METHOD OF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MANAGING ONE OR MORE AGRICULTURAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of managing an agricultural device, comprising:
- connecting the agricultural device to a network;
collecting operational data relating to the agricultural device;
granting an access right in respect of the collected operational data to a second agricultural device connected to the network;
receiving operational data from the second agricultural device in response to the access right; and
managing the agricultural device on the basis of the collected operational data of the agricultural device and the operation data from the second agricultural device, further comprising;
defining a benchmark for the agricultural device from operational data of at least the second agricultural device;
comparing the operational data of the agricultural device with the benchmark;
defining a setting of the agricultural device based on the collected operational data of the agricultural device and the operational data of the second agricultural device; and
transmitting via the network the defined setting to the at least one of the agricultural device and the second agricultural device.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing an agricultural device, including connecting the agricultural device to a network, collecting operational data relating to the agricultural device, granting an access right in respect of the collected operational data to an entity connected to the network, receiving data from the entity in response to the access right, and managing the agricultural device on the basis of the collected operational data and the data from the entity. The method may be implemented for managing multiple agricultural devices, and may be implemented in a computer readable medium. In one embodiment, the operational data relates to clinical mastitis detection.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of managing an agricultural device, comprising:
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connecting the agricultural device to a network; collecting operational data relating to the agricultural device; granting an access right in respect of the collected operational data to a second agricultural device connected to the network; receiving operational data from the second agricultural device in response to the access right; and managing the agricultural device on the basis of the collected operational data of the agricultural device and the operation data from the second agricultural device, further comprising; defining a benchmark for the agricultural device from operational data of at least the second agricultural device; comparing the operational data of the agricultural device with the benchmark; defining a setting of the agricultural device based on the collected operational data of the agricultural device and the operational data of the second agricultural device; and transmitting via the network the defined setting to the at least one of the agricultural device and the second agricultural device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of managing a milking device, comprising:
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connecting the milking device to a network; collecting preliminary mastitis detection operational data from obtained milk, wherein if the milk has a mastitis detection parameter less than or equal to a threshold value then no further operational data is collected; collecting primary mastitis detection operational data; granting an access right in respect of the collected primary operational data to a second milking device connected to the network; receiving primary operational data from the second milking device in response to the access right; and managing the milking device on the basis of the collected primary operational data of the milking device and the primary operation data from the second milking device, further comprising; defining a benchmark for detection of mastitis for the milking device from primary operational data of at least the second milking device; comparing the primary operational data of the milking device with the benchmark; defining a setting of the milking device based on the collected operational data of the milking device and the operational data of the second milking device; and transmitting via the network the defined setting to the at least one of the milking device and the second milking device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of managing a milking device, comprising:
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connecting the milking device to a network; collecting preliminary mastitis detection operational data from obtained milk, wherein if the milk has a mastitis detection parameter less than or equal to a threshold value then no further operational data is collected; collecting primary mastitis detection operational data comprising at least one of;
electrical conductivity, color of milk of a plurality of samples during operation of the milking device, dead milk time and milk yield proportion per quarter for milk that has an electrical conductivity of the threshold value based on the preliminary detection;granting an access right in respect of the collected primary operational data to a second milking device connected to the network; receiving primary operational data from the second milking device in response to the access right; and managing the milking device on the basis of the collected primary operational data of the milking device and the primary operation data from the second milking device, further comprising; defining a benchmark for detection of mastitis for the milking device from primary operational data of at least the second milking device; comparing the primary operational data of the milking device with the benchmark; defining a setting of the milking device based on the collected operational data of the milking device and the operational data of the second milking device; comparing the defined setting to a current setting, if the defined setting differs from a previous setting by more than a threshold value, then the defined setting is sent to a controller for approval; if the defined setting falls below the threshold or are approved by the controller, transmitting via the network the defined setting to at least one of the milking device and the second milking device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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