Patent ID: 8046192

Claim:
A monitoring interface for evaluating a production performance of at least one baler machine, the monitoring interface comprising: at least one sensor device detecting a downtime condition of the baler machine; a controller interfaced with the at least one sensor device and configured to record data associated with the detected downtime conditions, the recorded downtime data including at least a duration of time between detection of the downtime condition and re-starting the baler machine; and an input device coupled to the controller and configured to: accept user-provided runtime data inputs regarding runtime operation of the baler machine, the runtime data inputs including at least a material type input, an acceptable bale input, and an unacceptable bale input; and accept user-provided downtime data inputs regarding a downtime of the baler machine after the downtime condition is detected, the downtime data inputs including at least a specific cause of the downtime condition, wherein the controller is configured to communicate the recorded data and accepted data inputs to a computer-implemented performance interface for generation of a production report.