Patent ID: 7789321

Claim:
An automatic sprinkler system for providing irrigation to a soil area, the system comprising: a first sprinkler head comprising: a first sprinkler housing; a sensor directly connected to said sprinkler housing for sensing a soil condition; a first valve disposed in said sprinkler housing; a microchip disposed in said sprinkler housing and in communication with said sensor; said microchip configured to determine an irrigation duration time based on data from said sensor; and a first wireless transmitter disposed in said sprinkler housing and in communication with said microchip; a second sprinkler head comprising: a second sprinkler housing; a second valve disposed in said sprinkler housing; a second wireless transmitter disposed in said sprinkler housing; wherein the first transmitter can wirelessly transmit coordination commands to said second wireless transmitter of said second sprinkler head to coordinate a watering process.