Wireless irrigation control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10201133
APP PUB NO 20160113219A1
SERIAL NO

14968799

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Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • RAIN BIRD CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jenkins, Robert H Santee, US 7 155
Mueller, Brian Jeffrey Vail, US 10 431
Reyes, Archundia Angel Tijuana, MX 5 50
Tennyson, Michael James Oceanside, US 5 134
Torre, Frank San Diego, US 4 55

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