Granted Patent B2

US 12,464,992 · App. 18/120,040 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Inventor: Rudy Lars Larsen (Bountiful, UT)

Assignee: Smart Rain Systems, LLC

A01G25/16A01G25/165G05B2219/2625

Abstract

Claims (55)

1 . A method for irrigation management, comprising:

receiving an input from a user interface on a remote device, the input including a landscape event and a date of the landscape event;

determining that the landscape event is not maintained in a memory of an irrigation manager;

when the landscape event is not maintained, requesting specific information in relation to the landscape event;

adding the specific information of the landscape event to a plurality of landscape events at the irrigation manager;

identifying, based on the input from the user, that the landscape event has occurred, the landscape event identified from the plurality of landscape events;

based on identifying the landscape event, initiating an event watering schedule for the landscape event, the event watering schedule different from an original watering schedule, wherein the event watering schedule is temporary;

using a controller to water according to the event watering schedule;

adjusting the event watering schedule;

after completion of the event watering schedule, adjusting a watering amount of the original watering schedule to a new watering schedule based on a content of the landscape event; and

using the controller to water according to the new watering schedule.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying that the landscape event has occurred includes receiving an input from a user that the landscape event has occurred.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an instruction to adjust the event watering schedule.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein receiving the instruction to adjust the event watering schedule includes receiving an input from a user.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the event watering schedule includes adjusting the event watering schedule based on a weather-related event.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the event watering schedule includes adjusting a time not to water a specified landscape area.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the completion of the landscape event based on an input from a user.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

preparing a notification including the landscape event, the event watering schedule, and the adjusted event watering schedule; and

sending the notification to a user.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of landscape events includes at least one of new flowers install, tree planting, tree install, altering the landscape, shrub planting, shrub install, pruning, gardening, weeding, sod install, grass see install, lawn mowing, lawn service, plant service.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a customized landscape event; and

adding the customized landscape event to the plurality of landscape events.

11 . An irrigation system, comprising:

a processor and memory, the memory including instructions which, when accessed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive an input from a user interface on a remote device, the input including a landscape event and a date of the landscape event;

determine that the landscape event is not maintained in a memory of an irrigation manager;

when the landscape event is not maintained, request specific information in relation to the landscape event;

add the specific information of the landscape event to a plurality of landscape events at the irrigation manager;

identify, based on the input from the user, that the landscape event has occurred, the landscape event identified from the plurality of landscape events;

based on identifying the landscape event, initiate an event watering schedule for the landscape event, the event watering schedule different from an original watering schedule, wherein the event watering schedule is temporary;

use a controller to water according to the event watering schedule;

adjust the event watering schedule;

after completion of the event watering schedule, adjust a watering amount of the original watering schedule to a new watering schedule based on a content of the landscape event; and

use the controller to water according to the new watering schedule.

12 . The irrigation system of claim 11 , wherein identifying that the landscape event has occurred includes receiving an input from a user that the landscape event has occurred.

13 . The irrigation system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to receive an instruction to adjust the event watering schedule.

14 . The irrigation system of claim 13 , wherein receiving the instruction to adjust the event watering schedule includes receiving an input from a user.

15 . The irrigation system of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the event watering schedule includes adjusting the event watering schedule based on a weather-related event.

16 . The irrigation system of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the event watering schedule includes adjusting a time not to water a specified landscape area.

17 . The irrigation system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to identify the completion of the landscape event based on an input from a user.

18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions thereon that are executable by a processor to:

receive an input from a user interface on a remote device, the input including a landscape event and a date of the landscape event;

determine that the landscape event is not maintained in a memory of an irrigation manager;

when the landscape event is not maintained, request specific information in relation to the landscape event;

add the specific information of the landscape event to a plurality of landscape events at the irrigation manager;

identify, based on the input from the user, that the landscape event has occurred, the landscape event identified from the plurality of landscape events;

based on identifying the landscape event, initiate an event watering schedule for the landscape event, the event watering schedule different from an original watering schedule, wherein the event watering schedule is temporary;

use a controller to water according to the event watering schedule;

adjust the event watering schedule;

after completion of the event watering schedule, adjust a watering amount of the original watering schedule to a new watering schedule based on a content of the landscape event; and

use the controller to water according to the new watering schedule.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further include identifying the completion of the landscape event based on an input from the user device.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further include implementing the event watering schedule includes sending instructions to the controller connected to the landscape area.

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