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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Randy R. Montgomery, Tucson, AZ (US);
Anderson I. Micu, San Diego, CA (US);
John E. Price, Tucson, AZ (US);
James R. Harris, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jeffrey B. Westphal, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ray S. Peppiatt, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Samuel P. Whitt, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Forrest M. Henderson, San Diego, CA (US);
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein related to irrigation control systems. In some embodiments, an irrigation control system includes a router, an access point, and irrigation controller, a wireless adapter, and a mobile device. The mobile device can communicate with the wireless adapter in a direct communication mode in which the wireless adapter creates a wireless network, a first indirect communication mode in which the mobile device and the wireless adapter communicate via the access point while the mobile device is within range of the access point, and a second indirect communication mode in which the mobile device and the wireless adapter communicate via the access point while the mobile device is out of range of the access point.