PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15980871
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["340", "870020"]

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for remotely monitoring water usage in real time utilizes a sensor attached to a water meter. The sensor monitors water flowing through the meter by analyzing the water meter's magnetic coupling and processes the data to correlate it to real time flow rates. Data is transmitted through a base unit to remote storage and consumers may access the data with application software installed on electronics such as smartphones and tablets. Four components are combined to allow the real time monitoring of water utilization.

Claim (Index 17):
A method of monitoring water utilization through a water meter in real time comprising the steps of:\n a. installing on a water meter a sensor capable of detecting a gradient in magnetic field as water flows through the meter and with the sensor, generating water utilization data as water flows through the water meter by detecting the gradient in the magnetic field; b. installing in a residence associated with the water meter a base unit having a 915 MHz antenna adapted for receiving water utilization data from the sensor; c. pairing the base unit to the wireless access point to establish a WiFi connection between the base unit and the wireless access point; d. obtaining identifying data for the water meter and providing a remote database containing water meter characterizing data for the water meter; e. initiating a flow of water through the water meter to thereby cause the sensor to generate water utilization data and transmitting the water utilization data from the sensor to the base unit using RF signals at about 915 MHz; f. transmitting the water utilization data from the base unit to the wireless access point using the WiFi connection f. transmitting the water utilization data from the wireless access point to the remote database; g. correlating the identification data for the water meter with the water meter characterizing data for the water meter to calculate a volume of water flowing through the water meter.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 36.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.48387
- Patent Class: 340.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15016178', '11760200', '14822431', '13585046', '13492410']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6542625343483645
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4857578336330049
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6374120642768285
- Mean Citation Score: 151.23839800000005
- Max Citation Score: 155.26962
- Similarity Product: 106.17762983060004

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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