Systems and methods for automatic water dispensing
AssigneeYesone Corporation
InventorUn Seok Kim
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Abstract
A water dispensing system includes: at least one flow control valve connected to a water pipe, and comprising a flow meter configured to measure an amount of water flowing in the water pipe and a solenoid valve configured to control a flow of the water by allowing or blocking the flow of the water in the water pipe; a controller configured to control dispensing of the water from one end of the water pipe by electrically communicating with each of the flow meter and the solenoid valve; and a switch configured to provide an interface for a user to control an operation of the water dispensing system.
Claims20
A water dispensing system, comprising:
- a water pipe;
- at least one flow control valve connected to the water pipe, the flow control valve configured to
- measure an amount of water flowing in the water pipe, and
- determine when each of a plurality of thresholds is met;
- and
- a controller configured to control dispensing of the water from one end of the water pipe by electrically communicating with the at least one flow control valve to allow or block a flow of the water in the water pipe,
- wherein each of the plurality of thresholds represents a different amount of water to be dispensed, and
- wherein the controller is configured to suspend the dispensing of the water by causing the flow control valve to block the flow of the water in the water pipe when each of the plurality of thresholds is met.
A method of dispensing water, the method comprising:
- injecting water into a water pipe;
- measuring, by a flow control valve, an amount of water flowing in the water pipe;
- determining, by the flow control valve, when each of a plurality of thresholds is met;
- and
- controlling, by a controller, an operation of dispensing the water from one end of the water pipe by electrically communicating with the flow control valve to allow or block a flow of the water in the water pipe,
- wherein each of the plurality of thresholds represents a different amount of water to be dispensed, and
- wherein the operation of dispensing the water is suspended by blocking the flow of the water in the water pipe when each of the plurality of thresholds is met.
A water dispensing system, comprising:
- a water pipe;
- at least one flow control valve connected to the water pipe, the flow control valve configured to
- measure an amount of water flowing in the water pipe, and
- determine when a first threshold is met;
- and
- a controller configured to control dispensing of the water from one end of the water pipe by electrically communicating with the at least one flow control valve to allow or block a flow of the water in the water pipe,
- wherein a first threshold represents an amount of water to be dispensed, and
- wherein the controller is configured to suspend the dispensing of the water for a duration of a threshold time by causing the flow control valve to block the flow of the water in the water pipe when the first threshold is met.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.