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US 2021/0373583 A1Published application
Residential water utilization tracking
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.
Claims21
A method of monitoring residential water utilization comprising:
- installing, on a water meter, a meter data collection device, wherein the water meter is specific to a residential home and controlled by a water authority providing water to the residential home;
- generating water utilization data by the meter data collection device via the water meter based on water consumption by a water consumption device of the residential home;
- transmitting the water utilization data from the meter data collection device to a central controller in communication with the meter data collection device;
- estimating, with the central controller, water usage for the residential home based on the meter data.
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A system for monitoring residential water utilization comprising:
- a meter data collection device configured to be installed on a water meter specific to a residential home and controlled by a water authority providing water to the residential home;
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- a central controller in communication with the meter data collection device, wherein the meter data collection device is configured to:
- generate water utilization data by the meter data collection device via the water meter based on water consumption by a water consumption device of the residential home,
- transmit the water utilization data from the meter data collection device to a central controller in communication with the meter data collection device, wherein the central controller is configured to estimate water usage based on the meter data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.