Patent ID: 9269200
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G01D,G06F,G06Q,G07C,G16Z

Claim Text:
1. A system for real-time machine performance evaluation, comprising: a first agricultural machine comprising— one or more sensors for generating apparatus data related to machine performance, and an apparatus data unit (ADU), the ADU configured to receive and wirelessly transmit the apparatus data over a communications network; and a fleet operations system (FOS) located remotely from the first agricultural machine, the FOS configured to— receive the apparatus data from the ADU over the communications network, determine a value of a performance characteristic of the first agricultural machine using the apparatus data, determine an average value of the performance characteristic for a plurality of agricultural machines, compare the value of the performance characteristic of the first agricultural machine with the average value, and communicate a performance report of the first agricultural machine to a user, the performance report indicating a difference between the value of the performance characteristic of the first agricultural machine and the average value.