Patent ID: 9152938
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A01B,A01D,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a data processing mechanism comprising a database and a processor coupled to the database; providing a network device in data communication with the data processing mechanism and a network; receiving via the network crop production data in real time after planting and during crop harvesting of present crops from a statistically significant population of data gathering mechanisms of agricultural machines harvesting the present crops throughout multiple harvest fields; receiving via the network crop market data comprising information about current crop market conditions after the planting and during the crop harvesting; receiving via the network an operational data set from a first agricultural machine of the agricultural machines; generating by the data processing mechanism a combined data set in the database in real time as the crop production data and the crop market data are received; generating by the data processing mechanism an aggregated data set based on the crop production data from the combined data set, generating by the data processing mechanism reports in real time via the processor, the one or more reports comprising an agricultural machine monitoring report, an estimated performance report, and an estimated market effect report, generating the reports comprises: generating by the data processing mechanism one or more operating recommendations for the first agricultural machine based on a comparison of the agricultural machine parameter set with at least one of one or more benchmarks, one or more maintenance parameters, one or more mechanical parameters, one or more operating parameters, one or more equipment parameters, or one or more production parameters; providing the one or more operating recommendations from the data processing mechanism to the first agricultural machine via the network to automatically adjust the first agricultural machine; and providing the reports from the data processing mechanism to one or more users via the network, wherein: