System for treating at least one plant including a treatment apparatus and an electronic tag interrogator
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1. A method for tracking treatments for at least one plant, comprising:
- interrogating an electronic tag associated with at least one plant; and
applying a treatment to the at least one plant.
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Abstract
A system for tracking treatments for at least one plant includes an electronic tag associated with the at least one plant, an electronic tag interrogator configured to interrogate the electronic tag, and a treatment apparatus for applying treatments to the at least one plant.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for tracking treatments for at least one plant, comprising:
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interrogating an electronic tag associated with at least one plant; and applying a treatment to the at least one plant. - 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)
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27. A system for applying a treatment to at least one plant, comprising:
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a treatment apparatus configured for applying a treatment to at least one plant; and at least a portion of an electronic tag interrogator operatively coupled to the treatment apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for determining the need for the application of at least one treatment to at least one plant, comprising:
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a treatment apparatus configured to apply at least one treatment to at least one plant; and an electronic tag interrogator operatively coupled to the treatment apparatus and configured to read a value from at least one electronic tag associated with the at least one plant, the value corresponding to the receipt of previously-applied treatments. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A system for automatically applying at least one treatment to at least one plant, comprising:
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a treatment apparatus configured to apply at least one treatment to at least one plant; an electronic tag interrogator configured to interrogate at least one electronic tag associated with the at least one plant; and a controller operatively coupled to the interrogator and the treatment apparatus and configured to actuate the treatment apparatus responsive to a data value received through the electronic tag interrogator.
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45. A system for selectively applying at least one treatment to at least one plant, comprising:
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an electronic tag interrogator operable to interrogate at least one electronic tag associated with at least one plant and receive a value corresponding to a treatment; a user interface operatively coupled to the interrogator and operable to provide an indication corresponding to the value; and a treatment apparatus operatively coupled to the electronic tag interrogator and configured to selectively apply the at least one treatment responsive to a user actuation. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A system operable to inform a user of a need for plant care, comprising:
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an electronic tag interrogator configured to interrogate an electronic tag associated with at least one plant and receive a value corresponding to a treatment; and a controller configured to initiate communication with a user when the value corresponds to a need for treatment. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for tracking treatments for at least one plant, comprising:
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applying a treatment to at least one plant; and writing data corresponding to the application of the treatment to an electronic tag associated with the at least one plant. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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