TODAY’S PATENT- NETWORKED IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS

The present invention relates to a networked irrigation controller invented by Michael R. Levine. It was patented by the USPTO on the 4th June, 2019, bearing patent number US10306844B1.

This networked irrigation controller consists of a backend server to monitor the possibilities of rainfall at the location of where the irrigation controller has been installed by the help of third-party weather resources. The networked irritation controller is battery powered and uses a cellular transceiver modem to communicate with the backend server.

The cellular transceiver modem is maintained at an off state and turns on just prior to the commencement of a scheduled watering. The general watering is fixed to a certain day but when rainfall is detected, the scheduled watering is shifted to some other day to prevent overwatering.

The object of the present invention is to prevent overwatering and wasteful watering of crops at the time of rainfall. The backend monitor is one of the main components of this invention which plays the most significant role of detecting chances of rainfall which is the first step to prevent wasteful watering. The present invention also helps in saving water.