GRAPHICAL YIELD MONITOR STATIC (PREVIOUS) DATA DISPLAY ON IN-CAB DISPLAY

• US 20170112061A1
• Filed: 10/27/2015
• Published: 04/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC (CNH Industrial N.V.)
• Original Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC (CNH Industrial N.V.)
• Inventors: Meyer, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/923,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20170112061A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 41/06 Combines with headers
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 41/127 Control or measuring arrangements specially adapted for combines
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 41/1272 for measuring grain flow
• CPC Class Codes: A01F 12/444 Fanning means
• CPC Class Codes: A01F 12/446 Sieving means
• CPC Class Codes: A01F 12/46 Mechanical grain conveyors
• CPC Class Codes: A01F 12/60 Grain tanks for combines A01D41/1208
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

A yield monitoring system is provided for an agricultural harvester. The yield monitoring system has an in-cab display and at least one configurable user defined window operable to display at least two previously collected parameters simultaneously and comparatively in graphical format. The at least two previously collected parameters include previously collected data from at least one yield monitoring sensor or vehicle sensor. The in-cab display may have a menu allowing the choice of paired data sources to be viewed simultaneously and comparatively. Data sources may include quantity of crop yielded, moisture content of crop yielded, rate of flow of crop through the agricultural harvester, protein content of crop yielded, ground speed, speed of operation of the grain elevator, and height of the header above the ground.

Claims

1. A yield monitoring system for an agricultural harvester, comprising:

an in-cab display; and

at least one configurable user defined window operable to display at least two previously collected parameters simultaneously and comparatively in graphical format, said at least two previously collected parameters including previously collected data from at least one yield monitoring sensor or vehicle sensor.

2. The yield monitoring system of claim 1, wherein:

said previously collected data includes at least one of;

quantity of crop yielded;

moisture content of crop yielded;

rate of flow of crop through the agricultural harvester;

protein content of crop yielded;

ground speed;

speed of operation of a grain elevator; and

height of a header above the ground.

3. The yield monitoring system of claim 1, wherein:

said at least two previously collected parameters being further correlated by at least one source indicia, said at least one source indicia being displayed by said at least one configurable user defined window.

4. The yield monitoring system of claim 3, wherein:

said at least one source indicia includes at least one of;

a field from which said previously collected data was collected;

an area within said field from which said previously collected data was collected;

a time and date said previously collected data was collected;

a global positioning system location where said previously collected data was collected; and

a variety of crop harvested when said previously collected data was collected.

5. The yield monitoring system of claim 1, wherein:

said at least one configurable user defined window being operable to be placed or overlaid over at least one of a map display area, a configurable screen area, and a graphical operator interface area of said in-cab display.

6. The yield monitoring system of claim 5, wherein:

said map display area, configurable screen area, and graphical operator interface area of said in-cab display remaining visible in ghost outline where overlaid by said user defined window.

7. The yield monitoring system of claim 1, wherein:

said at least one configurable user defined window further having a menu, said menu allowing the choice of paired previously collected data sources to be viewed simultaneously and comparatively in graphical format and in real time, including at least one of;

crop moisture content by percentage and crop yield in bushels per acre;

crop moisture content by percentage and crop rate of flow;

header height and crop yield in bushels per acre;

header height and crop rate of flow;

vehicle speed and crop yield in bushels per acre;

vehicle speed and crop rate of flow;

grain elevator speed and crop yield in bushels per acre; and

grain elevator speed and crop rate of flow.

8. The yield monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising:

an external connected module wirelessly connected with said yield monitoring system, said external connected module being operable to store or compile said previously collected data from said at least one yield monitoring sensor or vehicle sensor, and to provide said previously collected data to said in-cab display for use in said display of said at least two previously collected parameters simultaneously and comparatively in graphical format.

9. The yield monitoring system of claim 1, wherein:

said yield monitoring system further allowing the use of a widget as said configurable user defined window.

10. An in-cab display of a yield monitoring system for an agricultural harvester, comprising:

at least one configurable user defined window operable to display at least two previously collected parameters simultaneously and comparatively in graphical format, said at least two previously collected parameters including previously collected data from at least one yield monitoring sensor or vehicle sensor.

11. The in-cab display of claim 10, wherein:

said previously collected data includes at least one of;

quantity of crop yielded;

moisture content of crop yielded;

rate of flow of crop through the agricultural harvester;

protein content of crop yielded;

ground speed;

speed of operation of a grain elevator; and

height of a header above the ground.

12. The in-cab display of claim 10, wherein:

said at least two previously collected parameters being further correlated by at least one source indicia, said at least one source indicia being displayed by said at least one configurable user defined window.

13. The in-cab display of claim 12, wherein:

said at least one source indicia includes at least one of;

a field from which said previously collected data was collected;

an area within said field from which said previously collected data was collected;

a time and date said previously collected data was collected;

a global positioning system location where said previously collected data was collected; and

a variety of crop harvested when said previously collected data was collected.

14. The in-cab display of claim 10, wherein:

said at least one configurable user defined window being operable to be placed or overlaid over at least one of a map display area, a configurable screen area, and a graphical operator interface area of said in-cab display.

15. The in-cab display of claim 10, wherein:

said at least one configurable user defined window further having a menu, said menu allowing the choice of paired previously collected data sources to be viewed simultaneously and comparatively in graphical format and in real time, including at least one of;

crop moisture content by percentage and crop yield in bushels per acre;

crop moisture content by percentage and crop rate of flow;

header height and crop yield in bushels per acre;

header height and crop rate of flow;

vehicle speed and crop yield in bushels per acre;

vehicle speed and crop rate of flow;

grain elevator speed and crop yield in bushels per acre; and

grain elevator speed and crop rate of flow.

16. The in-cab display of claim 10, wherein:

said yield monitoring system further allowing the use of a widget as said configurable user defined window.

17. A method of monitoring yield of an agricultural harvester, comprising the steps of:

providing an in-cab display; and

viewing at least two previously collected parameters simultaneously and comparatively in graphical format using at least one configurable user defined window, said at least two previously collected parameters including previously collected data from at least one yield monitoring sensor or vehicle sensor.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the additional steps of:

correlating said at least two previously collected parameters using at least one source indicia; and

displaying said at least one source indicia within said at least one configurable user defined window.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising the additional steps of:

providing a menu within said at least one configurable user defined window;

allowing the choice of paired previously collected data sources to be viewed simultaneously and comparatively in graphical format using said menu, said previously collected paired data sources including at least one of;

crop moisture content by percentage and crop yield in bushels per acre;

crop moisture content by percentage and crop rate of flow;

header height and crop yield in bushels per acre;

header height and crop rate of flow;

vehicle speed and crop yield in bushels per acre;

vehicle speed and crop rate of flow;

grain elevator speed and crop yield in bushels per acre; and

grain elevator speed and crop rate of flow.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising the additional step of:

allowing the use of a widget as said configurable user defined window.