Irrigation controller including means to identify parameter value groups to be displayed
First Claim
1. An irrigation controller, comprising:
- microprocessor means for controlling a plurality of watering stations under program control according to a plurality of parameter values;
`display means operationally connected to the microprocessor means for displaying the parameter values;
selector means for initiating the display of a selected one of a plurality of predefined groups of the parameter values, including a first plurality of randomly actuatable switches operationally connected to the microprocessor means, each one of the switches corresponding to a respective one of the groups;
the display means including a display module having a first plurality of display elements configured to produce images of the parameter values and a second plurality of display elements configured to produce images which point to the switches of the first plurality of switches, respectively, and which are usable in identifying the selected group; and
parameter-changing means for enabling the user to change the value of selected ones of the selected group of parameter values as the group is displayed, including a second plurality of randomly actuatable switches operationally connected to the microprocessor means.
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Abstract
An irrigation controller includes a microprocessor for controlling a plurality of watering stations under program control according to a plurality of stored parameter values, a display module operationally connected to the microprocessor means for displaying the parameter values, and a plurality of selector switches initiating the display of a selected one of a plurality of predefined groups of the parameter values. Each one of the switches corresponds to a respective one of the groups, and the display module includes both a first plurality of display elements configured to produce images of the parameter values and a second plurality of display elements configured to produce images identifying the selected group. One embodiment includes a liquid crystal display having the second plurality of display elements configured as arrowheads pointing toward panel labeling that extends to a corresponding one of the switches.
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15 Claims
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1. An irrigation controller, comprising:
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microprocessor means for controlling a plurality of watering stations under program control according to a plurality of parameter values;
`display means operationally connected to the microprocessor means for displaying the parameter values;selector means for initiating the display of a selected one of a plurality of predefined groups of the parameter values, including a first plurality of randomly actuatable switches operationally connected to the microprocessor means, each one of the switches corresponding to a respective one of the groups; the display means including a display module having a first plurality of display elements configured to produce images of the parameter values and a second plurality of display elements configured to produce images which point to the switches of the first plurality of switches, respectively, and which are usable in identifying the selected group; and parameter-changing means for enabling the user to change the value of selected ones of the selected group of parameter values as the group is displayed, including a second plurality of randomly actuatable switches operationally connected to the microprocessor means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An irrigation controller comprising:
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microprocessor means for controlling a plurality of functions of watering stations under program control; display means operationally connected to the microprocessor means for displaying information related to the functions; selector means for selecting one of the functions and for initiating the display on said display means of information relating to the selected function, said selector means including a first plurality of randomly actuatable switches operationally connected to the microprocessor means and corresponding, respectively, to said functions; the display means including display module means for producing and displaying information related to the selected function and for producing and displaying images which point to the switches of the first plurality of switches, respectively, to associate the information displayed by said display means with the selected function; and a second plurality of randomly actuatable switches operationally connected to the microprocessor means for changing the information displayed by said display means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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