IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,163,326
Granted Patent B1
US 10,163,326 · App. 15/636,220 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Water detection assembly

Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman (Celina, TX); Kade Scott (The Colony, TX); Matthew T. Flachsbart (Grapevine, TX); Cory Matheson (Celina, TX); Benjamin D. Ethington (Fruit Heights, UT)
Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
G08B21/20G01M3/045G01M3/183G01M3/40G08B25/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,163,326
App. No.
15/636,220
Filed
Jun 28, 2017
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B1
Examiner
BLOUNT, ERIC
Art Unit
2684
USPC
340/605
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, having machine-readable instructions to pair a water detection device of a plurality of water detection devices with a user account via a user device, receive a first signal indicative of a location of the water detection device from the user device, receive a second signal indicative of a personalized message to be sent to the user device upon a detection event of the water detection device, and display a list of the plurality of water detection devices and corresponding locations of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices on the user device.

Claims (39)

1. A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions to:

pair a water detection device of a plurality of water detection devices with a user account via a user device;

receive a first signal indicative of a location of the water detection device from the user device;

receive a second signal indicative of a personalized message to be sent to the user device upon a detection event of the water detection device;

display a list of the plurality of water detection devices and corresponding locations of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices on the user device; and

receive a third signal comprising data indicative of an image of the location of the water detection device from the user device.

2. The machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the location of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices is displayed over a floor plan of a structure.

3. The machine-readable medium of claim 2 , comprising instructions to receive a fourth signal indicative of a layout of the floor plan of the structure from the user device.

4. The machine-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the fourth signal indicative of the layout of the floor plan comprises data indicating a position of walls, sinks, closets, toilets, bathtubs, water heaters, or any combination thereof, within the structure.

5. The machine-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to receive a fourth signal from the user device, wherein the fourth signal comprises one or more addresses to which the personalized message will be sent.

6. The machine-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the one or more addresses comprise an IP address, a URL, an email address, a telephone number, a monitoring station, or a combination thereof.

7. The machine-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to receive a fourth signal indicative of an indicator of the water detection device from the user device to pair the water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices with the user account.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising instructions to:

receive a fourth signal indicative of the detection event detected by the water detection device; and

send a fifth signal to the user device comprising the personalized message upon receipt of the fourth signal.

9. A method, comprising:

pairing a water detection device of a plurality of water detection devices with a user account via a user device;

receiving a first signal indicative of a location of the water detection device from the user device;

receiving a second signal indicative of a personalized message to be sent to the user device upon a detection event of the water detection device; and

displaying a list of the plurality of water detection devices and corresponding locations of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices on the user device, wherein receiving the first signal indicative of the location of the water detection device from the user device comprises receiving an image of the location of the water detection device from the user device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein pairing the water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices with the user account via the user device comprises receiving an additional image of an indicator of the water detection device from the user device.

11. The method of claim 9 , comprising:

receiving a third signal indicative of the detection event detected by the water detection device; and

sending a fourth signal to the user device comprising the personalized message upon receipt of the third signal.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising:

receiving a fifth signal comprising one or more addresses to send the personalized message; and

sending a sixth signal comprising the personalized message to the one or more addresses upon receipt of the third signal.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein receiving the first signal indicative of the location of the water detection device from the user device further comprises receiving a description of the location of the water detection device from the user device.

14. A method, comprising:

pairing a water detection device of a plurality of water detection devices with a user account via a user device;

receiving a first signal indicative of a location of the water detection device from the user device;

receiving a second signal indicative of a personalized message to be sent to the user device upon a detection event of the water detection device; and

displaying an image of a physical location of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices on the user device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein displaying the image of the physical location of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices on the user device comprises displaying the image of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices over a floor plan of a structure.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising receiving a third signal indicative of a layout of the floor plan of the structure from the user device.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the third signal indicative of the layout of the floor plan comprises data indicating a position of walls, sinks, closets, toilets, bathtubs, water heaters, or any combination thereof, within the structure.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the user device to generate a visual representation of the list of the plurality of water detection devices and corresponding locations of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices.

19. The method of claim 9 , wherein displaying the list of the plurality of water detection devices and corresponding locations of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices on the user device comprises the user device generating a visual representation of the list of the plurality of water detection devices and corresponding locations of each water detections device of the plurality of water detection devices.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein displaying the image of the physical location of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices on the user device comprises the user device generating a visual representation of the image of the physical location of each water detection device of the plurality of water detection devices.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2019
From: USAA PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC.
To: HS LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 049323/0768 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
To: USAA PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048113/0827 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2018
From: BILLMAN, BRADLY JAY; SCOTT, KADE; FLACHSBART, MATTHEW T.; MATHESON, CORY; ETHINGTON, BENJAMIN D.
To: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Reel/Frame 046242/0499 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62461653 · Feb 21, 2017
Provisional Application 62401522 · Sep 29, 2016
Provisional Application 62355732 · Jun 28, 2016
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