Plant watering system
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1. A plant watering system comprising:
- a plurality of plant watering devices, each plant watering device including a reservoir capable of containing fluid to be delivered to one or more plants, a conduit leading from said reservoir to an outlet from which said fluid is dispensed to said one or more plants, an electronically controlled flow controller controlling the flow of fluid from said reservoir through said conduit to said outlet, and a receiver configured to receive wireless control instructions and provide electronic signals to said flow controller; and
a main controller including at least one user input, a data storage device configured to store watering device control data, a control unit configured to generate watering device control signals based upon said control data, and a transmitter configured to transmit control signals over one or more wireless communication links to said plant watering devices.
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Abstract
A plant watering system particularly suited for use in watering indoor, potted plants, includes a plurality of plant watering devices and a main controller. Each plant watering device including a fluid reservoir, a fluid outlet from which fluid may be dispensed to an adjacent plant, and an electronically controlled flow controller controlling the flow of fluid from the reservoir to the outlet. The main controller includes a user input and a control unit configured to generate watering device control signals. Control signals are transmitted from the main controller to each watering device wirelessly.
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1. A plant watering system comprising:
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a plurality of plant watering devices, each plant watering device including a reservoir capable of containing fluid to be delivered to one or more plants, a conduit leading from said reservoir to an outlet from which said fluid is dispensed to said one or more plants, an electronically controlled flow controller controlling the flow of fluid from said reservoir through said conduit to said outlet, and a receiver configured to receive wireless control instructions and provide electronic signals to said flow controller; and
a main controller including at least one user input, a data storage device configured to store watering device control data, a control unit configured to generate watering device control signals based upon said control data, and a transmitter configured to transmit control signals over one or more wireless communication links to said plant watering devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of watering plants comprising the steps of:
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locating a watering device adjacent a plant to be watered, said watering device comprising a body defining an internal reservoir for containing fluid to be delivered to said adjacent plant, a conduit leading from said reservoir to an outlet from which water is dispensed to said adjacent plant, a flow controller controlling the flow of fluid from said reservoir to said outlet;
accepting user input at a main controller;
generating plant watering program data in response to said input;
transmitting plant watering control instructions from said main controller to each watering device over at least one wireless communication link;
receiving said control instructions at said watering device; and
selectively controlling said flow controller to deliver fluid from said reservoir to said adjacent plant. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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