# US 12,213,399 B2 · Work map provision server

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- Number: US 12,213,399 B2
- Document ID: US12213399B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/598,538
- Filed: 2020-01-10
- Published: 2022-06-09
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-03-28
- Assignees: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Sosuke Murata
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12213399B2

## CPC

- A01C 21/005: {Following a specific plan, e.g. pattern}
- G06Q 10/063: Operations research, analysis or management
- A01B 69/001: {Steering by means of optical assistance, e.g. television cameras (steering devices for road marking vehicles E01C23/163)}
- G01C 21/3889: {Transmission of selected map data, e.g. depending on route}
- G01S 19/13: Receivers
- G06Q 50/02: Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining
- A01C: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A01B: SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL (making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring A01C5/00; mowers convertible to soil working apparatus or capable of soil working A01D42/04; mowers combined with soil working implements A01D43/12; soil working for engineering purposes E01, E02, E21)
- G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES

## Abstract

This work map provision server includes: a storage unit that has work maps stored therein which individually include work setting information of respective small regions in a farm field and attribute information of the work maps; and a map selection unit that, upon receipt of a map acquisition request from a work machine, selects, from among the work maps, one or more work maps suited to the map acquisition request on the basis of map narrowing-down information contained in the map acquisition request and/or reception time and date of the map acquisition request and also on the basis of the attribute information of the respective work maps, and then transmits the selected work maps to the work machine.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A work map provision server comprising:
a memory configured to store first processor-executable code, a plurality of fertilizer application maps, and respective attribute information for each fertilizer application map of the plurality of fertilizer application maps, wherein:
the respective attribute information for each of the fertilizer application maps includes work identification information indicating work for which a corresponding fertilizer application map is to be used, and
each fertilizer application map of the plurality of fertilizer application maps is composed of second processor-executable code that, when executed by a processor of a work vehicle, controls the work vehicle to apply a target amount of fertilizer to each respective area of a plurality of areas in a farm field; and
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to execute the first processor-executable code to:
receive a map acquisition request, the map acquisition request including map narrowing-down information that includes information specifying work to be performed,
select a fertilizer application map, from among the plurality of fertilizer application maps, that is indicated to be used for the specified work in the map acquisition request based on the information specifying work to be performed and the respective work identification information for each fertilizer application map, and
transmit the fertilizer application map for use by the work vehicle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The work map provision server according to claim 1, wherein:
the respective attribute information for each of the fertilizer application maps includes farm field location information indicating a location of the farm field for which a corresponding work map is to be used,
the map narrowing-down information is vehicle position information indicating a position of the work vehicle, and
the processor is configured to:
select, from among the plurality of fertilizer application maps, a fertilizer application map to be used for a farm field that is within a predetermined distance from the position of the work vehicle based on the vehicle position information and the farm field location information, and
transmit the fertilizer application map for use by the work vehicle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The work map provision server according to claim 1, wherein each fertilizer application map of the plurality of fertilizer application maps includes a basal fertilizer map and an additional fertilizer map.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The work map provision server according to claim 3, wherein the basal fertilizer map includes a target amount of fertilizer for application to each respective area of a plurality of areas in a farm field prior to sowing or planting, and wherein the additional fertilizer map includes a target amount of fertilizer for application to each respective area of the plurality of areas in a farm field subsequent to sowing or planting.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The work map provision server according to claim 3, wherein the additional fertilizer map is determined based on an aerial image of at least a portion of the farm field.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The work map provision server according to claim 1, wherein the map acquisition request is received from a source external to, and in wireless communication with, the work map provision server.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The work map provision server according to claim 6, wherein the source is a work vehicle.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The work map provision server according to claim 1, wherein the one or more fertilizer application maps are transmitted to the work vehicle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The work map provision server according to claim 1, wherein the second processor-executable code causes the work vehicle to apply a first target amount of fertilizer to a first area of the farm field and a second target amount of fertilizer, that is different than the first target amount, to a second area of the farm field.

### Claim 10

A work map provision server comprising:
a memory configured to store first processor-executable code, a plurality of fertilizer application maps, and respective attribute information for each fertilizer application map of the plurality of fertilizer application maps, wherein:
the respective attribute information for each of the fertilizer application maps includes scheduled work period information indicating a period of time during which a corresponding fertilizer application map is to be used and work identification information indicating work for which the corresponding fertilizer application map is to be used, and
each fertilizer application map of the plurality of fertilizer maps is composed of second processor-executable code that, when executed by a processor of a work vehicle, controls the work vehicle to apply a target amount of fertilizer to each respective area of a plurality of areas in a farm field; and
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to execute the first processor-executable code to:
receive a map acquisition request at a receiving time and date, the map acquisition request including map narrowing-down information that includes information specifying work to be performed,
select, from among the plurality of fertilizer application maps, a fertilizer application map based on scheduled work period information of the fertilizer application map indicating a period of time that includes the receiving time and date of the map acquisition request, and on the work identification information of the fertilizer application map indicating work that includes the work to be performed of the map acquisition request, and
transmit the fertilizer application map for use by the work vehicle.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The work map provision server according to claim 10, wherein the second processor-executable code causes the work vehicle to apply a first target amount of fertilizer to a first area of the farm field and a second target amount of fertilizer, that is different than the first target amount, to a second area of the farm field.

### Claim 12

A work map provision server comprising:
a memory configured to store first processor-executable code, a plurality of fertilizer application maps, and respective attribute information for each fertilizer application map of the plurality of fertilizer application maps, wherein:
the respective attribute information for each of the fertilizer application maps includes farm field location information indicating a location of the farm field for which a corresponding fertilizer application map is to be used, work identification information indicating work for which the corresponding fertilizer application map is to be used, and scheduled work period information indicating a period of time during which the corresponding fertilizer application map is to be used, and
each fertilizer application map of the plurality of fertilizer maps is composed of second processor-executable code that, when executed by a processor of a work vehicle, controls the work vehicle to apply a target amount of fertilizer to each respective area of a plurality of areas in a farm field; and
a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to execute the first processor-executable code to:
receive a map acquisition request at a receiving time and date, the map acquisition request including map narrowing-down information that consists of vehicle position information indicating a position of a work vehicle and information for work specification to specify the work,
select one or more fertilizer application maps, from among the plurality of fertilizer application maps, as fertilizer application map candidates, wherein the one or more fertilizer application maps are indicated by farm field location information to be used in a farm field that is within a predetermined distance from the vehicle position indicated by the vehicle position information,
select a final work map candidate from among the selected fertilizer application map candidates, wherein the final fertilizer application map candidate is indicated by work identification information to be used for work specified by the information for work specification of the map acquisition request and is indicated by scheduled work period information to be used for a period of time that includes the receiving time and date of the map acquisition request; and
transmit the final fertilizer application map candidate for use by the work vehicle.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The work map provision server according to claim 12, wherein the second processor-executable code causes the work vehicle to apply a first target amount of fertilizer to a first area of the farm field and a second target amount of fertilizer, that is different than the first target amount, to a second area of the farm field.