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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Ryan L. Walker, San Diego, CA (US);
Harvey J. Nickerson, El Cajon, CA (US);
Blake Snider, Allen, TX (US);
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Abstract
The present embodiments provide systems, processes and/or methods of controlling irrigation. In some embodiments, methods are provided that receive () water usage information corresponding to a first volumetric water usage at a site location having an irrigation controller (), wherein the first volumetric water usage corresponds to volumetric water usage from a beginning of a budget period of time to a first time within the budget period of time; determine () automatically whether a volumetric water budget at the site location will be met for the budget period of time based on at least the first volumetric water usage, the volumetric water budget corresponding to a specified volume of water for use during the budget period of time; determine () automatically, in the event the volumetric water budget will not be met, an adjustment to the irrigation by the irrigation controller; and output () signaling to effect the adjustment.