US 12,324,381 B2
Irrigation system map integration
Rudy Lars Larsen, Bountiful, UT (US)
Assigned to SMART RAIN SYSTEMS, LLC, Centerville, UT (US)
Filed by Smart Rain Systems, LLC, Centerville, UT (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/140,349.
Application 18/140,349 is a continuation of application No. 17/530,455, filed on Nov. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,684,030.
Application 17/530,455 is a continuation of application No. 16/395,621, filed on Apr. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,185,024, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0255151 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01G 25/16 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 25/165 (2013.01) [A01G 25/167 (2013.01); G05D 7/0617 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for irrigation management, comprising:
retrieving a global positioning system (GPS) location of a user;
based on the GPS location, identifying an irrigation system at the GPS location of the user;
retrieving a third-party map of the GPS location of the user;
displaying, on a display of a computing device, the third-party map of the location;
identifying, on the third-party map of the location, a location of a plurality of irrigation elements within the irrigation system;
overlaying, on the third-party map, irrigation system information for the plurality of irrigation elements located at an irrigation property, wherein the plurality of irrigation elements include at least one of a valve, a sprinkler head, an irrigation head, a flow sensor, a moisture sensor, or an irrigation line;
displaying, overlayed on the third-party map, a symbol representing one of the plurality of irrigation elements;
continuously updating the third-party map and the overlay of the irrigation system information based on a changed GPS location of the user;
receiving a selection of the symbol; and
based on the selection of the symbol, displaying, overlaid over a portion of the map, a secondary menu for the one of the plurality of irrigation elements.