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Granted Patent B2
US 12,213,394 · App. 17/839,534 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Agricultural support system including transport vehicle capable of transporting agricultural machine

Inventors: Kenji Tamatani (Sakai, JP); Yuji Okuyama (Sakai, JP); Kazuo Sakaguchi (Sakai, JP); Yusuke Takahashi (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
A01B69/008B60P3/064G05D1/0274H04W4/46
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Patent No.
US 12,213,394
App. No.
17/839,534
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agricultural support system includes a first communication device located in or on a tractor to transmit information, and a second communication device located in or on a transport vehicle to acquire the information transmitted from the first communication device. The transport vehicle is capable of transporting the tractor. The agricultural support system further includes a position sensor in or on the working machine to detect a position of the working machine. The first communication device is operable to transmit the position detected by the position sensor to the second communication device as the information. The second communication device is operable to receive the position transmitted from the first communication device.

Claims (27)

1. An agricultural support system, comprising:

a first communication device in or on an agricultural machine operable to travel in an agricultural field, the first communication device including a first communication module to transmit information and perform wireless communication; and

a second communication device in or on a transport vehicle operable to transport the agricultural machine, the second communication device including a second communication module to acquire the information transmitted from the first communication device and to perform wireless communication; and

a route creator in or on the agricultural machine to create a travel route of the agricultural machine, the travel route being at least a travel route in the agricultural field; wherein

the first communication device is operable to transmit the travel route created by the route creator to the second communication device as the information when the agricultural machine is loaded on the transport vehicle;

the second communication device is operable to receive the travel route transmitted from the first communication device;

the transport vehicle includes a navigation device to provide a route guidance from a current position to a destination when the transport vehicle travels;

the navigation device includes a display to display a map including the current position of the transport vehicle and the current position of the transport vehicle on the map; and

the display is operable, when the map includes a blank region, to display on a position of the blank region a travel route to be superimposed on the blank region based on the travel route transmitted from the first communication device and received by the second communication device.

2. The agricultural support system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a position sensor in or on the agricultural machine to detect a position of the agricultural machine; wherein

the first communication device is operable to transmit the position detected by the position sensor to the second communication device as the information; and

the second communication device is operable to receive the position transmitted from the first communication device.

3. The agricultural support system according to claim 1 , wherein the route creator is operable to create the travel route that has not been set for the transport vehicle.

4. The agricultural support system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first storage in or on the agricultural machine to store a first map; wherein

the first communication device is operable to transmit the first map stored in the first storage to the second communication device as the information; and

the second communication device is operable to receive the first map transmitted from the first communication device.

5. The agricultural support system according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a second storage in or on the transport vehicle to store a second map; and

a display in or on the transport vehicle to display the second map; wherein

the second communication device is operable to output the first map transmitted from the first communication device to the display; and

the display is operable to display the first map on top of the second map.

6. The agricultural support system according to claim 5 , wherein the first storage is operable to store the first map, the first map including road information not included in the second map.

7. The agricultural support system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an instructor to instruct the agricultural machine to transmit the information from the first communication device to the second communication device.

8. The agricultural support system according to claim 7 , wherein the instructor includes a switch in or on the transport vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: TAMATANI, KENJI; OKUYAMA, YUJI; SAKAGUCHI, KAZUO; TAKAHASHI, YUSUKE
To: KUBOTA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063678/0315 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-102522 · Jun 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220400597A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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