Michael Tennyson

US Patent:

20150351338, Dec 10, 2015

Filed:

Aug 19, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/830600

Inventors:

- Azusa CA, US
Michael J. Tennyson - San Diego CA, US
Randall A. Hern - San Diego CA, US
Gerald E. Peterson - Riverside CA, US

International Classification:

A01G 25/16
G05B 19/042

Abstract:

Some embodiments provide an interface unit interfacing with an irrigation controller, comprising: a housing; a controller configured to instruct an interruption of a watering schedule executed by the irrigation controller, the interruption based on one or both of sensed temperature and sensed rainfall amount, and based on one or both of user entered temperature and rainfall threshold parameters; a switching device coupled with the controller, and configured to cause the interruption in response to signaling from the controller; and a user interface comprising: a plurality of user input devices configured to provide signaling to the controller based upon user's engagement, and configured to allow the user to define the temperature and rainfall threshold parameters; and a user display comprising a display screen; wherein the controller is configured to cause the display screen to display a plurality of pictorial representations that in combination convey whether irrigation is being interrupted.