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First Claim
1. A method for providing an input attribute collected in a tillable area while harvesting a crop from the tillable area, comprising:
- collecting the input attribute in the tillable area before the crop is harvested, the input attribute being collected from at least one of a machine for applying materials to the tillable area and an operator of the machine;
measuring a first geographic position for the machine when the input attribute is collected;
associating the input attribute with a zone including the first geographic position, the zone comprised of a plurality of geographic positions in the tillable area;
storing the zone and the associated input attribute;
measuring a second geographic position while harvesting the crop from the tillable area;
comparing the second geographic position with the zone; and
providing the stored input attribute when the second geographic position is in the zone.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing an input attribute collected in an area while harvesting a crop from the area is described. The input attribute is collected and the geographic position occupied by a machine for applying materials to the area is measured. The input attribute and the geographic position are transmitted to a central system and associated with a zone including the geographic position at which the input attribute was collected. The zone is stored along with its associated input attribute. As the crop is harvested, the geographic position occupied by the harvesting machine is measured. The measured position of the harvesting machine is compared with the stored zone. If the position of the harvesting machine is determined to be in the stored zone, the input attribute associated with the zone is supplied to the operator of the harvesting machine.
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1. A method for providing an input attribute collected in a tillable area while harvesting a crop from the tillable area, comprising:
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collecting the input attribute in the tillable area before the crop is harvested, the input attribute being collected from at least one of a machine for applying materials to the tillable area and an operator of the machine;
measuring a first geographic position for the machine when the input attribute is collected;
associating the input attribute with a zone including the first geographic position, the zone comprised of a plurality of geographic positions in the tillable area;
storing the zone and the associated input attribute;
measuring a second geographic position while harvesting the crop from the tillable area;
comparing the second geographic position with the zone; and
providing the stored input attribute when the second geographic position is in the zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing an input attribute collected in a tillable area while harvesting a crop from the tillable area, comprising:
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a data transfer mechanism for collecting the input attribute in the tillable area before the crop is harvested, the input attribute being collected from at least one of a machine for applying materials to the tillable area and an operator of the machine;
a positioning system for measuring a first geographic position for the machine when the input attribute is collected and for measuring a second geographic position while harvesting the crop from the tillable area;
a memory for storing the input attribute and an associated zone including the first geographic position, the zone comprised of a plurality of geographic positions in the tillable area;
a processing unit for comparing the second geographic position with the zone; and
a user interface for providing the stored input attribute when the second geographic position is in the zone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program of instructions storable on a medium readable by an information handling system for implementing a method enabling the information handling system to execute a function, the information handling system being configured to communicate with a central system via a data transfer mechanism and a positioning system via a communication link, the steps comprising:
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requesting an input attribute via at least one of a machine for applying materials to a tillable area and an operator of the machine, the input attribute being requested in the tillable area before a crop is harvested;
providing communication between the information handling system and the positioning system via the communication link;
determining a first geographic position for the machine via the communication link when the input attribute is collected;
providing communication between the information handling system and the central system via the data transfer mechanism;
providing the input attribute and the first geographic position to the central system via the data transfer mechanism, the central system associating the input attribute with a zone including the first geographic position, the zone comprised of a plurality of geographic positions in the tillable area;
determining a second geographic position via the communication link while harvesting the crop from the tillable area;
requesting the zone and the associated input attribute from the central system via the data transfer mechanism;
comparing the second geographic position with the zone; and
providing the stored input attribute to the operator of the machine when the second geographic position is in the zone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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