REMOTE ANALYSIS AND CORRECTION OF CROP CONDITION
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for early diagnosis and real time remote intervention of crop condition by correlating collected crop characteristics with known plant parameters, economic variables and algorithms to computer generate an irrigation decision, remotely execute the same and notify the end user.
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71 Claims
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34. A method for remote analysis and automated correction of a crop'"'"'s water needs, comprising:
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(a) capturing at least one crop characteristic from at least one crop sensor, said crop sensor having capability to transmit the captured crop characteristic to a field base station; (b) transmitting the crop characteristic to the field base station; (c) transmitting the crop characteristic from the field base station to a processor, wherein said processor is programmed with;
(1) known plant parameters, said plant parameters including values or formulas for calculating crop condition as correlated to levels of desired crop hydration, (2) one or more crop coefficients, and (3) at least one algorithm capable of generating an irrigation decision by correlating the crop characteristic with the known plant parameters and at least one crop coefficient;(d) generating an irrigation decision; (e) transmitting the irrigation decision to the field base station to execute at least one irrigation function. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An agricultural irrigation controller, comprising:
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(a) at least one sensor suitable for capture and transmission of one or more crop characteristics; (b) a field base station capable of receiving data from the sensor; (c) a processor programmed with;
(1) known plant parameters, said plant parameters including values and formulas for calculating crop condition as correlated to levels of desired crop hydration, (2) one or more coefficients, and (3) at least one algorithm that correlates the captured one or more crop characteristics with the known plant parameters and one or more crop coefficients to computer generate an irrigation decision; and(d) a transmitter suitable for transmitting the irrigation decision from the processor to the field base station for execution by initiation of at least one irrigation function or to an end user. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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- 63. A hybrid method for controlling irrigation to an agricultural crop, said hybrid method comprising splitting an irrigation time interval on a controller into a timer mode and an automatic mode, wherein the timer mode is a timed on and off irrigation schedule controlled by remote access from internet connection, and wherein in the automatic mode a processor uses at least one algorithm to correlate at least one collected crop characteristic with stored known plant parameters and at least one crop coefficient to generate and automatically execute an irrigation decision.
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68. A method to monitor or control irrigation, comprising:
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(a) recording a water pressure in an irrigation system with at least one first sensor; (b) recording the flow rate in the irrigation system with at least one second sensor; (c) transmitting the recorded water pressure and flow rate to a processor, wherein said processor is programmed with at least one algorithm capable of calculating a volume of output; (d) recording time; (e) calculating the volume of output; and (f) transmitting the volume of output to a field base station, web server or end user. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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71. An agricultural irrigation monitoring system, comprising:
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(a) at least one sensor suitable to measure water pressure or flow rate in an irrigation system; (b) a processor programmed with at least one algorithm capable of calculating a volume of output; and (c) a transmitter suitable for transmitting the volume of output from the processor a field base station, web server or end user.
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