IP Library Granted Patent US 11,025,291
Granted Patent B2
US 11,025,291 · App. 16/739,944 · Granted Jun 1, 2021

Low power, centralized data collection

Inventors: Matthew W. Rose (Bellingham, WA); Frank Burns (Spokane, WA); Matthew Maher Peterson (Bellingham, WA); Canyon Daniel Peckham (White Salmon, WA); Valentin Siderskiy (Bellingham, WA); David Royce Humphrey (White Salmon, WA); Thomas Remmers (Bellingham, WA)
Assignee: APANA Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,025,291
App. No.
16/739,944
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The systems and methods described herein are directed to techniques for improving battery life performance of end devices in resource monitoring systems which transmit data using low-power, wide area network (LPWAN) technologies. Further, the techniques include providing sensor interfaces in the end devices configured to communicate with multiple types of metrology sensors. Additionally, the systems and methods include techniques for reducing the size of a concentrator of a gateway device which receives resource measurement data from end devices. The reduced size of the concentrator results in smaller, more compact gateway devices that consume less energy and reduce heat dissipation experienced in gateway devices. The concentrator may comply with modular interface standards, and include two radios configured for transmitting 1-watt signals. Lastly, the systems and methods include techniques for fully redundant radio architecture within a gateway device, allowing for maximum range and minimizing downtime due to transmission overlap.

Claims (38)

1. A device comprising:

a display;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:

receive resource consumption information based on data collected at a resource consumption sensor; and

present, on the display, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising:

a graphical representation of the resource consumption information, the graphical representation comprising an x-axis representing time and a y-axis representing an amount of resource consumption; and

an interface element for toggling between displaying data associated with a period of time comprising at least two of a day, a week, or a month.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a first device and the resource consumption sensor comprises a water sensor coupled to a second device that communicates with the first device.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the GUI further comprises a temperature indicator or a humidity indicator associated with the resource consumption information.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the device to receive a user input indicating whether a mechanical failure associated with a waste event is resolved.

5. A device comprising:

a display;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:

receive resource consumption information based on data collected at a resource consumption sensor, the resource consumption information including data associated with an occurrence of a waste event at a monitoring site location of a plurality of monitoring site locations; and

present a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display, the GUI comprising:

a plurality of visual representations of the resource consumption information indicating a plurality of amounts of water consumption corresponding to the plurality of monitoring site locations; and

an interface element for receiving a user input indicating whether a mechanical failure associated with the waste event is resolved.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the GUI further comprises one or more identifiers indicating one or more particular equipment at the plurality of monitoring site locations.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the user input comprises a first user input and the GUI further comprises an interface link that, upon receiving a second user input, causes the GUI to present a report of a historical waste event associated with a monitoring site of the plurality of monitoring site locations.

8. The device of claim 5 , wherein the user input comprises a first user input and the GUI further comprises an interface link that, upon receiving a second user input, causes the GUI to present a recommendation associated with a monitoring site of the plurality of monitoring site locations.

9. The device of claim 5 , wherein the user input comprises a first user input and the GUI further comprises an interface link that, upon receiving a second user input, causes the GUI to present a resource consumption statistic associated with a monitoring site of the plurality of monitoring site locations.

10. The device of claim 5 , wherein the interface element comprises a first interface element and the GUI further comprises a second interface element to search the resource consumption information by at least one of a start date, an end date, a monitoring site, a node purpose, a status, an event, a class of event, or a severity of event.

11. The device of claim 5 , wherein the interface element comprises a first interface element and the GUI further comprises a second interface element indicating that one or more of the plurality of monitoring site locations correspond to at least one of an irrigation equipment or a cooling tower equipment.

12. The device of claim 5 , wherein the interface element comprises a first interface element and the GUI further comprises a second interface element indicating an option to generate or send a report listing information associated with the resource consumption information.

13. The device of claim 5 , wherein the display comprises a smart phone display.

14. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

determine resource consumption information based on data collected by a water sensor at a particular monitoring site location; and

cause a graphical user interface (GUI) presented on a display to comprise one or more visual representations of the resource consumption information indicating a first node resource consumption amount, a second node resource consumption amount, and a total resource consumption amount based at least in part on the first node resource consumption amount and the second node resource consumption amount.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more visual representations comprise a number symbol representing an amount of gallons of water consumed in units of gallons-per-minute or gallons-per-day.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the system comprises a remote server device that provides an analytics service to a mobile device.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the GUI further comprises an operational waste event tracking page based on the resource consumption information.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the system to receive the resource consumption information from a water sensor associated with a commercial cooling tower.

19. The device of claim 1 , wherein the GUI further comprises an annotation indicating a waste event at a particular time on the x-axis.

20. The device of claim 5 , wherein the interface element comprises a first interface element, the user input comprises a first user input, and the GUI further comprises a second interface element to, upon receiving a second user input, provide additional details related to the waste event.

Assignments (8)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2025
From: HYDROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
To: MONTAGE CAPITAL II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 072121/0918 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2024
From: APANA INC.
To: HYDROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS INC.
Reel/Frame 068207/0796 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2024
From: HYDROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
To: AVIDBANK
Reel/Frame 067981/0959 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2024
From: HYDROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
To: MONTAGE CAPITAL II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 067223/0960 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 66764 FRAME 74. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 18, 2024
From: APANA INC.
To: HYDROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS INC.
Reel/Frame 066817/0337 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CHANGE RECEIVING PARTY FROM HYDROPOINT TO HYDROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS INC. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 65884 FRAME 177. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: APANA INC.
To: HYROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS INC.
Reel/Frame 066764/0074 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2023
From: APANA INC.
To: HYDROPOINT
Reel/Frame 065884/0177 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2020
From: ROSE, MATTHEW W.; BURNS, FRANK; PETERSON, MATTHEW MAHER; PECKHAM, CANYON DANIEL; SIDERSKIY, VALENTIN; HUMPHREY, DAVID ROYCE; REMMERS, THOMAS
To: APANA INC.
Reel/Frame 051566/0718 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 15935285 · Mar 26, 2018
Continuation 15423500 · Feb 2, 2017
Provisional Application 62292147 · Feb 5, 2016
Provisional Application 62432431 · Dec 9, 2016
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