Interactive irrigation system
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1. An irrigation system comprising:
- each of an irrigation controller and a water application device physically situated at a location of a user, the controller at least partially controlling the water application device; and
a communication system that sends at least one of a start time, irrigation water flow data and irrigation water pressure data from the irrigation controller to a government agency wherein the communication system comprises a public packet switched network.
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Abstract
An interactive irrigation system exchanges information between an irrigation controller and a distal computer, between the irrigation controller and a user, between the user and the distal computer, and between the distal computer and a third party. The information is preferably exchanged over an Internet communication system. The exchanged information includes the following: irrigation scheduling; quantity of water applied to the landscape at the user location, which is compared to ETo values; warnings to users when potential problems with their irrigation systems are detected; and other irrigation information that is useful to the user or a third party.
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1. An irrigation system comprising:
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each of an irrigation controller and a water application device physically situated at a location of a user, the controller at least partially controlling the water application device; and a communication system that sends at least one of a start time, irrigation water flow data and irrigation water pressure data from the irrigation controller to a government agency wherein the communication system comprises a public packet switched network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating an irrigation system comprising:
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physically situating each of an irrigation controller and a water application device at a location of a user; utilizing the controller to at least partially control the water application device; providing a first communication system comprising a public packet switched network; coupling the irrigation controller and a government agency using the first communication system; and sending at least one of a start time irrigation water flow data, and irrigation water pressure data from the irrigation controller to the govenment agency. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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15. The method of clam 14 further comprising the microprocessor comparing the ETo value to a desired quantity of water applied to the landscape.
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