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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Loren Vander Griend, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Craig B. Nelson, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Loren Vander Griend, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Craig B. Nelson, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Nelson Irrigation Corporation, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Abstract
Internet-accessible system and method for customized design and on-site verification of agriculture irrigation systems includes one or more of: 1) sprinkler package configuration software operable on a user's PC or accessible via an Internet website, 2) Internet-accessible proprietary irrigation system registry database and user interface, 3) computer-controlled automated component selection and labeling system for placing barcode or RFID information on components, and 4) portable wireless location-aware communication device operable at or near an irrigation site for accessing the registry database and obtaining sprinkler package configuration information specific to a particular irrigation system based on location and/or a particular irrigation system component detected in proximity to the portable communication device.