Patent ID: 11871710
Assignee: HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  H

Claim 6:
7. A controller transceiver comprising:
a wireless transceiver configured to be in communication with a valve transceiver over a wireless communication link, the valve transceiver configured to control a selected irrigation valve;
communication circuitry for inductive communication configured to be in communication with an auxiliary communication device over an inductive communication link, the communication circuitry including a capacitor C and an inductor L configured in parallel to form an LC circuit having a resonant frequency; and
a processor and memory, the processor configured to execute computer instructions stored in the memory to:
receive one or more valve activation signals from an irrigation controller, each valve activation signal configured to control an associated irrigation valve;
receive a first message over the inductive communication link from the auxiliary communication device, the first message including an indication associated with the selected activation signal of the one or more valve activation signals, the first message comprising a signal having a frequency approximately matching the resonant frequency of the LC circuit; and
transmit a second message that includes the indication associated with the selected activation signal over the wireless communication link to the valve transceiver, the valve transceiver configured to create an association between the selected irrigation valve and the selected activation signal based at least in part on the indication from the first message received over the inductive communication link from the auxiliary communication device.