Remote Access to Irrigation Control Systems
First Claim
1. An irrigation control system, comprising:
- an irrigation system comprising a plurality of satellite irrigation controllers coupled with water delivery devices; and
a computer coupled with a distributed network and the local irrigation system, the computer comprises a processor coupled with memory storing software that is implemented by the processor, where the software comprises;
a central irrigation control that when implemented through the processor communicates with and controls the plurality of satellite irrigation controllers to implement irrigation by activating one or more of the water delivery devices; and
a network service that when implemented by the processor provides a communication interface between the central irrigation control and the distributed network allowing irrigation information to be communicated between the central irrigation control and at least one remote device accessing the distributed network.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in remotely accessing irrigation control systems. Some embodiments provide irrigation control systems that comprise a local irrigation system comprising a plurality of satellite irrigation controllers coupled with water delivery devices, and a computer coupled with a distributed network and the local irrigation system. The computer comprises a processor coupled with memory storing a central irrigation control that when implemented through the processor communicates with the satellite irrigation controllers to control the satellite irrigation controllers to implement irrigation by activating one or more of the water delivery devices, and a network service that when implemented by the processor provides a communication interface between the central irrigation control and the distributed network allowing irrigation information to be communicated between the central irrigation control and at least one remote device accessing the distributed network.
-
Citations
25 Claims
-
1. An irrigation control system, comprising:
-
an irrigation system comprising a plurality of satellite irrigation controllers coupled with water delivery devices; and a computer coupled with a distributed network and the local irrigation system, the computer comprises a processor coupled with memory storing software that is implemented by the processor, where the software comprises; a central irrigation control that when implemented through the processor communicates with and controls the plurality of satellite irrigation controllers to implement irrigation by activating one or more of the water delivery devices; and a network service that when implemented by the processor provides a communication interface between the central irrigation control and the distributed network allowing irrigation information to be communicated between the central irrigation control and at least one remote device accessing the distributed network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. A method of implementing irrigation, the method comprising:
-
receiving a remote request at an irrigation central control unit from over a distributed network; determining in response to the remote request real-time information comprising current and actual information existing at the time of identifying the real-time information regarding irrigation implemented through satellite irrigation controllers controlled by the irrigation central control unit; and communicating over the distributed network the real-time information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
14. The method of 11, further comprising:
-
receiving over the distributed network positioning information from a user device; identifying one or more of the satellite irrigation controllers proximate the positioning information; and the identifying geographic information comprises identifying geographic information of the one or more satellite irrigation controllers.
-
-
15. The method of 6, further comprising:
-
receiving over the distributed network positioning information from a user device; identifying a first satellite controller of the satellite controllers proximate the positioning information; retrieving current irrigation conditions from the first satellite controller in response to the remote request; and the communicating the real-time information comprises communicating the current irrigation conditions of the first satellite controller.
-
-
19. An irrigation control system, comprising:
-
a central irrigation control system comprising a processor and memory that stores software implemented by the processor such that the processor is adapted to; communicate with and control a plurality of satellite irrigation controllers to implement irrigation through water delivery devices; communicate over a distributed network to receive a remote request from over the distributed network from a remote device; determine in response to the remote request real-time information comprising current and actual information existing at the time of identifying the real-time information regarding irrigation implemented through the plurality of satellite irrigation controllers; and communicate over the distributed network the real-time information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
-
25. A method of controlling irrigation, comprising:
-
remotely accessing a distributed network; accessing a central irrigation control unit of an irrigation system from over the distributed network; requesting an action be taken by the central irrigation control unit in controlling irrigation; and receiving real-time irrigation parameter information in response to the request.
-
Specification