Intelligent sensor for irrigation management
US8108077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G25/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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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