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Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2008
Applicants:

LA Monte D. Porter, San Marcos, CA (US);

Peter J. Woytowitz, San Diego, CA (US);

Christopher M. Shearin, Murrieta, CA (US);

Inventors:

La Monte D. Porter, San Marcos, CA (US);

Peter J. Woytowitz, San Diego, CA (US);

Christopher M. Shearin, Murrieta, CA (US);

Assignee:

Hunter Industries, Inc., San Marcos, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 11/00 (2006.01); A01G 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An evapotranspiration (ET) unit includes a first communication link, a processor and a second communication link. The first communication link receives actual ET data from a plurality of environmental sensors. The processor calculates changes to a set of watering schedules of a predetermined watering program based on the actual ET data. The changes can increase or decrease the frequency and/or length of ON times for selected stations. The second communication link transmits the changes to a separate irrigation controller.


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