US 12,137,639 B2
Wireless irrigation control
Michael James Tennyson, Sonora, CA (US); Angel Reyes Archundia, Tijuana (MX); Frank Torre, San Diego, CA (US); Robert H. Jenkins, Santee, CA (US); and Brian Jeffrey Mueller, Vail, AZ (US)
Assigned to Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US)
Filed by Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/151,325.
Application 18/151,325 is a continuation of application No. 16/992,962, filed on Aug. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,547,068.
Application 16/992,962 is a continuation of application No. 16/238,041, filed on Jan. 2, 2019, granted, now 10,772,267, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 16/238,041 is a continuation of application No. 14/968,799, filed on Dec. 14, 2015, granted, now 10,201,133, issued on Feb. 12, 2019.
Application 14/968,799 is a continuation of application No. 13/689,585, filed on Nov. 29, 2012, granted, now 9,244,449, issued on Jan. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/564,758, filed on Nov. 29, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0148497 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01G 25/16 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC A01G 25/16 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G05B 2219/25187 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2625 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An irrigation system, comprising:
a connector of a controller interface configured to be directly and removably coupled with an irrigation controller separate from the controller interface, wherein the connector is configured to receive a control signal from the irrigation controller in accordance with an irrigation schedule;
a processor coupled with the connector, wherein the processor is configured to determine a respective remote valve transceiver of a plurality of remote valve transceivers corresponding to the control signal, each of the plurality of remote valve transceivers configured to control a respective actuatable valve to control water flow therethrough;
a first wireless transceiver coupled with the processor and configured to wirelessly transmit, based on signaling from the processor, a wireless control signal configured to be wirelessly received by the respective remote valve transceiver to cause the respective remote valve transceiver to actuate the respective actuatable valve;
a sensor configured to wirelessly communicate sensor data to the first wireless transceiver; and
a second wireless transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to wirelessly communicate with a separate peripheral device.