Patent ID: 9386738
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A01C,B64D

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling operation of an application machine configured to dispense an agricultural composition to a field, the method comprising: determining a recipe of a desired composition to be applied to a field, the field defined by a specific geofence; assigning a smart label to a container, the smart label containing information about the recipe of the desired composition to be dispensed into the container and the specific geofence of the field on which the desired composition is to be applied; dispensing the agricultural composition matching the recipe of the desired composition on the smart label into the container; scanning the smart label assigned to the container containing the agricultural composition to be applied by the machine; determining whether the specific geofence for the agricultural composition specified in the scanned information corresponds to an area of the field being traversed by the application machine; alerting an operator if the application machine is not positioned within the specified geofence; automatically adjusting controls of the application machine based on the scanned information contained in the smart label, wherein the information further comprises a nozzle performance specification, and wherein automatically adjusting comprises adjusting nozzle settings of a sprayer of the machine to match the specified nozzle performance, adjusting navigation controls of the machine, or adjusting a combination of the nozzle settings and the navigation controls; and causing application of the agricultural composition from the application machine to the field according to the adjusted controls.