Apparatus, method, and computer program for sprinkler control
First Claim
1. A sprinkler system comprising:
- one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal;
a master unit adapted to transmit digital data; and
a sprinkler controller comprising a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing the digital data;
a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal; and
a processor adapted to produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and
an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers.
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Abstract
A sprinkler system having a method and computer program comprises one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal; a master unit adapted to transmit digital data; and a sprinkler controller comprising a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing the digital data; a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal; and a processor adapted to produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers.
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196 Claims
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1. A sprinkler system comprising:
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one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal;
a master unit adapted to transmit digital data; and
a sprinkler controller comprising a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing the digital data;
a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal; and
a processor adapted to produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and
an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 189)
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15. A sprinkler system comprising:
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one or more sprinkler means each comprising a sprinkler valve means for regulating an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler means in response to a control signal;
master unit means for transmitting digital data; and
sprinkler controller means comprising receiver means for receiving a signal representing the digital data;
media access controller means for obtaining the digital data from the signal, and processor means for producing the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and
output means for providing the control signal to the sprinklers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 190)
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29. A sprinkler controller for controlling one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal, the sprinkler controller comprising:
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a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing digital data;
a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal; and
a processor adapted produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and
an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 191)
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43. A sprinkler controller for controlling one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal, the sprinkler controller comprising:
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receiver means for receiving a signal representing digital data;
media access controller means for obtaining the digital data from the signal, and processor means for producing the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller means; and
output circuit means for providing the control signal to the sprinklers. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 192)
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57. A method for controlling one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal representing digital data;
obtaining the digital data from the signal;
decoding the digital data; and
providing a control signal to the sprinklers based on the digital data. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A computer program embodying instructions executable by a computer for controlling one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal, the computer program comprising:
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obtaining the digital data from a received signal representing the digital data;
decoding the digital data; and
providing a control signal to the sprinklers based on the data. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. An integrated circuit to control a sprinkler controller for controlling one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate the amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal, wherein the sprinkler controller comprises a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing digital data and an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers in response to a control signal, the integrated circuit comprising:
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a media access controller adapted to obtain digital data from a signal received by a receiver of the sprinkler controller, the signal representing the digital data, and a processor adapted to produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. An integrated circuit to control a sprinkler controller for controlling one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate the amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal, wherein the sprinkler controller comprises a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing digital data and an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers in response to a control signal, the integrated circuit comprising:
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media access controller means for obtaining digital data from a signal received by a receiver of the sprinkler controller, the signal representing the digital data; and
processor means for producing the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller means. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A method for serving a sprinkler system comprising one or more sprinklers and a sprinkler controller adapted to control the sprinklers, the method comprising:
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obtaining sprinkler-related data;
generating a schedule for the sprinkler system based on the sprinkler-related data; and
transmitting the sprinkler schedule to the sprinkler controller;
wherein the sprinkler controller controls the sprinklers according to the sprinkler schedule. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A computer-implemented method for serving a sprinkler system comprising one or more sprinklers and a sprinkler controller adapted to control the sprinklers, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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obtaining sprinkler-related data;
generating a schedule for the sprinkler system based on the sprinkler-related data; and
transmitting the sprinkler schedule to the sprinkler controller;
wherein the sprinkler controller controls the sprinklers according to the sprinkler schedule. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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105. An environmental control system comprising:
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an environmental control unit adapted to control one or more environmental variables in response to a control signal;
a master unit adapted to transmit digital data; and
a controller comprising a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing the digital data;
a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal, and a processor adapted to produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and
an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the environmental control unit. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 193)
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118. An environmental control system comprising:
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environmental control unit means for controlling one or more environmental variables in response to a control signal;
master unit means for transmitting digital data; and
controller means comprising receiver means for receiving a signal representing the digital data;
media access controller means for obtaining the digital data from the signal, and digital signal processor means for producing the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller means; and
output circuit means for providing the control signal to the environmental control unit means. - View Dependent Claims (119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 194)
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131. A controller for controlling an environmental control unit, the controller comprising:
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a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing digital data;
a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal; and
a processor adapted to produce a control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and
an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the environmental control unit. - View Dependent Claims (132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 195)
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145. A controller for controlling an environmental control unit, the controller comprising:
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receiver means for receiving a signal representing digital data;
media access controller means for obtaining the digital data from the signal, and processor means for producing a control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller means; and
output circuit means for providing the control signal to the environmental control unit. - View Dependent Claims (146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 196)
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159. A method for controlling an environmental control unit, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal representing digital data;
obtaining the digital data from the signal; and
providing a control signal to the environmental control unit based on the digital data. - View Dependent Claims (160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166)
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167. A computer program embodying instructions executable by a computer to control an environmental control unit, the computer program comprising:
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obtaining digital data from a received signal representing the digital data; and
providing a control signal to the environmental control unit based on the digital data. - View Dependent Claims (168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174)
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175. An integrated circuit to control a controller for controlling an environmental control unit, the integrated circuit comprising:
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a media access controller adapted to obtain digital data from a signal received by a receiver of the controller, the signal representing the digital data; and
a processor adapted to produce a control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller;
wherein the controller provides the control signal to the environmental control unit. - View Dependent Claims (176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181)
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182. An integrated circuit to control a controller for controlling an environmental control unit, the integrated circuit comprising:
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media access controller means for obtaining digital data from a signal received by a receiver of the controller, the signal representing the digital data; and
processor means for producing a control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller means;
wherein the controller provides the control signal to the environmental control unit. - View Dependent Claims (183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188)
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