Title:
PLANT COMMUNICATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/046155
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
To achieve communication with a plant certainly and practically. The plant communication device
comprises a first electrode (40) attached to any one of a plant (10), gardening soil
(20) and a container (30), a high frequency power supply (50) for applying a high
frequency voltage to the first electrode (40), a second electrode (60) for grounding
the ground side of the high frequency power supply (50), a detection means (70a)
connected between the second electrode (60) and the high frequency power supply
(50), and a load control means (80) for operating a load (90), wherein the detection
means (70a) detects a variation in returning current between when a human body
approaches or touches the plant (10) and when the human body does not, and the load
control means (80) operates the load (90) when the human body approaches or touches
the plant (10).
Inventors:
TAKENAKA KOZABURO (JP)
ABE SHINICHIRO (JP)
SHIBASAKI KYUICHI (JP)
ABE SHINICHIRO (JP)
SHIBASAKI KYUICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2005/022659
Publication Date:
April 26, 2007
Filing Date:
December 09, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TAKENAKA GARDEN AFFORESTATION (JP)
TAKENAKA KOZABURO (JP)
ABE SHINICHIRO (JP)
SHIBASAKI KYUICHI (JP)
TAKENAKA KOZABURO (JP)
ABE SHINICHIRO (JP)
SHIBASAKI KYUICHI (JP)
International Classes:
A01G7/00
Foreign References:
| JPH09271263A | 1997-10-21 | |||
| JPH032653A | 1991-01-09 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WATANABE, Kihei (26 Kanda Suda-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 41, JP)
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