Patent ID: 9639903
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G01F,G01S,G06Q,G09B

Claim:
1. A method for measuring crop yield for a plurality of trees, comprising: collecting a first crop from a first tree in a field into a collection device, wherein collecting includes using a crop collector comprising: obtaining first position information for the first tree in the field using the navigation satellite system location determiner; optically measuring a first volume of the first crop collected from the first tree using the optical measuring system by performing real-time stereoscopic imaging of the first crop collected from the first tree or real-time 3D time-of-flight imaging of the first crop collected from the first tree; storing the first position information and the first volume to a database; collecting a second crop from a second tree in the field into the collection device using the crop collector; obtaining second position information for the second tree in the field using navigation satellite system location determiner; optically measuring a second volume of the second crop collected from the second tree using the optical measuring system by performing real-time stereoscopic imaging of the second crop collected from the second tree or real-time 3D time-of-flight imaging of the second crop collected from the second tree: storing the second position information and the second volume to the database; generating a user interactive crop output report using the first position information, the second position information, the first volume, and the second volume stored in the database, wherein the user interactive crop output report provides crop yield and location information for at least the first tree and the second tree; generating a display of the user interactive crop output report on a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to provide crop yield and position information at a plurality of different levels including a first level depicting a view of the field in its entirety and a second level depicting individual trees in the field; receiving input corresponding to a first command to zoom out the user interactive crop output report to display the first level; modifying the display of the user interactive crop output report to provide yield and position information for the first level; receiving input corresponding to a second command to zoom in the user interactive crop output report to display the second level; and modifying the display of the user interactive crop output report to provide yield and position information for the second level.