RADIO NETWORK FOR SUPPORTING FARMING OPERATIONS

• US 20150078361A1
• Filed: 09/09/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koos Technical Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Koos Technical Services, Inc.
• Inventors: Koos, Larry W., Koos, William M., Gerhardt, Edward C.
• Application Number:
  US14/480,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20150078361A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/22 with access to wired networks

Abstract

A farm irrigation network includes an irrigation assembly having a radio, a soil moisture sensor assembly having a radio, and a sub-master site having a first radio and a second radio. The first radio and the radios of the irrigation assembly and the soil moisture assembly form a local network and the second radio is configured to communicate with a backhaul medium to establish communications with a server.

Claims

1. A farm irrigation network, comprising:

an irrigation assembly comprising a radio;

a soil moisture sensor assembly comprising a radio;

a sub-master site comprising a first radio and a second radio, the first radio and the radios of the irrigation assembly and the soil moisture assembly forming a local network and the second radio configured to communicate with a backhaul medium to establish communications with a server.