# US 2014/0195126 A1 · Setup Wizard For Agricultural Equipment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195126 A1 - Document ID: US20140195126A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/737,402 - Filed: 2013-01-09 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09 - Assignees: CNH Canada, Ltd. - Applicants: Cnh Canada, Ltd. - Inventors: Marvin Prickel; John Stratton; Paul Weisberg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195126A1 ## CPC - A01B 79/005: {Precision agriculture} - A01B 71/02: Setting or adjusting mechanisms - 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) ## Abstract A setup wizard is executable on a controller for a tractor and configured to interact with configuration modules of each implement operable with the tractor. The implements connected to the tractor may be auto detected or manually indicated by an operator. The setup wizard generates an initial series of questions intended to determine the intended use of the implements. The series of questions may be limited to one that requires one of two answers, such as yes/no. Based on the answers to the initial series of questions, the setup wizard may generate still additional questions or begin execution of each of the configuration modules as a function of these answers. The setup wizard may preload settings of an implement, select a portion of the setup screens that need to be reviewed, or provide a visual indication to the operator on the status of each configuration module. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of configuring a controller for a tractor, the controller including a processor, a memory device, a display, and a user interface, wherein the controller is configured to execute a plurality of configuration modules, each configuration module is associated with an agricultural implement operable with the tractor, and the memory device stores a configuration matrix defining operation of at least one of the agricultural implements; the method comprising the steps of: generating a first set of questions on the display corresponding to operation of the agricultural implements, wherein each of the first set of questions has a binary answer; receiving from the user interface the binary answer to each of the first set of questions; executing each configuration module with the processor as a function of the binary answers from the first set of questions to obtain configuration data of the corresponding agricultural implement; and storing the configuration data in the configuration matrix. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of configuring the controller provided in the tractor of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: generating a second set of questions on the display corresponding to operation of the agricultural implements selected as a function of the binary answers to the first set of questions, wherein at least a portion of the second set of questions has a binary answer; and receiving from the user interface the answer to each of the second set of questions, wherein each configuration module is executed also as a function of the answers to the second set of questions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of configuring the controller provided in the tractor of claim 1 further comprising the initial step of automatically identifying each of the agricultural implements operatively connected to the tractor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of configuring the controller provided in the tractor of claim 3 wherein the first set of questions are generated as a function of the agricultural implements identified. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of configuring the controller provided in the tractor of claim 3 further comprising the step of preloading at least a portion of the configuration matrix from a data table stored in the memory device, the data table corresponding to at least one of the agricultural implements identified. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of configuring the controller provided in the tractor of claim 1 further comprising the initial steps of: disabling independent execution of each of the configuration modules; and displaying a prompt on the display to answer the first set of questions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of configuring the controller provided in the tractor of claim 6 further comprising the final step of enabling independent execution of each of the configuration modules. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of configuring the controller provided in the tractor of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of configuration data from a first configuration module corresponds to configuration data from a second configuration module and wherein the corresponding configuration data is displayed by the second configuration module when it is executed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of configuring the controller provided in the tractor of claim 1 wherein an order of execution of the configuration modules is selected as a function of the binary answers from the first set of questions. ### Claim 10 A method of obtaining data from an operator of a tractor for a configuration matrix defining operation of at least one agricultural implement operable with the tractor, wherein each agricultural implement includes a configuration module having a plurality of input fields configured to solicit configuration data for the configuration matrix, the method comprising the steps of: generating a first set of questions to solicit an intended use of the agricultural implement, wherein each of the first set of questions is configured to receive a binary answer; receiving each of the binary answers to the first set of questions from the operator; displaying the plurality of input fields to the operator from each configuration module as a function of the binary answers from the first set of questions; receiving configuration data from the operator in each of the displayed input fields; and storing the configuration data from the operator in the configuration matrix. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of: generating a second set of questions to solicit the intended use of the agricultural implement as a function of the binary answers to the first set of questions from the operator; and receiving each of the answers to the second set of questions from the operator, wherein the plurality of input fields from each configuration module are also displayed to the operator as a function of the answers to the second set of questions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising the initial step of automatically identifying each of the agricultural implements operatively connected to the tractor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of preloading at least a portion of the configuration matrix as a function of the agricultural implements identified. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 wherein at least a portion of configuration data from a first configuration module corresponds to configuration data from a second configuration module and wherein the corresponding configuration data is displayed by the second configuration module when it is executed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising the final step of displaying a status indicator for each of the configuration modules, wherein the status indicator provides a visual indication to the operator whether the configuration module has been completed. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 wherein during the step of displaying the plurality of input fields to the operator from each configuration module as a function of the binary answers from the first set of questions, a subset of the input fields is displayed to the operator as a function of the answers to the first and second set of questions. ### Claim 17 A system for configuring operation of at least one agricultural implement operable with a tractor, the system comprising: a display configured to provide a set of questions to an operator prompting the operator to enter configuration data corresponding to the agricultural implement; a user interface configured to receive configuration data from the operator responsive to the set of questions; a memory device configured to store: a configuration matrix defining operation of the agricultural implements, a configuration module corresponding to each agricultural implement, and a setup wizard operable with each configuration module; and a processor configured to execute the setup wizard to: generate the set of questions on the display corresponding to operation of the agricultural implements, wherein each of the questions has a binary answer, receive the binary answers from the operator, execute each configuration module as a function of the binary answers to obtain configuration data of the corresponding agricultural implement, and store the configuration data in the configuration matrix. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17 wherein the processor is further configured to execute the setup wizard to: generate a second set of questions on the display corresponding to operation of the agricultural implements selected as a function of the binary answers to the set of questions, wherein at least a portion of the second set of questions has a binary answer, and receive from the answer to each of the second set of questions, wherein each configuration module is also executed as a function of the answers to the second set of questions. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17 wherein the processor is further configured to execute the setup wizard to: automatically identify each of the agricultural implements operatively connected to the tractor, and preload at least a portion of the configuration matrix from a data table stored in the memory device, the data table corresponding to at least one of the agricultural implements identified. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17 wherein at least a portion of configuration data from a first configuration module corresponds to configuration data from a second configuration module and wherein the corresponding configuration data is displayed by the second configuration module when it is executed.