Method for tracking hand-harvested field crops
First Claim
1. A method for tracking hand-harvested field crops, comprising:
- outfitting each worker that is working in a field with a corresponding first wireless communication device, each said corresponding first wireless communication device uniquely identifying a particular worker of a plurality of workers working in said field;
associating with each produce crate that is actively used in said field a corresponding second wireless communication device, each said corresponding second wireless communication device identifying at least one produce crate of a plurality of produce crates being used in said field;
generating localization data to define each field region contributing to a filling of a particular produce crate with produce; and
generating tracking information for tracking a crop flow from said particular worker to said particular produce crate using information provided by said corresponding first wireless communication device, said corresponding second wireless communication device, and said localization data.
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Abstract
A method for tracking hand-harvested field crops includes outfitting each worker that is working in the field with a corresponding first wireless communication device; associating with each produce crate that is actively used in the field a corresponding second wireless communication device; generating localization data to define each field region contributing to a filling of a particular produce crate with produce; and generating tracking information for tracking a crop flow from a particular worker to the particular produce crate using information provided by the corresponding first wireless communication device, the corresponding second wireless communication device, and the localization data.
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1. A method for tracking hand-harvested field crops, comprising:
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outfitting each worker that is working in a field with a corresponding first wireless communication device, each said corresponding first wireless communication device uniquely identifying a particular worker of a plurality of workers working in said field;
associating with each produce crate that is actively used in said field a corresponding second wireless communication device, each said corresponding second wireless communication device identifying at least one produce crate of a plurality of produce crates being used in said field;
generating localization data to define each field region contributing to a filling of a particular produce crate with produce; and
generating tracking information for tracking a crop flow from said particular worker to said particular produce crate using information provided by said corresponding first wireless communication device, said corresponding second wireless communication device, and said localization data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for tracking hand-harvested field crops, comprising:
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outfitting each worker that is working in said field with a corresponding first wireless communication device;
associating with each produce crate that is actively used in said field a corresponding second wireless communication device;
generating localization data to define each field region contributing to a filling of a particular produce crate with produce;
generating tracking information for tracking a crop flow from a particular worker to said particular produce crate using information provided by said corresponding first wireless communication device, said corresponding second wireless communication device, and said localization data; and
forwarding said tracking information to a central processing station. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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