# US 10,765,069 B2 · Supplementing sub-optimal environmental conditions to optimize plant growth > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,765,069 B2 - Document ID: US10765069B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/982,230 - Filed: 2018-05-17 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-17 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: John S. Werner; Anuradha Rao; Pasquale A. Catalano; Arkadiy O. Tsfasman; Andrew G. Crimmins - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765069B2 ## CPC - A01G 7/04: Electric or magnetic {or acoustic} treatment of plants for promoting growth - A01G 7/00: Botany in general - G01N 33/0098: {Plants or trees (wood G01N33/46)} - G10K 11/18: Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound (G10K11/02, G10K11/36 take precedence) - A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12) - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) - G10K: SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Embodiments include a computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for supplementing sub-optimal environmental conditions for plant growth, the embodiments include receiving plant data for a plant, and extracting optimal growth condition data from a database based at least in part on the plant. Embodiments also include obtaining sensor data from sensors monitoring current growth conditions of the plant and comparing the current growth conditions of the plant to the optimal growth condition data from the database to estimate a current cytoplasmic streaming rate. Embodiments include responsive to the comparison, calculating, by the calculation engine, a sound wave frequency to stimulate cytoplasmic streaming in the plant, transmitting the sound wave frequency to a speaker, and providing the sound wave frequency to the plant. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for supplementing sub-optimal environmental conditions for plant growth, the computer-implemented method comprising: receiving plant data for a plant; extracting optimal growth condition data from a database based at least in part on the plant; obtaining sensor data from sensors monitoring current growth conditions of the plant; comparing the current growth conditions of the plant to the optimal growth condition data from the database to estimate a current cytoplasmic streaming rate; responsive to the comparison, calculating a sound wave frequency to stimulate cytoplasmic streaming in the plant; transmitting the sound wave frequency to a speaker; and providing the sound wave frequency to the plant. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the current cytoplasmic streaming rate is based at least on a percentage differential for each growth condition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising selecting, via a user, one of the sound wave frequency or music containing the sound wave frequency. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising collecting plant data across multiple plants from different users and adapting the sound wave frequency or music containing the sound wave frequency based on the collected plant data across multiple plants from the different users to optimize the sound wave frequency. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein if the current cytoplasmic streaming rate exceeds a threshold level, selecting at least one of a sound wave frequency or music to reduce the cytoplasmic streaming rate in the plant; and wherein if the current cytoplasmic streaming rate fails to reach a threshold level, selecting at least one of a sound wave frequency or music to increase the cytoplasmic streaming rate in the plant. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising updating a plant database including the current growth conditions and the sound wave frequency. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plant data is received based on capturing an image of the plant and searching a plant database using the image to identify a plant type. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising monitoring the plant using an image capturing device; and updating the plant database according to a current state of the plant. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring current audio conditions of the plant; and validating an operation of the speaker using a microphone. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a database is formed from experimentation of cytoplasmic streaming rates for the plant in different conditions during different parts of a life cycle of the plant. ### Claim 11 A system, comprising: one or more processors; and at least one memory, the memory including instructions that, upon execution by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive plant data for a plant; extract optimal growth condition data from a database based at least in part on the plant; obtain sensor data from sensors monitoring current growth conditions of the plant; compare the current growth conditions of the plant to the optimal growth condition data from the database to estimate a current cytoplasmic streaming rate; responsive to the comparison, calculate a sound wave frequency to stimulate cytoplasmic streaming in the plant; transmit the sound wave frequency to a speaker; and provide the sound wave frequency to the plant. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the current cytoplasmic streaming rate is based at least on a percentage differential for each growth condition. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising selecting, via a user, one of the sound wave frequency or music containing the sound wave frequency. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein if the current cytoplasmic streaming rate exceeds a threshold level, selecting at least one of a sound wave frequency or music to reduce the cytoplasmic streaming rate in the plant; and wherein if the current cytoplasmic streaming rate fails to reach a threshold level, selecting at least one of a sound wave frequency or music to increase cytoplasmic streaming rate in the plant. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising updating a plant database including the current growth conditions and the sound wave frequency. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the plant data is received based on capturing an image of the plant and searching a plant database using the image to identify a plant type. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, further comprising monitoring the plant using an image capturing device; and updating the plant database according to a current state of the plant. ### Claim 18 A computer program product for supplementing sub-optimal environmental conditions for plant growth, the computer program product comprising: a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to: receive plant data for a plant; extract optimal growth condition data from a database based at least in part on the plant; obtain sensor data from sensors monitoring current growth conditions of the plant; compare the current growth conditions of the plant to the optimal growth condition data from the database to estimate a current cytoplasmic streaming rate; responsive to the comparison, calculate a sound wave frequency to stimulate cytoplasmic streaming in the plant; transmit the sound wave frequency to a speaker; and provide the sound wave frequency to the plant. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to: estimate a current cytoplasmic streaming rate of the plant based on the current growth conditions, wherein if the current cytoplasmic streaming rate exceeds a threshold level, selecting at least one of a sound wave frequency or music to reduce the cytoplasmic streaming rate in the plant, and wherein if the current cytoplasmic rate streaming fails to reach a threshold level, selecting at least one of a sound wave frequency or music to increase the cytoplasmic streaming rate in the plant. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the plant data is received based on capturing an image of the plant and searching a plant database using the image to identify a plant type.