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US 11,684,029 B2Granted
Landscaper integration
AssigneeSmart Rain Systems, LLC
InventorRudy Lars Larsen
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Abstract
A system and method for providing landscaping integration into a watering system or water management system. The system may include a processor with programmable landscape events or pre-programmed landscape events. A user may select or enter in landscape events to manipulate a watering or irrigation schedule based on the landscape event. The system may also be pre-programmed to a landscape event based on recurring or scheduled events to alter watering or irrigation. A landscaper may access a system on an electronic device that may be linked to a cloud based platform for managing the system or systems to allow for alteration and manipulation of watering and irrigation times and durations based on landscape events.
Claims20
A system for altering a watering system based on a landscape event, the system comprising:
- an irrigation manager interface on a first remote device, the irrigation manager interface comprising a task menu for an irrigation manager user to input one or more customized landscape tasks, the one or more customized tasks including a type of landscape event and one or more zones affected;
- a user interface to receive input from the user, the user interface operable on a second remote device, and wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of selections including:
- a plurality of predetermined landscape events, the plurality of predetermined landscape events including at least one of lawn mowing service, fertilization application, sod installation, shrub installation, tree installation, and flower installation;
- the one or more customized landscape tasks;
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- a date of the landscape event;
- a processor programmed with the plurality of predetermined landscape events and customized landscape tasks, each of the plurality of predetermined landscape events and customized landscape tasks comprising a predetermined duration to water or not water a landscape based on the type of the predetermined landscape event, the processor configured to:
- receive a signal from the first remote device for the type of the predetermined landscape event or customized landscape task, the date of the landscape event or customized landscape task;
- process the predetermined landscape event or customized landscape task, wherein the type of landscape event comprises the predetermined duration to water or not water the landscape;
- signal a controller to alter a watering schedule based on the type of landscape event and the date of the landscape event;
- receive a signal of completion of the landscape event after the predetermined duration to water or not water the landscape;
- process the signal of completion;
- and
- signal the controller that the landscape event is completed after the predetermined duration of the landscape event;
- and
- the controller connected to the processor configured to receive signals from the processor;
- wherein the controller controls an application of water for a specified location.
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A system for adjusting a watering system, the system comprising:
- an irrigation manager interface on a first remote device, the irrigation manager interface comprising a task menu for an irrigation manager user to input one or more customized landscape tasks, the one or more customized tasks including a type of landscape event and one or more zones affected;
- at least one processor programmed with predetermined landscape events, and at least one user interface on a second remote device in communication with the at least one processor, the at least one user interface comprising means for a user to select a landscape event type, a date, a time, and the one or more customized landscape tasks, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
- receive a landscape event type signal from the user interface, the landscape event type signal comprising a landscape event or the one or more customized landscape tasks, and a duration of time to water or not water a landscape;
- receive a date signal from the user interface;
- receive a time signal from the user interface;
- process the landscape event type signal, the date signal, and the time signal;
- signal at least one controller to adjust a watering schedule based on the landscape event type signal, the date signal, and the time signal;
- receive a signal of completion of the landscape event based on a predetermined duration of the landscape event;
- process a signal of the predetermined duration of the landscape event;
- and
- signal the at least one controller that the landscape event is completed based on the predetermined duration;
- and
- the at least one controller connected to the at least one processor, the at least one controller configured to receive signals from the at least one processor;
- wherein the at least one controller controls an application of water for a specified location.
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A system for adjusting a watering system, the system comprising:
- a first irrigation manager interface comprising a menu for an irrigation manager user to input a customized landscape task, the customized landscape task comprising a landscape event and an area of land affected by the landscape event;
- a processor in communication with the first irrigation manager interface and a second user interface, the processor programmed with a plurality of predetermined landscape events, and the customized landscape task from the first irrigation manager interface;
- the second user interface comprising means for a user to select:
- a predetermined landscape event from the plurality of predetermined landscape events or the customized landscape task, a date, and a time;
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- wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive a landscape event type signal from the second user interface, the landscape event type signal comprising the predetermined landscape event or the customized landscape task;
- receive a date signal from the user interface;
- receive a time signal from the user interface;
- process the landscape event type signal, the date signal, and the time signal;
- signal at least one controller to adjust a watering schedule based on the landscape event type signal, the date signal, and the time signal;
- receive a signal of completion of the landscape event based on a predetermined duration of the landscape event;
- process a signal of the predetermined duration of the landscape event;
- and
- signal the at least one controller that the landscape event is completed based on the predetermined duration;
- and
- the at least one controller connected to the processor, the at least one controller configured to receive signals from the processor;
- wherein the at least one controller controls an application of water for a specified location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.