Vineyard Information Collection and Management System
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1. A vineyard information collection and management system comprising:
- a central computing system for storing, processing, and analyzing real-time information about one or more vineyards;
a first remote computing system located at a data source;
a second remote computing system located at a remote user;
a network interconnecting the central computing system with the first and second remote computing systems;
a plurality of forms transmitted over the network to the first remote computing system for allowing the data source to enter the real-time information about the one or more vineyards, the real-time information transmitted to the central computing system; and
a plurality of reports produced by the central computing system and transmitted over the network to the second remote computing system, the reports summarizing the real-time information and including analyses of the real-time information to allow the remote user to make purchasing, operations, and management decisions about the one or more vineyards.
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Abstract
A vineyard information collection and management system is provided. The system allows a variety of information at one or more vineyards to be collected in real time, processed at a central server, and provided to users over the Internet using customizable, easy-to-use forms and pages accessible using a conventional web browser. The system includes planning, analysis, and management tools that assist in making purchasing, operations, and management decisions at one or more vineyards The invention includes a plurality of software modules that provide useful, real-time information about vineyards.
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1. A vineyard information collection and management system comprising:
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a central computing system for storing, processing, and analyzing real-time information about one or more vineyards; a first remote computing system located at a data source; a second remote computing system located at a remote user; a network interconnecting the central computing system with the first and second remote computing systems; a plurality of forms transmitted over the network to the first remote computing system for allowing the data source to enter the real-time information about the one or more vineyards, the real-time information transmitted to the central computing system; and a plurality of reports produced by the central computing system and transmitted over the network to the second remote computing system, the reports summarizing the real-time information and including analyses of the real-time information to allow the remote user to make purchasing, operations, and management decisions about the one or more vineyards. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for managing information about one or more vineyards comprising:
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providing a central computing system for storing, processing, and analyzing real-time information about one or more vineyards; providing a first remote computing system located at a data source; providing a second remote computing system located at a remote user; interconnecting the central computing system and the first and second remote computing systems with a network; transmitting at least one form over the network to the first remote computing system; allowing the data source to enter information about a vineyard using the at least one form; storing, processing, and analyzing the information at the central computing system; and producing a report summarizing and analyzing the information to assist in making purchasing, operations, and management decisions about the vineyard, the report accessible by the user at the second remote computing system. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method for allowing a winery to acquire and manage information at a vineyard comprising:
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providing a central computer system for storing, processing, and analyzing real-time information about one or more vineyards; providing a data source with a portable computer system; allowing the data source to travel to the one or more vineyards; allowing the data source to enter real-time information into one or more forms on the portable computer system about the one or more vineyards; transmitting the information to the central computing system; storing and processing the information at the central computing system; providing one or more wineries with one or more reports containing real-time information about the one or more vineyards; and allowing the one or more wineries to make purchasing decisions about the one or more vineyards using the real-time information in the one or more reports. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. A pesticide information collection and management system for a vineyard comprising:
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a central computing system for storing and processing pesticide information about a vineyard; a pesticide work order generated at the central computing system, the pesticide work order containing recommendations for applying one or more pesticides at the vineyard; means for updating the pesticide work order with information about pesticide usage after pesticides have been applied at the vineyard in accordance with the pesticide work order; and means for generating a pesticide use report for the vineyard based on the pesticide work order. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91)
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