Intelligent sensor for irrigation management
First Claim
1. An intelligent sensor including an irrigation related data sensor for sensing irrigation related data, the intelligent sensor comprising:
- an interface operable to transmit and receive communications over a communication bus of a peer-to-peer distributed network;
a processor coupled to the interface and to the irrigation related data sensor for receiving the irrigation related data; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions for configuring the processor to generate a broadcast message including the irrigation related data, wherein the interface transmits the broadcast message to a destination node coupled to the peer-to-peer distributed network via the communication bus.
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Abstract
An intelligent sensor includes an irrigation related data sensor for sensing irrigation related data and a network processor coupled to the irrigation related data sensor for receiving the irrigation data. The intelligent sensor also includes an interface coupled to the network processor for coupling the intelligent sensor to a communication bus of a peer-to-peer distributed network. The intelligent sensor also includes a memory including instructions for configuring the processor to generate a broadcast message including the irrigation related data. The interface transmits the broadcast message to a destination node coupled to the peer-to-peer distributed network via the communication bus. The destination node can be satellite field irrigation controllers or a control device.
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1. An intelligent sensor including an irrigation related data sensor for sensing irrigation related data, the intelligent sensor comprising:
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an interface operable to transmit and receive communications over a communication bus of a peer-to-peer distributed network; a processor coupled to the interface and to the irrigation related data sensor for receiving the irrigation related data; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions for configuring the processor to generate a broadcast message including the irrigation related data, wherein the interface transmits the broadcast message to a destination node coupled to the peer-to-peer distributed network via the communication bus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An irrigation satellite field controller operatively coupled to one or more valves of an irrigation system, comprising:
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an interface operable to transmit and receive communications over a communication bus of a peer-to-peer distributed network; a processor coupled to the interface; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions for configuring the processor to generate a control message requesting irrigation related data from an intelligent sensor coupled to the peer-to-peer distributed network, wherein the interface transmits the control message to the intelligent sensor, and receives a broadcast message including the irrigation related data in response to the control message via the communication bus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A control device for an irrigation management system comprising:
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an interface operable to transmit and receive communications over a communication bus of a peer-to-peer distributed network; a processor coupled to the interface; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions for configuring the processor to generate a sensor control message requesting irrigation related data from an intelligent sensor coupled to the peer-to-peer distributed network; and wherein the interface transmits the sensor control message to the intelligent sensor via the communication bus of the peer-to-peer distributed network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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