System for monitoring and controlling activities of at least one gardening tool within at least one activity zone

• US 10,104,835 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2014
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Husqvarna AB (HUSQVARNA)
• Original Assignee: Husqvarna AB (HUSQVARNA)
• Inventors: Kohler, Moritz, Bolliger, Philipp, Bachmann, Lukas
• Primary Examiner(s): Byrne, Harry W
• Application Number:
  US14/905,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20160157422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,561 Days
• Field of Search: 700275
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/008 for automated or remotely controlled operation
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 25/09 Watering arrangements making use of movable installations on wheels or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for monitoring and controlling activities of at least one gardening tool (12) within at least one activity zone (14). According to the invention, a monitoring device (16) is provided for analyzing at least one activity zone state of the activity zone (14) and at least one gardening tool state of the gardening tool (12) to control the gardening tool (12).

Claims

1. A system for monitoring and controlling activities of at least one gardening tool within at least one activity zone, comprising a monitoring device which is provided to evaluate at least one activity zone state of the activity zone and at least one gardening tool state of the gardening tool for controlling the gardening tool, wherein the monitoring device is provided for a simultaneous monitoring and controlling of activities of gardening tools of different types.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein for controlling the activities of the at least one gardening tool within the activity zone, the monitoring device is provided to evaluate a gardening tool state of at least one additional gardening tool and/or an activity zone state of at least one additional activity zone.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device is provided for monitoring and controlling gardening tools in mutually overlapping activity zones.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device is provided to create activity zone map information of the activity zone by linking zone map information with user information and/or activity zone states and/or gardening tool states.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein for controlling the activities of the at least one gardening tool, the monitoring device is provided to link at least one user information with at least one activity zone state and/or at least one environmental condition.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device has a wireless communication means for communicating with the at least one gardening tool.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device has an Internet-based interface for communicating with the at least one gardening tool and at least one user and at least one external information system.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device has at least one locating means for detecting a position and/or orientation of the at least one gardening tool.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein, when the at least one gardening tool is located outside an allowed zone and/or within a theft zone, the monitoring device is provided to deactivate the gardening tool and/or issue a notification.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the monitoring device is provided to follow a position of the gardening tool outside the allowed zone and/or within the theft zone.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises the at least one gardening tool.