter will be apparent to a person skilled in the art after consideration of the following detailed description taken into consideration with accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present subject matter are illustrated.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
[0017] This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to a system and a method to give real time analytics of water sources, water quality and control over dispensing/ usage of water from the source. The concepts are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0018] The present subject matter relates to a system and a method for water dispensing and remote monitoring. The system comprises a water inlet, a water channel having a water flow sensor for qualitative analysis of water introduced in the water channel, an array of sensors for qualitative analysis of water in the channel, a titration arrangement provided in an auxiliary water channel in connection with the water channel to analyse quality of water in the water channel, a solenoid valve to dispense water through a water outlet, a microcontroller configured to receive qualitative and quantitative parameters from the water flow sensor, the titration arrangement and the array of sensors as inputs and provide required dispensing output to the solenoid valve, a 4G modem to transmit data from the microcontroller to a remote server, a digital display to exhibit the quantitative and qualitative parameters of water present in the water channel, a digital identifier in connection with the microcontroller. The digital identifier provides required quantity of water as an input to the microcontroller and the microcontroller dispense the required quantity of water by actuating and de-actuating the solenoid valve.
[0019] In an aspect, the array of sensor includes a temperature sensor, a PH sensor, a Tds Sensor, a biological oxygen demand (BOD) sensor, a chemical oxygen demand (COD) sensor.
[0020] In an aspect, the titration arrangement comprises a doser to introduce a liquid indicator in the water flowing through the auxiliary water channel, a digital camera to inspect colour of water present in the auxiliary water channel, and an imaging sensor to inspect any change in colour of the water present in the auxiliary water channel. The liquid indicator changes color of the water when harmful pollutants which are otherwise undetectable from the array of sensors are present in the water. Any change in water colour indicating presence of harmful pollutant is informed to the microcontroller which in turn shut down the whole water dispensing and monitoring system.
[0021] In an aspect, the liquid indicator is an organic liquid.
[0022] In an aspect, the digital identifier includes an RFID identifier and/or a Bluetooth based identifier and/or a barcode scanner based identifier.
[0023] In an aspect, the water dispensing and monitoring system is shut down when any serious abnormality in water is detected.
[0024] In an aspect, the dispensing of water is controlled online via a mobile or desktop app and offline via digital identifier.
[0025] In an aspect, the user can navigate to the water dispensing and monitoring systems present in the vicinity via mobile application.
[0026] The present subject matter discloses a method of dispensing and monitoring water from the system. The method comprises analysing quantity and quality of water present in a water channel through a water flow sensor, a titration arrangement and a sensor array, sending the analysed quantity and quality of water as an input to a microcontroller, transmitting the quality and quantity of water present in the water channel to a remote server using a 4G modem, dispensing the required quantity of water via offline mode or online mode.
[0027] In an aspect, the dispensing of water using offline approach is done through a digital identifier.
[0028] In an aspect, the dispensing of water through online approach is done through a desktop app or a mobile application.
[0029] In an aspect, the water dispensing and monitoring system is shut down when any serious abnormality in water is detected.
[0030] It is to be understood that the aspects and embodiments of the disclosure described above may be used in any combination with each other. Several of the aspects and embodiments may be combined to form a further embodiment of the disclosure.
[0031] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0032] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the figures to reference like features and components. Some embodiments of system or methods or structure in accordance with embodiments of the present subject matter are now described, by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:
[0033] Fig. 1 illustrates block diagram of a system for water dispensing and water monitoring according to one of the embodiments of present subject matter;
[0034] Fig. 2 illustrates a titration arrangement present in the system for water dispensing and water monitoring according to one of the embodiment of present subject matter; and
[0035] Fig. 3 illustrates flow diagram of a method for water dispensing and water monitoring according to one of the embodiment of present subject matter.
[0036] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:
[0037] While the embodiments of the disclosure are subject to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiment thereof have been shown by way of example in the figures and will be described below. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the scope of the disclosure.
[0038] The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof used in the disclosure, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a device, system, assembly that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such system, or assembly, or device. In other words, one or more elements in a system or device proceeded by “comprises… a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or device.
[0039] The present subject matter relates to a system 100 and method 300 for water dispensing and water monitoring.
[0040] It should be noted that the description and figures merely illustrate the principles of the present subject matter. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present subject matter. It should also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that by devising various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present subject matter. Furthermore, all examples recited herein are principally intended expressly to be for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the present subject matter and the concepts contributed by the inventor(s) to furthering the art and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the present subject matter, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures.
[0041] These and other advantages of the present subject matter would be described in greater detail with reference to the following figures. It should be noted that the description merely illustrates the principles of the present subject matter. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described herein, embody the principles of the present subject matter and are included within its scope.
[0042] Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system 100 for water dispensing and remote monitoring according to one of the embodiments of present subject matter. The system 100 for water dispensing and water monitoring comprises a water inlet 101, a water channel, a water flow sensor 102, an array of sensors 103, a titration arrangement 104, a solenoid valve 105, a microcontroller 106, a 4G modem 107, a digital display 108 and a digital identifier 109.
[0043] The water inlet 101 introduces the water from a source to the water channel. The water channel is a reservoir of water. The water flow sensor 102 is installed at the water inlet 101 to keep track of quantity of water introduced in the water channel. The array of sensors 103 are installed in the water channel for qualitative analysis of water present in the water channel introduced through water inlet 101. The array of sensors 103 includes a temperature sensor 109 to sense the temperature of water present in the water channel, a PH sensor 110 to sense the PH of water present in the water channel, a Tds Sensor 111 to sense Tds of water present in the water channel, a biological oxygen demand (BOD) sensor 112 to sense the amount of oxygen required to biologically breakdown the pollutants in water through micro-organism, a chemical oxygen demand (COD) sensor 113 senses the amount of oxygen required to chemically breakdown the pollutants in the water.
[0044] The titration arrangement 104 is provided to detect harmful pollutants which are otherwise undetectable from the array of sensors 103. All the qualitative and quantitative parameters of water present in the water channel are provided to the microcontroller 106 as inputs. The microcontroller 106 transmits these analyzed parameters to a remote server using the 4G modem 107. Further, using the 4G modem 107, the microcontroller 106 can be controlled from the remote server. The solenoid valve 105 is provided in the system 100 to dispense water through a water outlet 114. The solenoid valve 105 is actuated and de-actuated by the microcontroller 106 as per the requirement. The digital display 108 is provided in the system 100 to exhibit the qualitative and quantitative parameters of water present in the water channel.
[0045] The digital identifier 109 is provided in connection with the microcontroller 106 to dispense water in offline mode. The digital identifier 109 provides required quantity of water as an input to the microcontroller 106 and the microcontroller 106 dispense the required quantity of water by actuating and de-actuating the solenoid valve 105. The digital identifier 109 includes an RFID identifier and/or a Bluetooth based identifier and/or a barcode scanner based identifier.
[0046] Referring to Fig. 2 illustrating a titration arrangement 104 present in the system 100 for water dispensing and remote monitoring according to one of the embodiment of present subject matter. The titration arrangement 104 is installed in an auxiliary water channel 202 in connection with the water channel 201 for further qualitative analysis of water. The titration arrangement 104 comprises a doser 203, a digital camera 204 and an imaging sensor 205. The doser 203 introduce a liquid indicator in the water flowing through the auxiliary channel 202. The liquid indicator changes the color of water when impurities which are undetectable by the array of sensors 103 are present in the water. the digital camera 204 is installed to inspect the color of water present in the auxiliary water channel 202. The imaging sensor 205 inspects any change in color of the water present in the auxiliary water channel 202. The change in color of water indicating presence of harmful pollutants is informed to the microcontroller 106 which shut down the whole system 100 for water dispensing and remote monitoring.
[0047] The microcontroller 106 is configured to receive qualitative and quantitative parameters of water from the water flow sensor 102, the array of sensors 103 and the titration arrangement 104 as inputs. The received inputs are transmitted to the remote server using the 4G modem 107. Further, the microcontroller 106 receives the input relating to quantity of water to be dispensed through the digital identifier 109. The microcontroller 106 actuates and de-actuates the solenoid valve 105 in accordance with the input received from the digital identifier 109. When any kind of serious abnormality in water is detected, the microcontroller 106 shut down the system 100 completely.
[0048] The water from the system 100 can also be dispensed through online mode wherein user can use a mobile application or a desktop application. The instruction given by user form the mobile application or a desktop application is transmitted to the system 100 via remote server. The microcontroller 106 dispenses the instructed quantity of water by actuating and de-actuating the solenoid valve 105. The user can further navigate to the available system 100 for water dispensing and water monitoring using the mobile application.
[0049] Referring to Figure 3 illustrating flow diagram of a method 300 for water dispensing and water monitoring according to one of the embodiment of present subject matter. At step 301, water present in the water channel 201 is analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The quantitative analysis is done by a water flow sensor 102 installed at a water inlet 101. The qualitative analysis is done through sensors provided in an array of sensors 103. Further, a titration arrangement 104 is provided in the system 100 to detect harmful pollutants which are otherwise undetectable from the array of sensors 103.
[0050] At step 302, the analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively water parameters are sent to microcontroller 106 as an input for processing. The parameters include quantity of water present in the water channel 201, temperature of water, pH of water, Tds of water, biological oxygen demand of water, chemical oxygen demand of water and analysis of titration arrangement 104. The water dispensing and monitoring system 100 is shut down when any serious abnormality in water is detected.
[0051] At step 303, the microcontroller 106 transmits the qualitative and quantitative parameters of water to a remote server using a 4G modem 107. These parameters are made available to the users via a mobile or a desktop application.
[0052] At step 304, the water from the system 100 can be dispensed using offline mode or online mode. In offline mode, the user uses a digital identifier 109 to provide the required quantity of water as an input to the microcontroller 106 which in turn actuates and de-actuates the solenoid valve 105 as per the required quantity. In online mode, the user uses the mobile application or the desktop application to provide required quantity of water as an input. The required quantity of water is communicated to the microcontroller 106 via remote server. The microcontroller 106 in turn actuates or de-actuates the solenoid valve 105 in accordance with the communicated required quantity.
[0053] With the present system 100, the user can check the quality and quantity information of the available water and decide which water dispensing system can fulfill his/her demand via the mobile app or the desktop app. Further, the user can navigate to the desired water dispensing and remote monitoring system 100 using the mobile app. After reaching the water dispensing and remote monitoring system 100, user can access the system via the app. User can select the quantity of water he desired on the app and the app will transmit the instructions to remote server. The microcontroller 106 receives the instructions from the remote server and gives the instruction to the system 100 to dispense water in instructed denominations/ volumes.
[0054] The user also has option to access the system offline at the water dispensing site. For offline access digital identifier can be used by the user. A unique identifier can be assigned to every user to manage the information related to usage.
[0055] Re-digital identifier can be used to change the access control, or to modify the account related information of any digital identifier.
[0056] The present subject matter overcome the problem with reliability of water quality as real time information of water quality is displayed on the water dispenser and also any person can access the information via mobile or desktop app. Central monitoring of water quality of various water dispensing systems at various locations can be done. It also gives a real time analysis of water quality of various water resources at different locations.
[0057] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”
[0058] It will be further appreciated that functions or structures of a plurality of components or steps may be combined into a single component or step, or the functions or structures of one-step or component may be split among plural steps or components. The present invention contemplates all of these combinations. Unless stated otherwise, dimensions and geometries of the various structures depicted herein are not intended to be restrictive of the invention, and other dimensions or geometries are possible. In addition, while a feature of the present invention may have been described in the context of only one of the illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of other embodiments, for any given application. It will also be appreciated from the above that the fabrication of the unique structures herein and the operation thereof also constitute methods in accordance with the present invention. The present invention also encompasses intermediate and end products resulting from the practice of the methods herein. The use of “comprising” or “including” also contemplates embodiments that “consist essentially of” or “consist of” the recited feature.
[0059] Although embodiments for the present subject matter have been described in language specific to structural features, it is to be understood that the present subject matter is not necessarily limited to the specific features described. Rather, the specific features and methods are disclosed as embodiments for the present subject matter.
,CLAIMS:We claim:
1. A system (100) for water dispensing and water monitoring, the system (100) comprises:
a water inlet (101);
a water channel (201) having a water flow sensor (102) for qualitative analysis of water introduced in the water channel (201);
an array of sensors (103) for qualitative analysis of water in the water channel (201);
a titration arrangement (104) provided in an auxiliary water channel (202) in connection with the water channel (201) to analyse quality of water in the water channel (201);
a solenoid valve (105) to dispense water through a water outlet (114);
a microcontroller (106) configured to receive qualitative and quantitative parameters from the water flow sensor 102, the titration arrangement (104) and the array of sensors (103) as inputs and provide required dispensing output to the solenoid valve (105);
a 4G modem (107) to transmit data from the microcontroller (106) to a remote server;
a digital display (108) to exhibit the quantitative and qualitative parameters of water present in the water channel (201);
a digital identifier (109) in connection with the microcontroller (106), wherein the digital identifier (109) provides required quantity of water as an input to the microcontroller (106) and the microcontroller (106) dispense the required quantity of water by actuating and de-actuating the solenoid valve (105).

2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the array of sensor (103) includes a temperature sensor (109), a PH sensor (110), a Tds Sensor (111), a biological oxygen demand (BOD) sensor (112), a chemical oxygen demand (COD) sensor (113).
3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the titration arrangement (104) comprises:
a doser (203) to introduce a liquid indicator in the water flowing through the auxiliary water channel (202), wherein the liquid indicator changes color of the water when harmful pollutants which are otherwise undetectable from the array of sensors (103) are present in the water;
a digital camera (204) to inspect color of water present in the auxiliary water channel (202);
an imaging sensor (205) to inspect any change in color of the water present in the auxiliary water channel (202), wherein any change in water color indicating presence of harmful pollutant is informed to the microcontroller (106) which in turn shut down the whole water dispensing and monitoring system (100).

4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the liquid indicator is an organic liquid.
5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital identifier (109) includes an RFID identifier and/or a Bluetooth based identifier and/or a barcode scanner based identifier.
6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water dispensing and monitoring system (100) is shut down when any serious abnormality in water is detected.
7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dispensing of water is controlled online via a mobile or desktop app and offline via digital identifier (109).
8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user can navigate to the water dispensing and monitoring systems (100) present in the vicinity via mobile application.
9. A method (300) of dispensing and monitoring water from the system (100), the method (300) comprises:
Analyzing (301) quantity and quality of water present in a water channel (201) through a water flow sensor (102), a titration arrangement (104) and a sensor array (103);
Sending (302) the analyzed quantity and quality of water as an input to a microcontroller (106);
Transmitting (303) the quality and quantity of water present in the water channel (202) to a remote server using a 4G modem (107);
Dispensing (304) the required quantity of water via offline mode or online mode.
10. The method (300) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the dispensing of water using offline approach is done through a digital identifier (109).
11. The method (300) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the dispensing of water through online approach is done through a desktop app or a mobile application.
12. The method (300) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the water dispensing and monitoring system (100) is shut down when any serious abnormality in water is detected.