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Patent drawing for Monitoring and controlling water consumption and devices in a structure
US 7,966,099 B2
Mechanical US 7,966,099 B2 Expired

Monitoring and controlling water consumption and devices in a structure

This invention describes a system that tracks water usage in different parts of a building using flow sensors. A central controller receives this information and can then manage devices like hot water heaters and climate control units, potentially shutting them off if water consumption is too low. It can also send alerts to remote locations.

Why it matters: Filed before widespread smart home and IoT adoption. The claims for remote monitoring and controlling building systems are now much simpler to implement with off-the-shelf connected devices and cloud platforms.

Status
ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedCustom electronics, software logic, building system integration

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