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US 2018/0011460 A1Published application
Agricultural system control and feedback loop
AssigneeCroptimize, Inc.
InventorsRichard Jude Barone, Kevin Paul Mayer
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Abstract
Agricultural systems have increased in complexity to allow farmers to control the environmental factors impacting a crop. By analyzing data from a plurality, and preferably a large number, of operations, a particular objective for a particular plan may be developed for a particular crop. The equipment at a particular site may then monitor the crop and be controlled by a device, such as an on-site hub, to operate equipment in a manner associated with the particular plan and objective.
Claims20
A server, comprising:
- a processor, comprising logic circuitry and a memory;
- a communication interface;
- and
- wherein the processor:
- receives a first signal from a plant monitoring component monitoring at least one dynamic attribute of a plant;
- accesses a growth plan associated with an objective and crop;
- determines the first signal indicates an out-of-tolerance state from the growth plan;
- selects a first control component configured to impact the at least one dynamic attribute monitored by the plant monitoring component;
- selects a first modification signal in accordance with a first rule, wherein the first rule is selected in accordance with the objective and crop;
- and
- signals the first control component with the first modification signal to cause the first control component, upon receiving the first modification signal, to alter operation in accordance with the first modification signal and to cause the dynamic attribute to be in compliance with the growth plan.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a first signal from a plant monitoring component monitoring at least one dynamic attribute of a plant;
- accessing a growth plan associated with an objective and crop;
- determining the first signal indicates an out-of-tolerance state from the growth plan;
- selecting a first control component configured to impact the at least one dynamic attribute monitored by the plant monitoring component;
- selecting a first modification signal in accordance with a first rule, wherein the first rule is selected in accordance with the objective and crop;
- and
- signaling the first control component with the first modification signal to cause the first control component, upon receiving the first modification signal, to alter operation in accordance with the first modification signal and to cause the dynamic attribute to be in compliance with the growth plan.
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A system comprising:
- a first server;
- the first server comprising:
- a first processor, comprising logic circuitry and memory;
- a first communication interface;
- and
- a second server, the second server comprising:
- a second processor, comprising logic circuitry and memory;
- a second communication interface;
- and
- wherein the first processor, analyzes a plurality of observations of prior crops comprising dynamic attributes and a result attribute and derives a growth plan comprising at least one rule;
- wherein the second processor:
- receives a first signal from a plant monitoring component monitoring at least one dynamic attribute of a plant;
- accesses a growth plan associated with an objective and crop;
- determines the first signal indicates an out-of-tolerance state from the growth plan;
- selects a first control component configured to impact the at least one dynamic attribute monitored by the plant monitoring component;
- selects a first modification signal in accordance with the first rule;
- and
- signals the first control component with the first modification signal to cause the first control component, upon receiving the first modification signal, to alter operation in accordance with the first modification signal and to cause the dynamic attribute to be in compliance with the growth plan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.