Remote computer control for irrigation systems
First Claim
1. A system for remotely monitoring and controlling at least one stored program controlled device comprising:
- a base computer,a remote electromechanical device, said device having at lease one parameter to be controlled and monitored,a remote stored program controller, said controller having a stored program and means to independently monitor said at least one parameter and independently control said device in response to the monitoring of said at least one parameter in accordance with said stored program by monitoring and controlling said at least one parameter,a communications link between the base computer and the stored program controller,said base computer having means to request the controller to communicate information associated with said at least one parameter through said communications link to thereby monitor same, andsaid base computer having means to generate instructions and communicate same through said communications link to the controller for execution by its stored program to thereby alter the operation of the remote electromechanical device.
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Abstract
A remote computer system for controlling a plurality of irrigation systems, each of which has a local controller for controlling an individual system, includes an intelligent remote unit associated with each local controller, each intelligent remote unit having a computer with a stored program for fully independently operating the local controller and the irrigation system associated therewith. A central base station controller includes its own computer which is linked by a communications link with each of the intelligent remote units, the stored program in the base station computer permitting operator monitor and control of the various parameters being monitored and controlled by the intelligent remote units.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for remotely monitoring and controlling at least one stored program controlled device comprising:
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a base computer, a remote electromechanical device, said device having at lease one parameter to be controlled and monitored, a remote stored program controller, said controller having a stored program and means to independently monitor said at least one parameter and independently control said device in response to the monitoring of said at least one parameter in accordance with said stored program by monitoring and controlling said at least one parameter, a communications link between the base computer and the stored program controller, said base computer having means to request the controller to communicate information associated with said at least one parameter through said communications link to thereby monitor same, and said base computer having means to generate instructions and communicate same through said communications link to the controller for execution by its stored program to thereby alter the operation of the remote electromechanical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for remotely monitoring and controlling a plurality of computer controlled irrigation systems by a base computer comprising:
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a base computer, a plurality of irrigation systems, each irrigation system having a plurality of operating parameters to be monitored and a plurality of operating parameters to be controlled, each irrigation system having an associated computer, each irrigation system computer having means to independently monitor said operating parameters and independently control said irrigation system in response to the monitoring of the operating parameters associated with its associated irrigation system, a communications link between the base computer and the irrigation system computer, the base computer having means to request the irrigation system computers to communicate information associated with each of its monitored operating parameters through said communications link to thereby monitor same and means to generate desired instructions for execution by the irrigation system computers and communicate said instructions thereto through said communications link to thereby alter the operation of the irrigation systems by altering their associated operating parameters. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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