Calendar based graphical user interface for manipulation of spatial operations and information

• US 20060026499A1
• Filed: 07/28/2005
• Published: 02/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ag Leader Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Ag Leader Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Weddle, Corey
• Application Number:
  US11/191,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20060026499A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/213
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A computerized graphical user interface is provided for temporal manipulation of spatial operations and information. The interface comprising a general-purpose computer adapted for execution of instructions, wherein the instructions include a graphical user interface, and data for use by the general-purpose computer and adapted to be acted upon by the executable instructions, wherein the data comprises a representation of spatial operations and information. The interface displays with the graphical user interface a plurality of temporal cells, associates the spatial data with the temporal cells for display on the graphical user interface, and manipulates the spatial data through the temporal cells.

Claims

1. A computerized graphical user interface for temporal manipulation of spatial operations and information, said interface comprising:

providing a general-purpose computer adapted for execution of instructions, wherein said instructions include a graphical user interface;

providing data for use by said general-purpose computer and adapted to be acted upon by said executable instructions, wherein said data comprises a representation of spatial operations and information;

displaying with said graphical user interface a plurality of temporal cells;

associating said spatial data with said temporal cells for display on said graphical user interface; and

manipulating said spatial data through said temporal cells.

2. The interface in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying spatially with said graphical user interface said spatial data associated with said temporal cells.

3. The interface in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying with said graphical user interface said operations and information as represented by said data associated with said temporal cells.

4. The interface in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the step of grouping said spatial data wherein said groups include one or more events associated with said operations and information.

5. The interface in accordance with claim 4 wherein said groups span a plurality of temporal cells.

6. The interface in accordance with claim 1 wherein said operations and information are agricultural events.

7. The interface in accordance with claim 1 wherein said temporal cells are units of a Gregorian calendar.

8. The interface in accordance with claim 1 wherein said spatial data is a representation of one or more units of agricultural land.

9. The interface in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the step of associating associated events with said temporal cells, and displaying said associated events with said graphical user interface.

10. The interface in accordance with claim 9 wherein said associated events are linked to said spatial data.

11. The interface in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the step of associating management and property items with said spatial data and said temporal cells.

12. The interface in accordance with claim 11 further comprising the step of grouping said spatial data wherein said groups include one or more events associated with said operations and information, and are hierarchically associated with said management and property items.

13. The interface in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the step of creating a job comprised of one or more tasks, wherein said task comprise spatial operations or information planned to take place.

14. The interface in accordance with claim 13 wherein said task further comprises operational pairs comprised of planned and actual operations or information linked to datasets that define a spatial scope of said operational pairs.

15. The interface in accordance with claim 1 providing a plurality of computing devices adapted for execution of instructions, wherein said instructions include a graphical user interface, and for manipulation of said spatial data through said temporal cells.

16. The interface in accordance with claim 15 comprising the step of synchronizing said plurality of computing devices through data import and export operations.