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1. 发明授权

US11234380B2 Irrigation controller with relays 有权
公开(公告)号：US11234380B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-01
申请号：US16586729
申请日：2019-09-27
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Anderson Micu , Andrew M. Nguyen , Jonathan I. Marsters , Harvey J. Nickerson , Daniel B. Zimet
IPC分类号： A01G25/16 , G05B19/042
摘要： In some embodiments, systems and methods provide an irrigation control system, comprising: an irrigation controller comprising an irrigation control unit; a power source; a microcontroller; and a modulator, wherein the modulator is configured to output modulated power signals; a plurality of switches coupled to an output of the modulator and independently controlled by the microcontroller; and a plurality of two-wire path output connectors each coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of switches, wherein each of the plurality of two-wire path output connectors is configured to be connected to a corresponding two-wire path of a plurality of two-wire paths to which multiple decoder-based irrigation control units can be connected and controlled, wherein the microcontroller is further configured to operate the plurality of switches to couple and decouple the modulated power signals from the output of the modulator to one or more of the plurality of two-wire path output connectors.

2. 发明申请

US20200245575A1 Method and Apparatus for Programming a Decoder-based Irrigation Controller 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20200245575A1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-06
申请号：US16857822
申请日：2020-04-24
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Jonathan I. Marsters , Harvey J. Nickerson , Sundarraj Karthikeyan , Douglas H. Callison , Steven A. Hollington , Darin K. Price
IPC分类号： A01G25/16 , G05B19/042 , G05B15/02
摘要： A decoder-based irrigation controller comprising a controller housing; a first microcontroller within the controller housing; a decoder interface coupled to the first microcontroller; and a handheld user device, wherein the handheld user device comprises an optical imaging device configured to read an optically readable pattern from each of the plurality of decoder units, wherein the handheld user device is configured to cause data read from the optically readable pattern of the plurality of decoder units to be transferred to the first microcontroller, and wherein the data read comprises an address of each of the plurality of decoder units.

3. 发明授权

US10653081B2 Method and apparatus for programming a decoder-based irrigation controller 有权
公开(公告)号：US10653081B2
公开(公告)日：2020-05-19
申请号：US15967513
申请日：2018-04-30
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Jonathan I. Marsters , Harvey J. Nickerson , Sundarraj Karthikeyan , Douglas H. Callison , Steven A. Hollington , Darin K. Price
IPC分类号： G05B19/02 , A01G25/16 , G05B19/042 , G05B15/02
摘要： A decoder-based irrigation controller comprising a controller housing; a first microcontroller within the controller housing; a decoder interface coupled to the first microcontroller; a first connector coupled to the first microcontroller; a removable cartridge configured to removably and detachably coupled to the first connector to fit into the controller housing, wherein the removable cartridge comprises a second microcontroller; and a handheld barcode reader, wherein the handheld barcode reader comprises an optical reader configured to read an optically readable pattern from each of the plurality of decoder units, wherein the handheld barcode reader is configured to transfer data read from the optically readable pattern of the plurality of decoder units to the second microcontroller of the removable cartridge, and wherein the data read comprises an address of each of the plurality of decoder units.

4. 发明申请

US20180242537A1 Method and Apparatus for Programming a Decoder-based Irrigation Controller 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20180242537A1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-30
申请号：US15967513
申请日：2018-04-30
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Jonathan I. Marsters , Harvey J. Nickerson , Sundarraj Karthikeyan , Douglas H. Callison , Steven A. Hollington , Darin K. Price
IPC分类号： A01G25/16 , G05B15/02 , G05B19/042
CPC分类号： A01G25/16 , G05B15/02 , G05B19/0426 , G05B2219/23273 , G05B2219/23276
摘要： A decoder-based irrigation controller comprising a controller housing; a first microcontroller within the controller housing; a decoder interface coupled to the first microcontroller; a first connector coupled to the first microcontroller; a removable cartridge configured to removably and detachably coupled to the first connector to fit into the controller housing, wherein the removable cartridge comprises a second microcontroller; and a handheld barcode reader, wherein the handheld barcode reader comprises an optical reader configured to read an optically readable pattern from each of the plurality of decoder units, wherein the handheld barcode reader is configured to transfer data read from the optically readable pattern of the plurality of decoder units to the second microcontroller of the removable cartridge, and wherein the data read comprises an address of each of the plurality of decoder units.

5. 发明申请

US20150150201A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CONTROLLING IRRIGATION 有权
标题翻译：用于控制灌溉的方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US20150150201A1
公开(公告)日：2015-06-04
申请号：US14621229
申请日：2015-02-12
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Jonathan I. Marsters , Douglas H. Callison
IPC分类号： A01G25/16 , G05D7/06 , G05B15/02
CPC分类号： A01G25/165 , A01G25/16 , G05B15/02 , G05B19/0426 , G05B2219/2625 , G05D7/0617 , G05D7/0635
摘要： Some embodiments provide systems and methods of controlling irrigation, comprising: communicating an assumption broadcast from a first irrigation controller to each of a plurality of other irrigation controllers defining assumed states of control elements, wherein the control elements are shared with one or more of the first irrigation controller and the other irrigation controllers; determining whether a reply is received from one or more of the other irrigation controllers in reply to the assumption broadcast; identifying, from the reply, a correction to a state corresponding to a first control element; updating state information corresponding to the first control element in response to the identifying the correction; and communicating a subsequent notification from the first irrigation controller to each of the plurality of other irrigation controllers of the irrigation system, where the subsequent notification comprises the updated state information corresponding to the first control element.
摘要翻译：一些实施例提供了控制灌溉的系统和方法，包括：将从第一灌溉控制器广播的假设传达到定义控制元件的假设状态的多个其它灌溉控制器中的每一个，其中控制元件与第一灌溉控制器和其他灌溉控制器; 确定是否从一个或多个其他灌溉控制器接收到答复该假设广播的答复; 从所述答复识别对与第一控制元件相对应的状态的校正; 响应于所述校正而更新对应于所述第一控制元件的状态信息; 以及将所述第一灌溉控制器的后续通知传达给所述灌溉系统的所述多个其他灌溉控制器中的每一个，其中所述后续通知包括对应于所述第一控制元件的更新状态信息。

6. 发明申请

US20140094977A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN CONTROLLING IRRIGATION 有权
标题翻译：用于控制灌溉的方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US20140094977A1
公开(公告)日：2014-04-03
申请号：US14098306
申请日：2013-12-05
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Jonathan I. Marsters , Douglas H. Callison
IPC分类号： G05D7/06
CPC分类号： A01G25/165 , A01G25/16 , G05B15/02 , G05B19/0426 , G05B2219/2625 , G05D7/0617 , G05D7/0635
摘要： Some embodiments provide systems and methods of controlling irrigation, comprising: communicating an assumption broadcast from a first irrigation controller to each of a plurality of other irrigation controllers defining assumed states of control elements, wherein the control elements are shared with one or more of the first irrigation controller and the other irrigation controllers; determining whether a reply is received from one or more of the other irrigation controllers in reply to the assumption broadcast; identifying, from the reply, a correction to a state corresponding to a first control element; updating state information corresponding to the first control element in response to the identifying the correction; and communicating a subsequent notification from the first irrigation controller to each of the plurality of other irrigation controllers of the irrigation system, where the subsequent notification comprises the updated state information corresponding to the first control element.
摘要翻译：一些实施例提供了控制灌溉的系统和方法，包括：将从第一灌溉控制器广播的假设传达到定义控制元件的假设状态的多个其它灌溉控制器中的每一个，其中控制元件与第一灌溉控制器和其他灌溉控制器; 确定是否从一个或多个其他灌溉控制器接收到答复该假设广播的答复; 从所述答复识别对与第一控制元件相对应的状态的校正; 响应于所述校正而更新对应于所述第一控制元件的状态信息; 以及将所述第一灌溉控制器的后续通知传达给所述灌溉系统的所述多个其他灌溉控制器中的每一个，其中所述后续通知包括对应于所述第一控制元件的更新状态信息。

7. 发明申请

US20220304263A1 DATA MODULATED SIGNAL GENERATION IN A MULTI-WIRE IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM 有权
公开(公告)号：US20220304263A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-29
申请号：US17839978
申请日：2022-06-14
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Harvey J. Nickerson , Bradley H. Dolbin , Jonathan I. Marsters , Anderson Micu
IPC分类号： A01G25/16 , G05B19/042
摘要： In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to providing power and data to an irrigation device. In some embodiments, a decoder unit for an irrigation system that receives power and data from an irrigation control unit over a multi-wire path comprises an input interface configured to couple to the multi-wire path of a decoder-based irrigation control system and to receive an output AC signal modulated with data and transmitted by an encoder of the irrigation control unit over the multi-wire path; a switch coupled to the input interface; a decoder circuit connected to the input interface. In some embodiment, the decoder circuit comprises a control circuit configured to decode the data from the received output AC signal; determine that the irrigation device is to be activated; and output a control signal to the switch.

8. 发明申请

US20220095557A1 IRRIGATION CONTROLLER WITH RELAYS 有权
公开(公告)号：US20220095557A1
公开(公告)日：2022-03-31
申请号：US17549446
申请日：2021-12-13
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Anderson Micu , Andrew M. Nguyen , Jonathan I. Marsters , Harvey J. Nickerson , Daniel B. Zimet
IPC分类号： A01G25/16 , G05B19/042
摘要： In some embodiments, systems and methods provide an irrigation control system, comprising: an irrigation controller comprising an irrigation control unit; a power source; a microcontroller; and a modulator, wherein the modulator is configured to output modulated power signals; a plurality of switches coupled to an output of the modulator and independently controlled by the microcontroller; and a plurality of two-wire path output connectors each coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of switches, wherein each of the plurality of two-wire path output connectors is configured to be connected to a corresponding two-wire path of a plurality of two-wire paths to which multiple decoder-based irrigation control units can be connected and controlled, wherein the microcontroller is further configured to operate the plurality of switches to couple and decouple the modulated power signals from the output of the modulator to one or more of the plurality of two-wire path output connectors.

9. 发明授权

US11234379B2 Methods and systems for use in controlling irrigation 有权
公开(公告)号：US11234379B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-01
申请号：US16542749
申请日：2019-08-16
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Jonathan I. Marsters , Douglas H. Callison
IPC分类号： A01G25/16 , G05D7/06 , G05B15/02 , G05B19/042
摘要： Some embodiments provide systems and methods of controlling irrigation, comprising: communicating an assumption broadcast from a first irrigation controller to each of a plurality of other irrigation controllers defining assumed states of control elements, wherein the control elements are shared with one or more of the first irrigation controller and the other irrigation controllers; determining whether a reply is received from one or more of the other irrigation controllers in reply to the assumption broadcast; identifying, from the reply, a correction to a state corresponding to a first control element; updating state information corresponding to the first control element in response to the identifying the correction; and communicating a subsequent notification from the first irrigation controller to each of the plurality of other irrigation controllers of the irrigation system, where the subsequent notification comprises the updated state information corresponding to the first control element.

10. 发明授权

US11083146B2 Method and apparatus for programming a decoder-based irrigation controller 有权
公开(公告)号：US11083146B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-10
申请号：US16857822
申请日：2020-04-24
申请人： Rain Bird Corporation
发明人： Jonathan I. Marsters , Harvey J. Nickerson , Sundarraj Karthikeyan , Douglas H. Callison , Steven A. Hollington , Darin K. Price
IPC分类号： G05B19/02 , A01G25/16 , G05B19/042 , G05B15/02
摘要： A decoder-based irrigation controller comprising a controller housing; a first microcontroller within the controller housing; a decoder interface coupled to the first microcontroller; and a handheld user device, wherein the handheld user device comprises an optical imaging device configured to read an optically readable pattern from each of the plurality of decoder units, wherein the handheld user device is configured to cause data read from the optically readable pattern of the plurality of decoder units to be transferred to the first microcontroller, and wherein the data read comprises an address of each of the plurality of decoder units.

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