US 9,414,552 B2 · System and method for smart irrigation

Abstract

A smart irrigation system for an irrigation controller associated with an irrigation site is described herein. The smart irrigation system comprises a central control system having a user interface and a smart scheduler. The central control system is configured to receive a landscape information associated with the irrigation site. The landscape information is provided by a user via the user interface. The central control system is further configured to receive an environmental information associated with the irrigation site. The central control system is further configured to derive an irrigation schedule for the irrigation site based on the landscape information and the environmental information. The central control system being further configured to send the irrigation schedule. The smart scheduler comprises a data receiver, a processor, and a signal interface. The data receiver is configured to receive the irrigation schedule. The processor is configured to convert the irrigation schedule to a series of control signals that the irrigation controller recognizes. The signal interface is configured to connect to the irrigation controller and to send the series of control signals to the irrigation controller. The system uses weather data and irrigation site-specific information to automatically apply the optimal irrigation schedule. Users are able to remotely control the irrigation via networks such as Internet.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method of controlling irrigation at an irrigation site using a smart controller converter, the smart controller converter including a wireless data receiver, a display, a user input device, one or more processors, and a signal interface, the smart controller converter coupled to a host irrigation controller via the signal interface, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, via the wireless data receiver, a landscape information associated with the irrigation site;
receiving, via the wireless data receiver, an environmental information associated with the irrigation site;
deriving, by the one or more processors, an irrigation schedule for the irrigation site based on the landscape information and the environmental information;
presenting, via the display, a list of a plurality of different types of host irrigation controllers;
receiving, via the user input device, a selection of a specific type of host irrigation controller from the list of the plurality of different types of host irrigation controllers;
converting, by the one or more processors, the irrigation schedule into a series of control signals that are recognizable by the selected specific type of host irrigation controller;
and
transmitting, via the signal interface, the series of control signals to the host irrigation controller.

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A system for controlling irrigation at an irrigation site using a host irrigation controller, the system comprising:

a wireless data receiver;
a display;
a user input device;
a signal interface configured to be coupled to the host irrigation controller;
one or more processors;
and
one or more memory units, the one or more memory units having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
receive, via the wireless data receiver, a landscape information associated with the irrigation site;
receive, via the wireless data receiver, an environmental information associated with the irrigation site;
derive, by the one or more processors, an irrigation schedule for the irrigation site based on the landscape information and the environmental information;
present, via the display, a list of a plurality of different types of host irrigation controllers;
receive, via the user input device, a selection of a specific type of host irrigation controller from the list of the plurality of different types of host irrigation controllers;
convert, by the one or more processors, the irrigation schedule into a series of control signals that are recognizable by the selected specific type of host irrigation controller;
and
transmit, via the signal interface, the series of control signals to the host irrigation controller.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for smart irrigation

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