Granted Patent B2

US 12,324,381 · App. 18/140,349 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Inventor: Rudy Lars Larsen (Bountiful, UT)

Assignee: SMART RAIN SYSTEMS, LLC

A01G25/165A01G25/167G05D7/0617

Abstract

Claims (52)

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.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the irrigation system information includes a type of irrigation element for each irrigation element of the plurality of irrigation elements, a location of each irrigation element of the plurality of irrigation elements, a watering cycle for the irrigation property, and a watering time for each of the plurality of irrigation elements.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a command on the secondary menu; and

adjusting the irrigation system information based on the command.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein adjusting the irrigation system information includes adjusting a watering time of the one of the plurality of irrigation elements.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein adjusting the irrigation system information includes adding a new irrigation element to the plurality of irrigation elements.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the command is one of a plurality of predetermined commands.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, when there is no irrigation system at the GPS location of the user, identifying a closest irrigation system to the user based on the GPS location.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, when there is no irrigation system at the GPS location of the user, creating a new irrigation system based on the GPS location.

9. An irrigation management system, comprising:

a processor and memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to:

retrieve a global positioning system (GPS) location of a user;

based on the GPS location, identify an irrigation system at the GPS location of the user;

retrieve a third-party map of the GPS location of the user;

identify, on the third-party map of the location, a location of a plurality of irrigation elements within the irrigation system;

receive irrigation system information for a 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;

display, on a display of a computing device, the third-party map;

display, overlayed on the third-party map, a symbol representing one of the plurality of irrigation elements;

continuously update the third-party map and the overlay of the irrigation system information based on a changed GPS location of the user;

receive a selection of the symbol; and

based on the selection of the symbol, display, overlaid over a portion of the third-party map, a secondary menu for the one of the plurality of irrigation elements.

10. The irrigation management system of claim 9 , wherein the irrigation system information includes a type of irrigation element for each irrigation element of the plurality of irrigation elements, a location of each irrigation element of the plurality of irrigation elements, a watering cycle for the irrigation property, and a watering time for each of the plurality of irrigation elements.

11. The irrigation management system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a command on the secondary menu; and

adjust the irrigation system information based on the command.

12. The irrigation management system of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the irrigation system information includes adjusting a watering time of the one of the plurality of irrigation elements.

13. The irrigation management system of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the irrigation system information includes adding a new irrigation element to the plurality of irrigation elements.

14. The irrigation management system of claim 11 , wherein the command is one of a plurality of predetermined commands.

15. A method for irrigation management, comprising:

receiving 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 a location of a plurality of irrigation elements within the irrigation system;

displaying the third-party map on a display of a computing device, the third-party map based on the GPS location of the user;

displaying, overlayed on the third-party map, a plurality of symbols representative of a plurality of irrigation elements of an irrigation system;

continuously updating the third-party map and the plurality of symbols based on a changed GPS location of the user;

receiving a selection of a symbol of the plurality of symbols; and

based on the selection, generating a secondary menu to display overlaid over a portion of the third-party map, the secondary menu including irrigation information for an associated irrigation element of the plurality of irrigation elements that is associated with the symbol of the plurality of symbols.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of a command from the secondary menu; and

based at least in part on the selection, adjusting the irrigation information for the associated irrigation element.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising displaying on the third-party map a zone for at least a portion of the plurality of irrigation elements.

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