TANK MIXING ORDER TOOL
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1. A method of providing, at a computing device, a tank mixing order for chemicals comprising:
- storing a mixing sequence in one or more computer readable memories, the mixing sequence identifying a mixing sequence by formulation type for a plurality of chemicals that are applied via water or liquid fertilizer solutions;
storing a product table identifying a plurality of brand name or generic chemicals by respective formulation type in the one or more computer readable memories;
receiving, via a user interface of the computing device, a request for a mixing sequence of chemicals;
displaying at least a portion of the product table at a user interface of the computing device;
receiving, via the user interface of the computing device, a selection of two or more chemicals from the product table;
matching the two or more chemicals to its respective formulation type;
ordering the two or more chemicals into a tank mixing order determined by its respective formulation type in the mixing sequence; and
displaying the tank mixing order of the one or more chemicals to the user interface of the computing device.
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Abstract
A tool for optimizing a mixing order among various water soluble agricultural chemicals uses a table of mixing sequence by formulation type and another table of formulation type by the brand name or generic name of a number of chemicals from various manufacturers. The tool matches selected chemicals to their formulation type and orders the selected chemicals in a sequence according to the table of mixing sequence. Additional features include retrieval of label data, bar code recognition of chemicals and storing application data using GPS information and downloaded weather data for a day of chemical application.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing, at a computing device, a tank mixing order for chemicals comprising:
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storing a mixing sequence in one or more computer readable memories, the mixing sequence identifying a mixing sequence by formulation type for a plurality of chemicals that are applied via water or liquid fertilizer solutions; storing a product table identifying a plurality of brand name or generic chemicals by respective formulation type in the one or more computer readable memories; receiving, via a user interface of the computing device, a request for a mixing sequence of chemicals; displaying at least a portion of the product table at a user interface of the computing device; receiving, via the user interface of the computing device, a selection of two or more chemicals from the product table; matching the two or more chemicals to its respective formulation type; ordering the two or more chemicals into a tank mixing order determined by its respective formulation type in the mixing sequence; and displaying the tank mixing order of the one or more chemicals to the user interface of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer for providing recording a spray application session for a plurality of chemicals applied via a water or liquid fertilizer soluble spray, the system comprising:
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a processor; a user interface comprising a display and an input device coupled to the processor; a port coupled to the processor for communication of data via a network; and a memory coupled to the processor storing executable code that when executed on the processor cause the computer to; store a mixing sequence in one or more computer readable memories, the mixing sequence identifying a mixing sequence by formulation type for a plurality of chemicals that are applied via a water or liquid fertilizer soluble spray; store a product table identifying a plurality of brand name or generic chemicals by respective formulation type in the one or more computer readable memories; receive, via a user interface of the computing device, a request for a mixing sequence of chemicals; display at least a portion of the product table at a user interface of the computing device; receive, via the user interface of the computing device, a selection of two or more chemicals from the product table; match the two or more chemicals to its respective formulation type; order the two or more chemicals into a tank mixing order determined by its respective formulation type in the mixing sequence; display the tank mixing order of the one or more chemicals to the user interface of the computing device; identify a geographic location of the computing device; identify a current weather at the geographic location of the computing device; capture chemical application data; store a spray log comprising a user identifier, the geographic location, the current weather, and the chemical application data for use in chemical application compliance logging. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of serving a tank mix application and spray reporting function at a computer server via a network to a client device, the method comprising:
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identifying a formulation type for chemicals; creating a product table identifying a plurality of brand name or generic chemicals by respective formulation type; storing the product table identifying a plurality of brand name or generic chemicals by respective formulation type in one or more computer readable memories accessible by the computer server; creating a mixing sequence according to formulation type; storing the mixing sequence in the bone or more computer readable memories accessible by the computer server; receiving, via the network from the client device, a request for a mixing sequence of chemicals; sending the product table to the client device; receiving, via the network from the client device, a selection of two or more chemicals from the product table; matching the two or more chemicals to its respective formulation type; ordering the two or more chemicals into a tank mixing order determined by its respective formulation type in the mixing sequence; sending the tank mixing order of the one or more chemicals to the client device via the network; receiving a geographic location, weather at the time of chemical application, and chemical application data from the client device; and storing a user identifier, the geographic location, the weather, and the chemical application data for use in chemical application compliance reporting. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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