Patent ID: 11957083
Assignee: RAIN BIRD CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 3:
4. The interface unit of claim 2,
wherein the display screen of the at least one user input device is configured to display one or more pictorial representations; and
wherein the control unit is configured to cause the display screen of the at least one user input device to display a plurality of pictorial representations that in combination convey to the user the at least one of the sensed rainfall accumulation amount, the predefined rainfall accumulation threshold parameter, and whether irrigation is being interrupted; and
further comprising:
a receiver coupled with the control unit, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a communication from a remote sensor, where the communication comprises data indicating the sensed rainfall accumulation amount above the predefined rainfall accumulation threshold parameter; and
the control unit is configured to:
receive the data indicating that the sensed rainfall accumulation amount exceeds the predefined rainfall accumulation threshold parameter; and
communicate the data signal including the message to instruct the irrigation controller to implement the interruptions, when it is determined by the control unit that the data indicating the sensed rainfall accumulation amount exceeds the predefined rainfall accumulation threshold parameter;
wherein the control unit in being configured to cause the display screen of the at least one user input device to display the plurality of pictorial representations is configured to cause the display screen of the at least one user input device to display an interrupt indicator and a rain indicator in response to a determination by the control unit that the sensed rainfall accumulation amount exceeds the predefined rainfall accumulation threshold parameter,
wherein the combination of the interrupt indicator and the rain indicator conveys to the user that the irrigation is interrupted based on the sensed start of rainfall.