Patent AU-2013201297-B2 (AU)
Title: Programmable plant system
Inventor: BLANCHARD MATTHEW
IPC: A01G7/00
Filed: 2012-10-18
Granted: 2015-07-02
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) I CORRECTED VERSION (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2013/059468 A9 25 April 2013 (25.04.2013) W I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A.; G06F 19/00 (2011.01) P.O. Box 37428, Raleigh, North Carolina 27627 (US). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/US2012/060824 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, 18 October 2012 (18.10.2012) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (25) Filing Language: English HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, (26) Publication Language: English ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (30) Priority Data: NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, 61/549,984 21 October 2011 (21.10.2011) US RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): SYN- ZM, ZW. GENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG [CH/CH]; Schwar zwaldallee 215, CH-4058 Basel (CH). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventors; and GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, (71) Applicants (for US only): BLANCHARD, Matthew UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, [US/US]; 2280 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy, California TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 95020 (US). DIPAOLA, Joseph Michael [US/US]; 410 EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Swing Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27409 (US). DE MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, HAAN, Nico [NL/NL]; Westeinde 62, NL-1601 BK En- TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, khuizen (NL). ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). [Continued on next page] (54) Title: PROGRAMMABLE PLANT SYSTEM (57) Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer 100 program products are described for generating and using a computer model that models development of a plant based on empirical data. The computer mod PROGRAMMABLE PLANT el may eliminate assumptions regarding growing SERVER 130 conditions in order to improve outcome predictions. 131 A method may include recommending, using the .115 _ computer model, different growing conditions based on a particular plant species and observed growing conditions and/or phenotypic features of the plant. The observed growing conditions may be input by sensors and/or a grower. A method may include gen erating, using the computer model, a planning -10 __CLIENT DEVICE 140 schedule that includes optimum growing conditions -- that facilitates optimal scheduling for plant being SENSOR 120A cultivated. The recommendations and/or planning schedule may facilitate comparison of phenotypic features of a model plant grown under optimal con ditions and a plant being grown by a grower. SENSR )20BSENSOR 1 20N WO 2013/059468 A9 ||IllllI||1llV||1l1ll1ll1llI1l1|||II1||||||||||I1|1|1|||I|1|||1||||I||1||I||I|I|I|||I|I|I|||I| Published: (15) Information about Correction: - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) see Notice of 8 May 2014 (48) Date of publication of this corrected version: 8 May 2014