Method and device for remotely controlling ignition of agricultural machine

1 . A method of operating an electronic device, which is coupled to an agricultural machine and includes a starting control module configured to control an ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned on or off, a monitoring module configured to monitor a state of each part of the agricultural machine, a transceiver, a memory, and a processor, the method comprising:

receiving an update request message including a plurality of new startup conditions and a plurality of new shutdown conditions from a server; and

updating the plurality of startup conditions and the plurality of shutdown conditions based on the update request message;

receiving a startup request message for the agricultural machine from the server;

monitoring whether the plurality of updated startup conditions for each part of the agricultural machine are satisfied;

controlling an ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned on when all the plurality of updated startup conditions are satisfied;

transmitting a startup completion message to the server;

monitoring whether at least one of a plurality of updated shutdown conditions for each part of the agricultural machine is satisfied;

controlling the ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned off when the at least one of the plurality of updated shutdown conditions is satisfied; and

transmitting a shutdown notification message to the server,

wherein the plurality of updated shutdown conditions include:

a first condition in which revolutions per minute (RPM) of an engine of the agricultural machine do not exceed a predetermined RPM within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on;

a second condition in which a temperature of the engine does not exceed a predetermined temperature within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on; and

a third condition in which a person is not seated in a driver's seat within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the controlling of the ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned on when all the plurality of startup conditions are satisfied includes:

transmitting a monitoring message including a monitoring result for each part of the agricultural machine to the server;

receiving, from the server, a monitoring response message indicating that all the plurality of startup conditions are satisfied based on the monitoring result; and

controlling the ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned on in response to the monitoring response message.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of startup conditions include a condition in which a power take-off (PTO) is turned off.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, when the at least one of the plurality of shutdown conditions is satisfied, the controlling of the ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned off includes:

transmitting a monitoring message including a monitoring result for each part of the agricultural machine to the server after the ignition of the agricultural machine has been controlled to be turned on;

receiving, from the server, a monitoring response message indicating that the at least one of the plurality of shutdown conditions is satisfied based on the monitoring result; and

controlling the ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned off in response to the monitoring response message.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of shutdown conditions include a fourth condition in which a bonnet of the agricultural machine is opened in a state in which a person is not seated in a driver's seat after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on.

6 . An electronic device coupled to an agricultural machine, the electronic device comprising:

a starting control module configured to control an ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned on or off;

a monitoring module configured to monitor a state of each part in the agricultural machine;

a transceiver;

a memory; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive an update request message including a plurality of new startup conditions and a plurality of new shutdown conditions from a server;

update a plurality of startup conditions and a plurality of shutdown conditions stored in the memory based on the update request message;

receive a startup request message for the agricultural machine from the server;

monitor whether a plurality of updated startup conditions for each part of the agricultural machine are satisfied;

control the ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned on when all the plurality of updated startup conditions are satisfied;

transmit an ignition completion message to the server;

monitor whether at least one of a plurality of updated shutdown conditions for each part of the agricultural machine is satisfied;

control the ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned off when at least one of the plurality of updated shutdown conditions is satisfied; and

transmit a shutdown notification message to the server,

wherein the plurality of updated shutdown conditions include:

a first condition in which revolutions per minute (RPM) of an engine of the agricultural machine do not exceed a predetermined RPM within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on;

a second condition in which a temperature of the engine does not exceed a predetermined temperature within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on; and

a third condition in which a person is not seated in a driver's seat within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer program recorded thereon, the computer program being executed to perform a method comprising:

receiving an update request message including a plurality of new startup conditions and a plurality of new shutdown conditions from a server;

updating a plurality of startup conditions and a plurality of shutdown conditions based on the update request message;

receiving a startup request message for an agricultural machine from the server;

monitoring whether the plurality of updated startup conditions for each part of the agricultural machine are satisfied;

controlling an ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned on when all the plurality of updated startup conditions are satisfied;

transmitting an ignition completion message to the server;

monitoring whether at least one of a plurality of updated shutdown conditions for each part of the agricultural machine is satisfied;

controlling the ignition of the agricultural machine to be turned off when the at least one of the plurality of updated shutdown conditions is satisfied; and

transmitting a shutdown notification message to the server,

wherein the plurality of updated shutdown conditions include:

a condition in which revolutions per minute (RPM) of an engine of the agricultural machine do not exceed a predetermined RPM within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on;

a condition in which a temperature of the engine does not exceed a predetermined temperature within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on; and

a condition in which a person is not seated in a driver's seat within a predetermined time period after the ignition has been controlled to be turned on.