Irrigation control utilizing water authority data
AssigneeRachio, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Michael Klein, Franz David Garsombke, Matthew B. Reisman
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments can provide a system and method for controlling irrigation schedules for a sprinkler system for at least one irrigation zone. The embodiments include automatically updating irrigation schedules based at least in part on watering restriction data from a water authority, such as a water utility authority, and water usage data for a property including the at least one irrigation zone.
Claims20
A method of generating an irrigation schedule for a sprinkler controller comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, watering restriction data from a database associated with a water authority;
- generating, by the processor, an irrigation schedule for the sprinkler controller based at least in part on the watering restriction data;
- and
- transmitting, by the processor, the irrigation schedule to the sprinkler controller, wherein the sprinkler controller actuates one or more sprinkler valves based on the irrigation schedule.
A sprinkler system comprising:
- a sprinkler valve that controls water flow to an irrigation zone;
- a meter data collection device that collects water usage data for a property including the irrigation zone;
- a central controller that generates an irrigation schedule based at least in part on the water usage data and watering restriction data from a water authority database;
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- a sprinkler controller configured to control the sprinkler valve based at least in part on the irrigation schedule.
A central controller for generating irrigation schedules for a sprinkler controller for an irrigation zone, the central controller comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive water usage data associated with the sprinkler controller;
- receive water restriction data associated with the irrigation zone;
- generate an irrigation schedule for the sprinkler controller based, at least in part, on the water usage data and the water restriction data;
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- transmit the irrigation schedule to the sprinkler controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.