US 11,782,460 B2
System and method for tracking water usage by category
Shay Ravid, Mitzpe Harashim (IL); Avy Tahan, Ramat-Gan (IL); and Dror Galron, Hadera (IL)
Assigned to WINT WI LTD, Rosh-Ha'ayin (IL)
Filed by WINT WI Ltd, Rosh-Ha'ayin (IL)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/242,144.
Application 17/242,144 is a continuation of application No. 15/820,248, filed on Nov. 21, 2017, granted, now 11,009,895.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/425,494, filed on Nov. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0349481 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. E03B 7/02 (2006.01); E03B 7/09 (2006.01); G05D 7/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/00 (2022.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01F 15/075 (2006.01); G01F 15/06 (2022.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G01F 7/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/28 (2006.01); E03B 7/07 (2006.01); G05B 19/406 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G01F 15/063 (2022.01); G01F 15/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); F17D 5/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01); G01D 4/14 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); E03B 1/02 (2006.01); E03B 1/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 7/00 (2013.01) [A61B 5/4088 (2013.01); A61B 5/4255 (2013.01); A61B 5/6891 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 5/747 (2013.01); E03B 7/02 (2013.01); E03B 7/071 (2013.01); E03B 7/072 (2013.01); E03B 7/09 (2013.01); F16K 37/0025 (2013.01); F17D 5/06 (2013.01); G01D 4/004 (2013.01); G01D 4/14 (2013.01); G01F 1/00 (2013.01); G01F 7/00 (2013.01); G01F 15/005 (2013.01); G01F 15/063 (2013.01); G01F 15/066 (2013.01); G01F 15/068 (2013.01); G01F 15/0755 (2013.01); G01M 3/2807 (2013.01); G05B 13/026 (2013.01); G05B 19/406 (2013.01); G05D 7/0635 (2013.01); G05D 7/0676 (2013.01); G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G08B 21/187 (2013.01); H04L 12/2825 (2013.01); E03B 1/00 (2013.01); E03B 1/02 (2013.01); G01M 3/00 (2013.01); G01M 3/26 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37371 (2013.01); H04L 2012/285 (2013.01); Y02A 20/00 (2018.01); Y02A 20/20 (2018.01); Y02B 90/20 (2013.01); Y04S 20/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for tracking water usage by category in a distributed water infrastructure, comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
receive, from at least one sensor associated with the distributed water infrastructure, signals indicative of water usage in the distributed water infrastructure;
construct, based on the received signals, a plurality of baseline water usage profiles for a plurality of water-using appliances in the distributed water infrastructure;
assign each baseline profile of the plurality of baseline profiles to one water usage category of a plurality of water usage categories, wherein each water usage category of the plurality of water usage categories is indicative of a different type of water usage in the distributed water infrastructure;
collect, from the at least one sensor, signals indicative of current water usage in the distributed water infrastructure;
construct, based on the signals indicative of current water usage, a plurality of current water usage profiles;
assign each current water usage profile to an associated one of the plurality of water usage categories, wherein each water usage category has an associated water rate schedule;
determine, from the signals indicative of current water usage, a volume of water used in each of the associated one of the plurality of water usage categories;
output indications of volumes of water used in each of the associated one of the plurality of water usage categories; and
transmit to a central server the indications of volumes of water used in each of the associated one of the plurality of water usage categories to thereby enable customer charges based on the volumes of water used in each of the associated one of the plurality of water usage categories at the associated water rate schedule.