Patent ID: 11924001
Assignee: PENTAIR RESIDENTIAL FILTRATION, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A method of remotely monitoring and controlling a water softener having a valve, the valve being coupled to a motor, the method comprising:
connecting a wireless adapter to a controller of the water softener;
establishing a wireless connection between the wireless adapter and a cloud based server via a wireless gateway;
establishing communication between the wireless adapter and a remote user device;
providing for remote monitoring of a parameter from the remote user device over the wireless connection;
determining whether the parameter is greater than or less than a predetermined value;
comparing the parameter to trend data;
pushing an option to the remote user device from the wireless adapter for controlling the water softener from the remote user device over the wireless connection based on whether the parameter is greater than or less than the predetermined value and the trend data;
receiving a request from a user to remotely modify the parameter using the remote user device; and
pushing a modified parameter to the controller via the wireless adapter.