Granted Patent B2

US 12,271,840 · App. 18/615,502 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Inventors: Jason G. Tatge (Leawood, KS); Heath Garrett Gerlock (Leawood, KS); Randall Thomas Nuss (Leawood, KS)

Assignee: AGI Suretrack LLC

G06Q10/0631G06F13/4027G06F13/4282G06Q10/06H04L67/12H04L67/52H04W4/025H04W4/029H04W4/40G06Q50/02H04L2012/40215

Abstract

Claims (47)

1. A computer-implemented method for generating an electronic farming record in an agricultural management system, the method comprising:

storing for each Farming Operation Land Segment (FOLS) of a plurality of FOLS, descriptive information associated with the FOLS, wherein a FOLS corresponds to one or more contiguous or non-contiguous parcels of land where a farming operation takes place;

collecting farming operation data generated by a farming vehicle or a farming implement during a farming operation, wherein the farming operation data is collected by the relay device coupled to a message bus of the farming vehicle or the farming implement while the farming operation data is generated;

receiving, from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, location data during the farming operation;

determining operating events that occur during the farming operation based on operating parameters extracted from the farming operation data, and based further on the location data;

identifying a travel path of the farming vehicle or the farming implement based on the operating events and the location data;

determining that the travel path is within one or more FOLS of the plurality of FOLS; and

recording the farming operation data, the travel path, and the descriptive information associated with the one or more FOLS in an electronic farm record.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic farm record is employable by the agricultural management system to manage farming operations, optimize resource usage, or improve yield analysis.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relay device is associated with a user account and the plurality of FOLS is stored in association with the user account.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operating parameters are extracted from the farming operation data based on a communication protocol defined in an electronic profile, the electronic profile being determined to correspond to the farming vehicle or the farming implement based on one or more messages transmitted via the message bus by an electronic control unit (ECU) of the farming vehicle or the farming implement.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the travel path further corresponds to a portion of the farming operation data associated with the farming vehicle or the farming implement in an activated or engaged state.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving weather data associated with the one or more FOLS from a weather data source, wherein the weather data is further recorded in the electronic farm record.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving soil data associated with the one or more FOLS from a soil data source, wherein the soil data is further recorded in the electronic farm record.

8. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

storing for each Farming Operation Land Segment (FOLS) of a plurality of FOLS, descriptive information associated with the FOLS, wherein a FOLS corresponds to one or more contiguous or non-contiguous parcels of land where a farming operation takes place;

collecting farming operation data generated by a farming vehicle or a farming implement during a farming operation, wherein the farming operation data is collected by the relay device coupled to a message bus of the farming vehicle or the farming implement while the farming operation data is generated;

receiving, from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, location data during the farming operation;

determining operating events that occur during the farming operation based on operating parameters extracted from the farming operation data, and based further on the location data;

identifying a travel path of the farming vehicle or the farming implement based on the operating events and the location data;

determining that the travel path is within one or more FOLS of the plurality of FOLS; and

recording the farming operation data, the travel path, and the descriptive information associated with the one or more FOLS in an electronic farm record.

9. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the electronic farm record is employable by the agricultural management system to manage farming operations, optimize resource usage, or improve yield analysis.

10. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the relay device is associated with a user account and the plurality of FOLS is stored in association with the user account.

11. The medium of claim 8 , wherein time data during the farming operation is further received from the GPS receiver.

12. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the operating parameters are extracted from the farming operation data based on a communication protocol defined in an electronic profile, the electronic profile being determined to correspond to the farming vehicle or the farming implement based on one or more messages transmitted via the message bus by an electronic control unit (ECU) of the farming vehicle or the farming implement.

13. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the travel path further corresponds to a portion of the farming operation data associated with the farming vehicle or the farming implement in an activated or engaged state.

14. The medium of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving weather data associated with the one or more FOLS from a weather data source, wherein the weather data is further recorded in the electronic farm record.

15. The medium of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving soil data associated with the one or more FOLS from a soil data source, wherein the soil data is further recorded in the electronic farm record.

16. A computerized system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer storage media storing computer-usable instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

store for each Farming Operation Land Segment (FOLS) of a plurality of FOLS, descriptive information associated with the FOLS, wherein a FOLS corresponds to one or more contiguous or non-contiguous parcels of land where a farming operation takes place;

collect farming operation data generated by a farming vehicle or a farming implement during a farming operation, wherein the farming operation data is collected by the relay device coupled to a message bus of the farming vehicle or the farming implement while the farming operation data is generated;

receive, from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, location data and time data during the farming operation;

determine operating events that occur during the farming operation based on operating parameters extracted from the farming operation data, the location data, and the time data;

identify a travel path of the farming vehicle or the farming implement based at least in part on the operating events and the location data;

determine that the travel path is within one or more FOLS of the plurality of FOLS; and

record the farming operation data, the travel path, and the descriptive information associated with the one or more FOLS in an electronic farm record.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the electronic farm record is employable by the agricultural management system to manage farming operations, optimize resource usage, and improve yield analysis.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the relay device is associated with a user account and the plurality of FOLS is stored in association with the user account.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the operating parameters are extracted from the farming operation data based on a communication protocol defined in an electronic profile, the electronic profile being determined to correspond to the farming vehicle or the farming implement based on one or more messages transmitted via the message bus by an electronic control unit (ECU) of the farming vehicle or the farming implement.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the travel path further corresponds to a portion of the farming operation data associated with the farming vehicle or the farming implement in an activated or engaged state.

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