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System and methods for real time linkage between harvest environment and marketplace

  • US 6,327,569 B1
  • Filed: 10/15/1998
  • Issued: 12/04/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for directly linking a harvest environment with a marketplace, the steps comprising:

  • harvesting a crop from an agricultural field in said harvest environment;

    electromechanically evaluating at least one property of said crop contemporaneously and continuously with the harvesting thereof;

    utilizing a computer and wireless link to real time process the properties of the crops as they are harvested to provide a real-time understanding of the combined properties of all the crops in the agricultural field, and to evaluate in real-time, while on the move and during the harvest, the value of the crop and to separate the properties of said crops;

    utilizing a computer and wireless link to automatically contact, without human intervention and during the harvesting of the crop, one or more potential markets through the wireless link; and

    transacting, automatically and in real-time, with said crop in at least one of the said markets, where said transaction occurs by a direct wireless communication between said computer and said market, said transacting occurring based upon said value and said property of said crops.

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