IP Library Granted Patent US 12,035,649
Granted Patent B2
US 12,035,649 · App. 17/411,602 · Granted Jul 16, 2024

Agricultural vehicle with transferable settings and system for determining suggested settings from transferred settings

Inventor: Ivan Antich (Willowbrook, IL)
Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
A01B71/02B60W50/0098B60W50/085H04L67/306B60W2050/0088B60W2300/15B60W2556/65
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Patent No.
US 12,035,649
App. No.
17/411,602
Granted
Jul 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agricultural vehicle includes: a chassis; at least one adjustable agricultural tool carried by the chassis and configured to function according to at least one operating parameter; and a controller operably coupled to the at least one adjustable agricultural tool. The controller is configured to: generate a user profile that includes at least one operating parameter setting corresponding to the at least one operating parameter; output the user profile to an external device; receive a modified user profile that includes at least one suggested parameter setting corresponding to at least one suggested operating parameter for at the least one adjustable agricultural tool; and cause adjustment of the at least one adjustable agricultural tool so the at least one adjustable agricultural tool functions according to the at least one suggested operating parameter.

Claims (40)

1. An agricultural vehicle, comprising:

a chassis;

at least one adjustable agricultural tool carried by the chassis and configured to function according to at least one operating parameter; and

a controller operably coupled to the at least one adjustable agricultural tool, the controller being configured to:

generate a user profile that comprises at least one operating parameter setting corresponding to the at least one operating parameter;

output the user profile to an external device;

receive a modified user profile that comprises at least one suggested parameter setting corresponding to at least one suggested operating parameter for the at least one adjustable agricultural tool; and

cause adjustment of the at least one adjustable agricultural tool so the at least one adjustable agricultural tool functions according to the at least one suggested operating parameter.

2. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured so the generated user profile further comprises at least one user preference setting corresponding to at least one user preference.

3. The agricultural vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the at least one user preference setting corresponds to at least one of a heating ventilation and air conditioning setting, a user interface setting, an entertainment setting, a lighting setting, or a safety setting.

4. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to compare at least one setting type of the received modified user profile to a plurality of possible agricultural vehicle setting types to identify at least one common setting type, identify a setting associated with the at least one common setting type, and cause the agricultural vehicle to be adjusted to the associated setting of the at least one common setting type.

5. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the external device is at least one of another agricultural vehicle, an external hard drive, or an external network device.

6. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive a modified user profile that comprises a plurality of parameter settings corresponding to a plurality of operating parameters for the at least one adjustable agricultural tool.

7. The agricultural vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of parameter settings correspond to a plurality of operating parameters for a plurality of adjustable agricultural tools.

8. An agricultural vehicle system, comprising:

a plurality of agricultural vehicles, each of the agricultural vehicles comprising:

a chassis;

at least one adjustable agricultural tool carried by the chassis and configured to function according to at least one operating parameter; and

a vehicle controller operably coupled to the at least one adjustable agricultural tool, the vehicle controller being configured to:

generate a user profile that comprises at least one operating parameter setting corresponding to the at least one operating parameter;

output the user profile to an external device;

receive a modified user profile that comprises at least one suggested parameter setting corresponding to at least one suggested operating parameter for the at least one adjustable agricultural tool; and

cause adjustment of the at least one adjustable agricultural tool so the at least one adjustable agricultural tool functions according to the at least one suggested operating parameter; and

a system controller configured to:

receive the user profile from each of the plurality of agricultural vehicles;

define the at least one suggested operating parameter setting by comparing the at least one operating parameter setting of each user profile to a result, determining which one of the parameter settings is correlated to a greatest result from the comparing, and defining the correlated parameter setting as the at least one suggested operating parameter setting; and

output the at least one suggested parameter setting.

9. The agricultural vehicle system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of agricultural vehicles are identical to one another.

10. The agricultural vehicle system of claim 8 , wherein the result comprises at least one of fuel efficiency, crop material yield, task completion time, cost, and profit.

11. The agricultural vehicle system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured so the generated user profile further comprises at least one user preference setting corresponding to at least one user preference.

12. The agricultural vehicle system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one user preference setting corresponds to at least one of a heating ventilation and air conditioning setting, a user interface setting, an entertainment setting, a lighting setting, or a safety setting.

13. The agricultural vehicle system of claim 8 , wherein the system controller is part of an external network.

14. The agricultural vehicle system of claim 8 , wherein the vehicle controller of each of the agricultural vehicles is configured to compare at least one setting type of the received modified user profile to a plurality of possible agricultural vehicle setting types to identify at least one common setting type, identify a setting associated with the at least one common setting type, and cause the respective agricultural vehicle to be adjusted to the associated setting of the at least one common setting type.

15. The agricultural vehicle system of claim 8 , wherein the vehicle controller of at least one of the agricultural vehicles is configured to receive a modified user profile that comprises a plurality of parameter settings corresponding to a plurality of operating parameters for the at least one adjustable agricultural tool.

16. The agricultural vehicle system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of parameter settings corresponds to a plurality of operating parameters for a plurality of adjustable agricultural tools.

17. A method of adjusting operation of vehicles, the method comprising:

receiving a user profile from a plurality of agricultural vehicles, each of the user profiles comprising at least one operating parameter setting corresponding to at least one operating parameter of at least one adjustable agricultural tool of each agricultural vehicle;

defining at least one suggested operating parameter setting by comparing the at least one operating parameter setting of each user profile to a result, determining which one of the parameter settings is correlated to a greatest result from the comparing, and defining the correlated parameter setting as the at least one suggested operating parameter setting;

outputting the at least one suggested parameter setting to at least one of the agricultural vehicles; and

adjusting the at least one adjustable agricultural tool of the at least one of the agricultural vehicles so the at least one adjustable agricultural tool of the at least one of the agricultural vehicles functions according to the output at least one suggested operating parameter.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2024
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
To: BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
Reel/Frame 069385/0726 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2021
From: ANTICH, IVAN
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 057286/0376 →
Continuity (1)
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