US 11,675,375 B2
Residential water utilization tracking
Christopher Michael Klein, Denver, CO (US); Franz David Garsombke, Golden, CO (US); and Matthew B. Reisman, South Weymouth, MA (US)
Assigned to RACHIO, INC., Denver, CO (US)
Filed by RACHIO, INC., Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/404,670.
Application 17/404,670 is a division of application No. 16/392,309, filed on Apr. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,150,672.
Application 16/392,309 is a continuation of application No. 15/424,061, filed on Feb. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,274,969, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Application 15/424,061 is a continuation of application No. 14/271,225, filed on May 6, 2014, granted, now 9,594,366, issued on Mar. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0373583 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. G05D 7/06 (2006.01); A01G 25/16 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 7/0629 (2013.01) [A01G 25/162 (2013.01); A01G 25/165 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23435 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2625 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. A method of monitoring water utilization of more than one sprinkler system comprising:
detecting, by a first meter data collection device installed on a first water meter specific to a first residential home, water consumption by a first water consumption device of the first residential home;
detecting, by a second meter data collection device installed on a second water meter specific to a second residential home, water consumption by a second water consumption device of the second residential home;
receiving, by a central controller in communication with the first meter data collection device and the second meter data collection device, the water consumption detected by the first meter data collection device and the water consumption detected by the second meter data collection device, wherein the central controller receives the water consumption data detected by the first meter collection device and the water consumption data detected by the second meter collection device from one or more local network devices in communication with the first meter data collection device and the second meter data collection device;
generating, by the central controller, water utilization data based on the water consumption detected by the first meter data collection device and the water consumption detected by the second meter data collection device; and
transmitting, by the central controller, to a user device the water utilization data associated with the first residential home and the second residential home.