IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAVING VARIABLE DATA TRANSMISSION INTERVALS, DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING DATA TRANSMISSION FOR SAME
First Claim
1. A data transmission system for an irrigation system, the data transmission system comprising:
- at least one field sensor collecting field data; and
at least one field monitoring station in communications with the at least one field sensor, the field data collected using the at least one field sensor being transmitted to the at least one field monitoring station at a field data transmission interval adjusted according to a likelihood of an upcoming irrigation need determined based on the field data collected by the at least one field sensor.
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Abstract
A data transmission system for an irrigation system which comprises at least one field sensor collecting field data, at least one field monitoring station in communications with the at least one field sensor and a control unit in communications with the at least one field monitoring station over a remote communications link. The field data collected using the at least one field sensor is transmitted to the at least one field monitoring station. The field data is transmitted from the at least one field monitoring station to the control unit at a field data transmission interval adjusted according to a likelihood of an upcoming irrigation need determined based on the field data collected by the at least one field sensor and the control unit generates irrigation instructions based on the field data. An automated irrigation system and a method of performing data transmission for an irrigation system are also provided.
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24 Claims
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1. A data transmission system for an irrigation system, the data transmission system comprising:
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at least one field sensor collecting field data; and at least one field monitoring station in communications with the at least one field sensor, the field data collected using the at least one field sensor being transmitted to the at least one field monitoring station at a field data transmission interval adjusted according to a likelihood of an upcoming irrigation need determined based on the field data collected by the at least one field sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automated irrigation system for automated irrigation of a field, the automated irrigation system comprising:
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at least one field sensor configured to measure field data; at least one field monitoring station in communications with the at least one field sensor to receive the field data measured by the at least one field sensor, the at least one field monitoring station receiving the field data from the at least one field sensor at a field data transmission interval;
the field data transmission interval being adjusted based on the field data measured by the at least one field sensor; andat least one irrigation control component selectively configurable in an irrigation configuration to irrigate at least partially the field and an inoperative configuration, based on the field data measured by the at least one field sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of performing data transmission for an irrigation system, the method comprising:
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collecting field data using at least one field sensor; transmitting the field data collected by the at least one field sensor to a corresponding field monitoring station; transmitting the field data received by the corresponding field monitoring station to a control unit over a remote communications link at a field data transmission interval; and adjusting the field data transmission interval according to a likelihood of an upcoming need of irrigation determined based on the field data collected by the at least one field sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A data transmission system for an irrigation system, the data transmission system comprising:
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at least one field sensor collecting field data; and at least one field monitoring station in communications with the at least one field sensor, the field data collected using the at least one field sensor being transmitted to the at least one field monitoring station; and a control unit in communications with the at least one field monitoring station over a remote communications link, the field data being transmitted from the at least one field monitoring station to the control unit at a field data transmission interval adjusted according to a likelihood of an upcoming irrigation need determined based on the field data collected by the at least one field sensor, the control unit generating irrigation instructions based on the field data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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