Fleet Management Revenue Assurance
First Claim
1. A system for automatic agricultural inventory reporting, comprising:
- an apparatus data unit (ADU) configured to capture and transmit agricultural data associated with an agricultural apparatus; and
a central inventory system (CIS) configured to receive said agricultural data and use said agricultural data to determine a business state for a field.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for automatic inventorying and reporting of field operations are presented. The invention provides a method for automatically reporting the completion of a field harvest or product application. An apparatus data unit can transmit apparatus location and state data to a central inventory system (CIS), preferably embodied as a central server. The CIS can convert the apparatus data to agricultural elements that can be mapped to a business state for a particular field. The CIS can provide a report of the field business state to an administrative service for scheduling or billing purposes. The invention provides a layer of abstraction so that a report recipient need not have familiarity with agricultural terms in order to perform administrative tasks related to field and fleet management. The invention enables resource management and billing services to be performed in a timely, efficient and accurate manner.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for automatic agricultural inventory reporting, comprising:
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an apparatus data unit (ADU) configured to capture and transmit agricultural data associated with an agricultural apparatus; and a central inventory system (CIS) configured to receive said agricultural data and use said agricultural data to determine a business state for a field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for automatic inventory reporting, comprising:
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receiving agricultural data associated with an agricultural apparatus; determining a business state for a field using said agricultural apparatus data; and generating a report of said business state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A central inventory system (CIS), comprising:
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a field identification module (FIM) configured to determine whether an agricultural apparatus is located within a field; and a Data Mapping Module (DMM) configured to use agricultural apparatus data to determine the business status of the field. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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