Patent application EP20180950A (EP), filed 2020-06-18
Publication number: EP3757934A1
Title: INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Abstract: A host system maintains a plurality of user accounts each including offboard electronic device information and agricultural machine information specific to a user. The host system receives requests for user access, determines whether the source of the request is an offboard electronic device or an onboard computing system of an agricultural machine, determines whether the user has access rights to the device or system, and identifies any apps authorized for use by the user and the device or system. The host system synchronizes application data and settings between the device or system and the user's account so that when the user runs related apps from any device or machine the app data and the settings will be reflected. When a user purchases an application for a device or machine the same or related applications automatically become available on other devices or systems that are managed by the host system.
IPC codes: A01B  79/    00            A I
G06F  16/    27            A I
G06F  21/    10            A I
G06Q  10/    10            A I
H04L  29/    08            A I
A01B  69/    00            A I
G06F   9/   445            A I
G06Q  10/    06            A I
G06Q  50/    02            A I
A01B  76/    00            A I
G06F  21/    44            A I
G06Q  30/  0601            A I
H04L  67/    12            A I
H04L   9/    40            A I
H04W  12/    08            A I
H04W   4/    40            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A computing system comprising:
number: 2
text: The computing system as set forth in claim 1, the host system further configured to receive setting information from the user and store the setting information in the user profile, the setting information applying to a both offboard electronic devices and onboard computing systems.
number: 3
text: The computing system as set forth in claim 2, the setting information including human-machine interface presentation preferences that are applied to both offboard electronic device human-machine interfaces and agricultural machine human-machine interfaces.
number: 4
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-3, the agricultural machine information including at least one of tractor information, combine harvester information and applicator information.
number: 5
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-4, the agricultural machine information including primary machine information and secondary machine information, wherein the secondary machine information relates to an implement attached to the primary machine.
number: 6
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-5,
number: 7
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-6, wherein if the source of the request for user access is an onboard electronic device and the user has access rights to the onboard electronic device, the host system configured to -
number: 8
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-7, wherein if the source of the request for user access is an offboard electronic device and the user has access rights to the offboard electronic device, the host system configured to -
number: 9
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-8, wherein if the source of the request for user access is an offboard electronic device and the user has access rights to the offboard electronic device, the host system configured to -
number: 10
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-9, wherein if the source of the request for user access is an offboard electronic device and the user has access rights to the offboard electronic device, the host system configured to -
number: 11
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-10, wherein if the source of the request for user access is an onboard electronic device and the user has access rights to the onboard electronic device, the host system configured to -
number: 12
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-11, wherein if the source of the request for user access is an offboard electronic device and the user has access rights to the offboard electronic device, the host system configured to -
number: 13
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-12, wherein if the source of the request for user access is an onboard electronic device and the user has access rights to the onboard electronic device, the host system configured to -
number: 14
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-13, wherein if the source of the request for user access is an onboard computing system and the user has access rights to the agricultural machine -
number: 15
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-14, the onboard applications including automated guidance and machine-to-machine communications.
number: 16
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-15, the offboard applications including field planning, route planning, reports and invoicing.
number: 17
text: The computing system as set forth in any one of claims 1-16, at least one of the onboard apps and offboard apps being the same app, wherein functionality of the app on an offboard device is different than the functionality of the app on an onboard computing system, and wherein app data generated on the offboard electronic device is used by the app when running on the onboard computing system, and wherein data generated on the onboard computing system is used by the app when running on the offboard electronic device.
Office action: search_report, dated 2020-12-30
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Final disposition: pending (2020-12-30)