Farm working support device and farm working support program

Abstract

To provide a farm working support device which can increase a success rate of raising of crops by managing result information about farm working as information for know-how or the like to support farm working.SOLUTION: The farm working support device comprises: a farm working information storage unit 22 in which farm working information R including basic information R1 indicating a profile and a cultivation environment related to farm working of each registrant, work plan information R2 indicating a work plan of farm working, and result information R3 indicating a result of farm working is stored; an input unit 21 which inputs the result information R3 showing a result of work actually performed by the registrant on the basis of the work plan information R2; and an information management unit 23 which, if the inputted result information R3 is different from the work plan information R2 corresponding to the result information R3, reflects the result information R3 on the work plan information R2 indicating a work plan of farm working in the next term.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an agricultural work support device that supports information management regarding agricultural work. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, the agricultural population has been decreasing due to population decline and the aging of agricultural workers. For this reason, various measures have been taken to allow as many young people as possible to enter agriculture, but since farm work requires many years of experience and knowledge, and the parameters related to growing crops are extremely diverse and there are large regional disparities, it has been extremely difficult to pass on know-how to the next generation or to teach know-how to new entrants. In other words, the problems mentioned above in entering agriculture have been a barrier to increasing the agricultural population and revitalizing it.

[0003] In consideration of the above problems, for example, technologies relating to agricultural support are disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2. The technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a growth state prediction means for predicting a growth state after a specified date using a growth model, and a work information calculation means for calculating work information for each field using field information, the growth state predicted by the growth state prediction means, and various information, in which the various information includes work item information, work time information, machine and material information, worker information, and work skill information linked to the growth state, and the work information includes a work schedule including work items, work dates, and work times, skills required to perform the work items, and the number of workers and machines and materials required to perform the work items.

[0004] The technology disclosed in Patent Document 2 is an information processing device that includes a camera that captures an image of a specific object and has camera identification information, a sensor device that acquires environmental information data related to the environment of the specific object and has sensor identification information, a matching means (application software) for matching the camera identification information of the specific camera with the sensor identification information of the specific sensor device, and a storage means that associates and stores the image of the object captured by the camera having the specific camera identification information with the environmental information data acquired by the sensor device having sensor identification information that is matched to the camera identification information by the matching means. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2022-159110 A [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2021-96724 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, especially in the case of support for work in natural environments such as agriculture, there are a huge number of parameters, and these parameters are intricately related to each field in each region, so even if work is performed according to a breeding model, it is extremely difficult to obtain results according to the model. In other words, even if the technologies shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are used, breeding is not necessarily successful.

[0007] In addition, as mentioned above, various factors must be taken into consideration when performing agricultural work, and therefore farmers who have been farming for many years or who have been successful in cultivating high-quality crops have highly unique and idiosyncratic know-how, and it is extremely difficult to model this know-how into a general model and implement it in a system.

[0008] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide an agricultural work support device and an agricultural work support program that can support agricultural work by managing actual information on agricultural work as know-how and other information, thereby increasing the success rate of crop cultivation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The agricultural work support device of the present invention comprises an agricultural work information storage means for storing agricultural work information for each registrant, including basic information indicating the registrant's agricultural work profile and cultivation environment, work plan information indicating the agricultural work plan, and performance information indicating the performance of the agricultural work, performance information input means for inputting performance information indicating the work performance actually performed by the registrant based on the work plan information, and information management means for reflecting the performance information in work plan information indicating the work plan for the next agricultural work when the input performance information differs from the work plan information corresponding to the input performance information.

[0010] In this way, the agricultural work support device of the present invention stores agricultural work information for each registrant, including basic information indicating the registrant's farming profile and cultivation environment, work plan information indicating the farming work plan, and performance information indicating the farming work performance, inputs performance information indicating the work performance actually performed by the registrant based on the work plan information, and if the input performance information differs from the work plan information corresponding to the performance information, reflects the performance information in the work plan information indicating the work plan for the next farming work.Therefore, by managing the performance information actually performed in the farming work as know-how and reflecting it in the work plan for the next farming work, it is possible to reduce failures in crop cultivation while increasing the success rate. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a farm work support system using a farm work support device according to a first embodiment. FIG. [Diagram 2] 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a farm work support device according to a first embodiment. FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 is a schematic diagram showing a data configuration of farm work information stored in the farm work support device according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 4] 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when registering basic information in the farm work support device according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Diagram 5] 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when record information is registered in the farm work support device according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when searching for farm work information registered in the farm work support device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display result when farm work information is searched for in the farm work support device according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display result when one piece of farm work information is selected and acquired from the list in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] 4 is a flowchart showing a process for creating farm work information in the farm work support system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 10] 4 is a flowchart showing a process for acquiring farm work information in the farm work support system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a farm work support device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 12] 10 is a flowchart showing a process for acquiring farm work information in the farm work support system according to the second embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when navigation display is performed in a farm work support system according to another embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when setting notifications of trigger information in a farm work support system according to another embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when measurement data indicating a state of a farm field is displayed in a farm work support system according to another embodiment. [Figure 16]FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when displaying a simulation result of growth prediction in a farm work support system according to another embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 11 is a first diagram showing an example of farm work information downloaded in a farm work support system according to another embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 2 is a second diagram showing an example of farm work information downloaded in a farm work support system according to another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] (First embodiment of the present invention) The agricultural work support device according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 10. The agricultural work support device according to this embodiment manages performance information on agricultural work as know-how, and reflects it in the work plan to increase the success rate of agricultural crop cultivation. In addition, by sharing agricultural work information including such know-how among multiple registered persons, inexperienced or inexperienced agricultural workers and those who will start farming can refer to agricultural work information of veteran agricultural workers or third parties who have succeeded in cultivating high-quality agricultural crops and utilize it in their own agricultural work, thereby increasing the success rate of agricultural work. In addition, by increasing the success rate of agricultural work cultivation, it is possible to revitalize agriculture.

[0013] In the following embodiments, a farm work support device and a farm work support system using the farm work support device will be described, where a registrant who is an inexperienced or inexperienced farmer or a person who is just starting farming and does not know agricultural know-how or important elements is assumed to be registrant X, and a registrant who is a veteran farmer with a successful track record in farming is assumed to be registrant Y. In other words, by registrant X referring to the farm work information R created by registrant Y, the lack of experience of registrant X is compensated for.

[0014] 1 is a diagram showing the system configuration of an agricultural work support system using the agricultural work support device according to this embodiment. The agricultural work support system 1 includes an agricultural work support device 2 that manages the entire system, including management of agricultural work information R and management of system registrants, and a plurality of registrant terminals 3 that are owned by system registrants and transmit and receive information to and from the agricultural work support device 2 via a network such as the Internet.

[0015] As described above, the farm work support device 2 functions as a server that manages the entire system. The configuration and processing of this farm work support device 2 will be described in detail later.

[0016] The registrant terminal 3 is a device equipped with a computer such as a smartphone, tablet, personal computer, or laptop computer, and in Fig. 1, the registrant terminal 3 possessed by the above-mentioned registrant X is shown as registrant terminal 3X, and the registrant terminal 3 possessed by the registrant Y is shown as registrant terminal 3Y. In addition to the registrants X and Y, many other registrants can be registered in the agricultural work support system 1, and each registrant can access the agricultural work support device 2 using the registrant terminal 3 possessed by them.

[0017] Here, an overview of the agricultural work support system 1 will be described. A registrant Y who intends to use the agricultural work support system 1 first registers his / her account in the agricultural work support device 2 from a registrant terminal 3Y. At this time, a storage area for agricultural work information R for the registrant Y is secured in the agricultural work support device 2. The registrant Y registers basic information R1, which is basic information about agricultural work, in the agricultural work information R, and also registers work plan information R2 of a template prepared in advance in the agricultural work information R. When the registrant Y judges based on experience that the work plan information R2 of the template does not match his / her own agricultural work, or that the agricultural work will not be successful with the work plan information R2 of the template, he / she changes the content to match his / her own agricultural work, or sets a notification to notify the timing of the start of work so as to improve his / her own usability, thereby customizing the work plan information R2 of the template to his / her own work plan information R2.

[0018] The registrant Y actually performs farm work based on the work plan information R2, but registers the actual result information R3 in the system in order to keep a daily work report and record the actual work results. This actual result information R3 may be input every day, or may be input periodically (for example, once a week) or irregularly (for example, when the work process changes). If the actual work results are in line with the work plan information R2, the contents of the work plan information R2 become the actual result information R3 as is, but if work different from the work plan information R2 is performed, the input actual result information R3 is registered and the contents of the registered actual result information R3 are reflected in the work plan information R2 for the next farm work. In other words, in addition to important information and know-how about farm work that the registrant Y has experienced, the actual result information of the farm work that the registrant Y actually performed based on his experience is reflected in the work plan information R2, so that in addition to important information and know-how as knowledge, important information and know-how based on the actual results can be managed. Also, as the actual result information R3 is reflected in the work plan information R2, the contents of the work plan information R2 can be enriched and the quality can be improved over time. In addition to registrant Y, many other registrants of the agricultural work support system 1 create agricultural work information R that includes their own know-how.

[0019] Next, a registrant X who is about to start farming registers his / her account in the farm work support device 2 from the registrant terminal 3X in order to use the farm work support system 1. As in the above, a storage area for farm work information R for the registrant X is secured in the farm work support device 2, and the registrant X registers basic information R1 in the farm work information R and also registers work plan information R2 of a template prepared in advance in the farm work information R. If the registrant X feels that the work plan information R2 of the template does not match his / her farm work, or wants to refer to the work plan information R2 of a registrant who is closer to his / her environment, he / she can search for the farm work information R of other registered registrants and obtain particularly useful farm work information R (here, the farm work information R of the registrant Y). By obtaining the farm work information R of the registrant Y, the registrant X can freely refer to the farm work information R of the registrant Y, or can incorporate part or all of the work plan information R2 in his / her own farm work information R. In other words, registrant X can start his / her own farm work by referring to the work plan information R2 that registrant Y has created over the years. By doing so, registrant X can carry out efficient farm work with a higher success rate from the very beginning.

[0020] The following provides a detailed explanation of the configuration and processing of the farm work support device 2. Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the farm work support device 2 according to this embodiment. The agricultural work support device 2 includes an input unit 21 that receives and inputs information transmitted from an external device, external device, external system, etc. such as a registrant's terminal 3; an agricultural work information storage unit 22 that stores agricultural work information R including basic information R1 that indicates the registrant's profile regarding the agricultural work and the cultivation environment, work plan information R2 that indicates the agricultural work plan, and performance information R3 that indicates the performance of the agricultural work; an information management unit 23 that manages the agricultural work information R, such as reflecting the performance information R3 in the agricultural work information R in the work plan information R2 and reflecting another person's agricultural work information R (for example, the agricultural work information R of registrant Y) in the registrant's own agricultural work information R (the agricultural work information R of registrant X); a feature generation unit 24 that extracts features of the agricultural work information R for each registrant and generates feature information that represents the features; an extraction unit 25 that extracts desired agricultural work information R from the agricultural work information storage unit 22 in accordance with the conditions input by the registrant; and an output control unit 26 that transmits the extracted agricultural work information R to each registrant terminal 3 so that it is displayed on the desired registrant terminal 3. Note that the processing units shown in FIG. 2 only show processing units related to this embodiment, and other processing units for realizing other functions are omitted.

[0021] Here, the configuration of the farm work information R will be described. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the data configuration of the farm work information R stored in the farm work support device 2 according to this embodiment. Here, it is assumed that the farm work information R of registrant Y is shown. As shown in Fig. 3, the farm work information R is roughly divided into three data areas. The first area is basic information R1 relating to the farm work of the registrant, and specifically includes profile information relating to the farm work of registrant Y, cultivation environment information showing the cultivation environment of registrant Y, and heading information that serves as a heading when displayed on the registrant terminal 3 of registrant X or other registrants.

[0022] The profile information includes, for example, the name of the producer, the registrant Y, the products (products that have been produced from the past to the present), their varieties, years of experience, skills, amount of specialized knowledge, track record, number of employees, owned agricultural machinery, etc. The cultivation environment information includes, for example, the field area, the altitude of the field, the characteristics of the field (mountainous area, highland, plain area, coastal area, etc.), soil information, etc. The heading information includes items of the above profile information and cultivation environment information that the registrant Y himself may set to be made public, as well as information to be used as headings, such as the crops currently being grown and their varieties, the cultivation area, the size, an introduction of the registrant Y (freely write organic cultivation, emphasis on quality / importance on production volume, etc.), thumbnail images, search keywords, etc. These basic information R1 are input by the registrant Y himself from the registrant terminal 3Y when, for example, the registrant Y registers in the system (only the minimum necessary basic information R1 is input at the time of registration, and other basic information R1 may be input later). In addition, as will be described later, characteristic information indicating the characteristics of each registrant may be included in the basic information R1.

[0023] In FIG. 3, the second section is work plan information R2 indicating the work plan of the agricultural work, and specifically includes information such as work schedule (scheduled date and time), work information (materials, amount, agricultural machinery, work time, etc.), work trigger / work trigger notification information, checkpoints, work method / points of caution, and importance. Among these, the work trigger / work trigger notification information is information that triggers the start of work or information for notifying the same, and is information that sets the stage at which the corresponding work should be started (the timing at which to proceed to the next work process). For example, when harvesting work is to be started, the disclosure time is set. It is very difficult for registrant X, who is an amateur, to judge the timing to start harvesting, but by referring to the work trigger / work trigger notification information as know-how included in registrant Y's work plan information R2 or by incorporating it into his own work plan information R2, he can absorb registrant Y's know-how.

[0024] Also, by setting checkpoints for tasks that are essential in the work process, it is possible to prevent forgetting a task. In addition, by including work methods, precautions, importance, etc. in the work plan information R2, it becomes possible to organize important information and know-how when managing one's own agricultural work information R. It is also possible to communicate important agricultural work information and know-how to inexperienced registrant X through the work plan information R2.

[0025] The process of importing the farm work information R of registrant Y into the farm work information R of registrant X will be described in detail later. In addition, registrant Y may create the initial work plan information R2 registered in the farm work support system 1 from scratch on his / her own, or may use the above-mentioned template work plan information R2 as is, or may customize and create his / her own work plan information R2 based on the template work plan information R2, or may obtain work plan information R2 created by another third party and use it as his / her own work plan information R2. From the next period onwards, the new work plan information R2 will reflect the actual performance information R3 based on the initial work plan information R2.

[0026] 3, the third section is actual result information R3 that indicates the results of agricultural work, and specifically includes, for example, the work schedule (actual date and time), work information (materials, amount, agricultural machinery, work time, etc.), checkpoints, work triggers (notification information of work triggers is not necessary for actual result information), work methods and precautions, which are included in the above work plan information R2, as well as information not included in the work plan information R2, such as weather data at the time of work, temperature data, cultivation data, situation at the time of work, deviation from plan, yield, quality, income and expenditure, etc. Among these, information on items common to the work plan information R2 is particularly referred to as plan actual result common information R23.

[0027] If the work results are progressing as planned, the plan result common information R23 will have the same contents in the work plan information R2 and the result information R3, but if there is a deviation between the work results and the plan, different information will be recorded in these items. If there is a deviation between the results and the plan, information indicating the extent of the deviation (for example, deviation in schedule, deviation in growth condition, deviation in accumulated temperature, deviation in accumulated sunshine hours, etc., or deviation scores that quantify these deviations) is stored. This deviation information may be displayed on the registrant terminal 3 when entering the result information R3, as described below.

[0028] Returning to Fig. 2, the input unit 21 performs a process of inputting information transmitted from the registrant terminal 3. Information transmitted from the registrant terminal 3 includes, for example, basic information R1 input by registrant X or Y when registering in the system, performance information R3 input by registrant X or Y when registering work performance, search information for searching for agricultural work information R that registrant X wishes to refer to, and acquisition information for acquiring agricultural work information R of registrant Y that best meets the conditions from the list of searched agricultural work information R.

[0029] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when registering basic information R1 in the farm work support device 2 according to this embodiment. In Fig. 4, for example, when registrants X and Y register basic information R1, screens such as those shown in Fig. 4(A) to (C) are displayed on the registrant terminals 3X and 3Y, and the registrants input information in each field. The information entered in each field on the screen in Fig. 4 is input to the input unit 21 of the farm work support device 2, and is registered as is in the farm work information storage unit 22 as basic information R1.

[0030] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when registering performance information R3 in the farm work support device 2 according to this embodiment. In Fig. 5, for example, when a registrant Y registers performance information R3, a screen as shown in Fig. 5 is displayed on the registrant terminal 3Y and the registrant inputs each item. The information input into each item on the screen in Fig. 5 is input to the input unit 21 of the farm work support device 2 and is registered as it is in the farm work information storage unit 22 as performance information R3.

[0031] In addition, when the registrant Y inputs the performance information R3 from the registrant terminal 3Y on the display screen shown in FIG. 5, the contents of the work plan information R2 of the registrant Y are displayed in each item of the input screen (items in the portion surrounded by the dashed line in FIG. 5) as a default. That is, when the performance information R3 is input according to the work plan information R2, the registrant Y inputs only the necessary items other than the plan performance common information R23 and presses the completion button, so that the plan performance common information R23 of the work plan information R2 and the information input by the registrant Y are registered as the performance information R3. In addition, the trigger item is reflected in the performance information R3 by checking the trigger that was actually executed. At this time, the check input of the trigger may be automated from the work classification and work name in the dashed line portion. If there is a discrepancy between the plan and the performance, the registrant Y inputs the performance information R3 that was actually performed in the item where the discrepancy occurs, and the registrant Y inputs the necessary items other than the plan performance common information R23 in the same manner as above and presses the completion button, so that the information is registered as the performance information R3. This reduces the effort required for registrant X to input performance information R3.

[0032] Furthermore, when the performance information R3 is input, it is desirable to display the work plan information R2 and the performance information R3 side by side in the input screen, for example, in the form of a timetable, so that the deviation between them can be visually recognized at a glance. This allows the user to input the performance information R3 while recognizing how much the actual work deviates from the work plan information R2, making it easier to consider how to proceed with the work in the future. In addition, when there is a deviation between the work plan information R2 and the performance information R3, it is desirable to perform navigation to reduce the deviation as much as possible. For example, when the performance information R3 is behind the work plan information R2, navigation may guide the user to work on promoting the growth of agricultural crops (adding nitrogen fertilizer, draining water, adjusting temperature, shading, adjusting pH, etc.), and when the performance information R3 is ahead of the work plan information R2, navigation may guide the user to work on suppressing the growth of agricultural crops (stopping top dressing, increasing water, adjusting temperature, irradiating light, adjusting pH, etc.).

[0033] When the input unit 21 receives the above-mentioned search information or acquired information, the information is passed to the extraction unit 25, which performs extraction processing as described below.

[0034] As described above, the information management unit 23 extracts important information and information that can be used as know-how, that is, mainly the planned actual result common information R23, from the inputted actual result information R3, and performs a process of reflecting the information in the work plan information R2. If there is no difference between the plan and the actual result, the planned actual result common information R23 of the work plan information R2 for the next farm work will be the same as that of the current period. On the other hand, if there is a difference between the work and the actual result, that is, if actual result information R3 different from the planned actual result common information R23 for the current period farm work is inputted from the screen of FIG. 5, the inputted actual result information R3 rewrites the planned actual result common information R23 of the work plan information R2 for the next farm work. In this way, the work plan information R2 for the next period and thereafter is created based on the actual result information R3 of the current period. At this time, the work plan information R2 may be created and stored for each year or each farming period, or may be overwritten for each year or each farming period.

[0035] The information management unit 23 also performs processing such as reflecting the work plan information R2 of registrant Y in the work plan information R2 of registrant X. That is, registrant X, who has little experience in agriculture, does not have important information or know-how because the work plan information R2 in his / her farm work information R is either the information of a pre-prepared template or work plan information R2 reflecting his / her own performance information R3 from the previous period, and as it is, he / she will have to repeat trial and error, which is not efficient. Therefore, by importing the farm work information R of registrant Y, who is an experienced farmer and has had successful experiences, into his / her own farm work information R, he / she can obtain important information and know-how about agriculture. At this time, the planned and actual results common information R23 of registrant Y may be imported by simply overwriting it into the planned and actual results common information R23 of the work plan information R2 in the farm work information R of registrant X, or only the discrepancy between the planned and actual results common information R23 of registrant X and the planned and actual results common information R23 of registrant Y may be rewritten with the planned and actual results common information R23 of registrant Y, or only the items of the discrepancy that registrant X has arbitrarily selected may be rewritten.

[0036] The farm work information R of registrant Y that registrant X refers to is extracted by the extraction unit 25 described below, and it is desirable that the farm work environment of registrant X and the farm work environment of registrant Y are very similar, that is, the basic information R1 in the farm work information R is very similar. In this way, registrant X can increase the success rate of his / her own farming by referring to the farm work information R of veteran registrant Y who has a very similar farm work environment.

[0037] The feature generation unit 24 extracts features for each registrant based on the basic information R1 in the farm work information R, and generates a radar chart showing the features as feature information. For example, the number of employees, owned farm machinery, field area, field altitude, field features, etc. are extracted from the basic information R1, and these are normalized and quantified based on a predetermined standard to create a radar chart. The created radar chart is stored as one item of the basic information R1 in the farm work information R (particularly, the header information in the basic information R1).

[0038] The items extracted to create a radar chart are not limited to the number of employees, the owned agricultural machinery, the field area, the altitude of the field, and the characteristics of the field, and other items may be added or some items may be deleted. That is, the administrator or the registrant of the agricultural work support system 1 may be able to arbitrarily set items from the items included in the agricultural work information R. Also, the radar chart may be created in real time based on the items of the search conditions entered on the search screen described later in FIG. 6. That is, a radar chart of the registrant X may be created based on the items of the search conditions, and at the same time, radar charts based on the items of the search conditions for other registrants may be created, and the agricultural work information R of the registrants who have the radar charts may be extracted as a search result in order of the similarity of the shape and size of each radar chart. Furthermore, information other than the radar chart may be generated as the characteristic information. For example, the characteristic information may be generated by ranking each item or each item comprehensively in a numerical value, or by characterizing by an arbitrary classification that emphasizes regionality and environment (for example, small-scale pesticide-free type in northern Kyushu, large-scale mass production type in southern Kyushu, etc.).

[0039] The extraction unit 25 extracts farm work information R that matches the search conditions based on the search conditions for farm work information R input by, for example, a registrant X from a registrant terminal 3X. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when searching for farm work information R registered in the farm work support device 2 according to this embodiment. In Fig. 6, for example, when a registrant X searches for farm work information R of another registrant, a screen such as that shown in Fig. 6 is displayed on the registrant terminal 3X, and the registrant inputs items that are search conditions and presses a search button.

[0040] Specifically, for example, assume that a registrant X specifies the region, variety, number of employees, and field area, and then searches for farm work information R similar to his / her own farm work information R in order of similarity. Based on this search information, the extraction unit 25 extracts farm work information R that matches the region, variety, number of employees, and field area specified by the registrant X. Then, from this farm work information R, the extraction unit 25 extracts farm work information R that contains radar charts similar in shape and size to characteristic information (here, radar charts) stored in the farm work information R of the registrant X in order of similarity. Note that the similarity of the radar charts can be calculated by calculating the shape similarity, which indicates how similar the shapes are, and the size similarity, which indicates how similar the sizes are, and then calculating the average value or the sum of the respective similarities according to weighting coefficients (e.g., 0.7 for shape, 0.3 for size, etc.).

[0041] In addition to this, the registrant X can specify various search conditions using items included in the farm work information R, and can also perform processing such as extracting multiple pieces of farm work information R of multiple registrants in order of similarity as described above, or extracting farm work information R of a specific registrant. If the processing content input from the registrant terminal 3X is "search for farm work information R," the extraction unit 25 extracts a part of the farm work information R including header information from the farm work information R that matches the search conditions, and the feature information, and passes this to the output control unit 26. If the processing content input from the registrant terminal 3X is "acquire farm work information R," the extraction unit 25 extracts the entire farm work information to be acquired (information that may identify individuals may be excluded) and passes this to the output control unit 26.

[0042] The output control unit 26 outputs the farm work information R extracted by the extraction unit 25 to the registrant terminal 3 from which it was input. An application or software for displaying the farm work information R is installed in the registrant terminal 3, making it possible to display on a display a list or content of the farm work information R output from the output control unit 26. Fig. 7 shows an example of the display result when searching for farm work information R in the farm work support device 2 according to this embodiment, and Fig. 8 shows an example of the display result when one piece of farm work information R is selected and acquired from the list in Fig. 7.

[0043] In FIG. 7, candidates for agricultural work information R that registrant X would like to refer to are displayed together with some of the agricultural work information R, including heading information. At this time, by also displaying a radar chart, which is characteristic information, registrant X can select the agricultural work information R that he or she would like to refer to while visually checking the similarity with his or her own agricultural work information R. On this display screen, it is possible to select any one of the candidates, and upon making the selection, the search button changes to an acquisition button. Here, agricultural work information R of registrant Y (the user name of registrant Y is shown as User E in FIG. 7) is selected, and the search button changes to an acquisition button.

[0044] In FIG. 8, the entire contents of the farm work information R that the registrant X wants to refer to (the farm work information R of the registrant Y) can be displayed and referred to, including contents other than the heading information. FIG. 8(A) is a display screen for referring to the entire schedule of the work plan information R2 of the acquired registrant Y, and FIG. 8(B) is a display screen for referring to the details of the work content of a specific work (here, seed disinfection) in the work plan information R2. By acquiring the farm work information R of the registrant Y, the registrant X may use this farm work information R (mainly the work plan information R2 in the farm work information R) in place of his / her own farm work information R, or may refer to the farm work information R of the registrant Y while maintaining his / her own work plan information R2, or may selectively incorporate a part of the work plan information R2 of the registrant Y into his / her own work plan information R2. The management of the farm work information R is performed by the information management unit 23 based on the instructions of the registrant X.

[0045] 7, a radar chart is displayed as the characteristic information, but when characteristic information other than a radar chart is generated, the above-mentioned rank or classification, or an arbitrary combination of the above-mentioned rank or classification including the radar chart may be displayed. For example, the rank or classification may be included as one of the items of the radar chart.

[0046] Next, the operation of the farm work support system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the process of creating farm work information R in the farm work support system 1 according to this embodiment. First, the registrant Y accesses the farm work support device 2 from the registrant terminal 3Y to register the system (S1). The registrant Y's basic information R1 is input and registered in the farm work information storage unit 22, and the information management unit 23 creates the work plan information R2 (S2). As described above, the work plan information R2 created initially may be a template prepared in advance on the system side as is, or the template may be partially modified and used, or the registrant Y may create new information, or the registrant Y may obtain farm work information R created by a third party and use it as his / her own work plan information R2. The information management unit 23 creates the work plan information R2, and the feature generation unit 24 creates feature information of the registrant Y (for example, a radar chart, rank information, classification information, etc. based on the registrant Y's basic information R1), and stores it in the farm work information storage unit 22 as farm work information R (S3).

[0047] The registrant Y inputs the results of the farm work performed with reference to the work plan information R2 as the results information R3 and registers it in the farm work information storage unit 22 (S4). The information management unit 23 judges whether there is a discrepancy between the input results information R3 and the work plan information R2 (S5), and if there is no discrepancy, registers the contents of the work plan information R2 as the results information R3 (S6). If there is a discrepancy, the information management unit 23 registers the contents of the results information R3 and reflects the information input as the results information R3 in the work plan information R2 for the next farm work (S7). In response to an instruction from the registrant Y, it judges whether the input of the results information R3 for the farm work of the current term has been completed (S8), and if the farm work of the current term has been completed, the input of the results information R3 for the current term and the update of the work plan information R2 for the next farm work are terminated. If the farm work of the current term has not been completed, the process returns to S4 and the subsequent processes are repeated until the farm work of the current term is completed.

[0048] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the process of acquiring farm work information R in the farm work support system 1 according to this embodiment. First, the registrant X accesses the farm work support device 2 from the registrant terminal 3X to register in the system (S1). The registrant X inputs basic information R1 and registers it in the farm work information storage unit 22, and the information management unit 23 creates work plan information R2 (S2). At this time, as in the case of FIG. 9, the work plan information R2 created initially may be a template prepared in advance on the system side as is, or the contents of the template may be partially modified and used, or the registrant X may create it anew, or the registrant X may obtain farm work information R created by a third party and use it as his / her own work plan information R2. If the registrant X does not take any particular action, the template is registered as the work plan information R2 by default. The information management unit 23 creates work plan information R2 using a template, and the feature generation unit 24 creates feature information of the registrant X (e.g., a radar chart, rank information, classification information, etc. based on the basic information R1 of the registrant X) and stores it as agricultural work information R (S3).

[0049] Here, when the registrant X wants to perform farm work based on the work plan information R2 of a third party (here, registrant Y) in a similar environment, rather than the work plan information R2 of the template, the registrant X searches for and acquires the farm work information R of the registrant Y. The registrant X inputs search conditions such as the product, variety, region, and field size from the registrant terminal 3X, and transmits search information including the search conditions to the farm work support device 2 (S4). In the farm work support device 2, the search information is sent to the extraction unit 25 via the input unit 21, and the extraction process of the farm work information R is performed in the extraction unit 25 (S5). In this extraction process, as described above, the farm work information R that matches the search conditions is extracted, and the characteristic information of the extracted farm work information R is sorted in order of high similarity to the characteristic information of the registrant X and extracted. In addition, when a search is performed without entering search conditions in S4, or when a list of candidates is displayed as a default on the screen for entering search conditions, a predetermined number of items (e.g., approximately 20 items) may be extracted from all agricultural work information R whose characteristic information is highly similar to the characteristic information of registrant X.

[0050] The heading information and characteristic information in the farm work information R extracted by the extraction unit 25 are passed to the output control unit 26, which transmits the heading information and characteristic information to the registrant terminal 3X (S6). The registrant terminal 3X displays a list of the received heading information and characteristic information (S7). The registrant X selects the farm work information R that he or she most wants to refer to (the farm work information R of the registrant Y) from the listed heading information and characteristic information, and transmits acquisition information indicating that to the farm work support device 2 (S8). In the farm work support device 2, the acquisition information is transmitted to the extraction unit 25 via the input unit 21, and an extraction process is performed for the farm work information R of the registrant Y selected in the extraction unit 25 (S9). The farm work information R of the registrant Y extracted by the extraction unit 25 is passed to the output control unit 26, which transmits the farm work information R of the registrant Y to the registrant terminal 3X (S10). The registrant terminal 3X displays the content of the received farm work information R in response to an operation by the registrant X (S11).

[0051] If the registrant X wishes to incorporate the acquired farm work information R of the registrant Y into his / her own farm work information R, he / she can send instruction information to that effect from the registrant terminal 3X to the farm work support device 2, and when the instruction information is sent (S12), the work plan information R2 of the registrant X is updated with some or all of the contents of the work plan information R2 of the registrant Y (S13). At this time, it is desirable to leave the work plan information R2 before the update as historical information. If the instruction information is not sent, the work plan information R2 of the registrant X is maintained, and the registrant X can freely refer to the work plan information R2 of the registrant Y for reference or as his / her own farm work information R (S14).

[0052] In this way, in the agricultural work support device 2 of this embodiment, agricultural work information R including basic information R1 indicating the registrant's profile regarding the agricultural work and cultivation environment, work plan information R2 indicating the agricultural work plan, and performance information R3 indicating the agricultural work performance is stored for each registrant, performance information R3 indicating the work performance actually performed by the registrant based on the work plan information R2 is input, and if the input performance information R3 differs from the work plan information R2 corresponding to the performance information R3, the performance information R3 is reflected in the work plan information R2 indicating the work plan for the next agricultural work. Therefore, by managing the performance information actually performed in the agricultural work as know-how and reflecting it in the work plan for the next agricultural work, it is possible to reduce failures in crop cultivation while increasing the success rate.

[0053] In addition, based on input information from a registrant terminal 3X used by a registrant X, farm work information R of one or more other registrants is extracted and the extracted farm work information R is output so as to be displayable on the registrant terminal 3X, so that a registrant X can refer to the farm work information R of another registrant Y to increase the success rate of farm work or learn the farm work know-how of the other registrant Y.

[0054] Furthermore, the system is equipped with an information management unit 23 that reflects actual performance information R3 input from another registrant terminal 3Y used by the other registrant Y in the work plan information R2 in the agricultural work information R of the other registrant Y, so that the next work plan information R2 and work plan information R2 for third parties can be generated simply by inputting the actual performance of the agricultural work actually performed by the other registrant Y.

[0055] Furthermore, the performance information R3 input by the other registrant Y from the other registrant terminal 3Y includes at least trigger information that serves as a trigger when starting a specific task, so that the specific task can be started based on notification of the trigger information. In other words, agricultural work can be divided into various tasks, and the timing of starting each of these tasks is an extremely important factor and also plays a role as know-how information. By sharing the trigger information of the other registrant Y as such know-how, it is possible to improve the success rate of agricultural work and grow high-quality crops.

[0056] Furthermore, when the extraction unit 25 extracts the farming work information R of other registrants, it extracts the farming work information R of the other registrants that is similar to the farming work information R of the one registrant X stored in the farming work information memory unit 22, and the output control unit 26 outputs a part of the extracted farming work information R of the other registrants so as to display it in a list on the one registrant terminal 3X, so that the one registrant X can refer to the farming work information R of other registrants that is similar to his or her own environment, and can grow crops with a high success rate and high quality by referring to the know-how of the other registrants.

[0057] Furthermore, the system is provided with a characteristic generation unit 24 that generates characteristic information representing the characteristics of a registrant associated with the agricultural work information R based on the agricultural work information R, and when the output control unit 26 displays a list of part of the agricultural work information R on a registrant terminal 3X, the output control unit 26 outputs the list display so that the characteristic information is included in the items, thereby enabling a registrant X to select the agricultural work information R that is most useful to him or her from the characteristic information displayed in the list on a registrant terminal 3X.

[0058] Furthermore, since the system is equipped with an information management unit 23 that reflects the farm work information R of another registrant Y, which is output so as to be displayable on one registrant's terminal 3X, in the farm work information R of one registrant X, it becomes possible for one registrant Y to possess the performance information R3 and work plan information R2 of the other registrant Y as one's own work plan information R2, and one can generate farm work information R that includes unique further know-how information by utilizing the know-how of the other registrant Y and combining it with one's own performance information R3.

[0059] (Second embodiment of the present invention) The farm work support device according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 11 and 12. The farm work support device according to this embodiment is the farm work support device according to the first embodiment to which a billing function has been added, enabling the buying and selling of farm work information R. Note that in this embodiment, explanations that overlap with those of the first embodiment will be omitted.

[0060] Fig. 11 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the farm work support device according to this embodiment. The difference between the configuration in Fig. 2 in the first embodiment is that Fig. 11 includes a billing processing unit 27 that checks whether or not a normal billing process has been performed from registrant X to registrant Y when registrant X acquires farm work information R of selected registrant Y.

[0061] The billing process itself is executed in advance by an external financial system that is affiliated with the agricultural work support system 1, and the result of the execution is received by the billing processing unit 27 via the input unit 21. When the billing processing unit 27 receives information that the billing process has been normally performed in the external financial system (hereinafter referred to as billing approval information), that is, when it receives information that the payment of the set amount from the registrant X to the registrant Y has been completed, it passes information permitting the output control unit 26 to output the farm work information R of the registrant Y to the registrant terminal 3X of the registrant X. Unless it receives the billing approval information, it does not pass information permitting the output control unit 26 to output the farm work information R of the registrant Y to the registrant terminal 3X of the registrant X. In other words, unless the billing process is normally completed, the registrant X cannot refer to or obtain the farm work information R of the registrant Y.

[0062] FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the process of acquiring farm work information R in the farm work support system 1 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 12, the process from S1 to S9 in FIG. 10 is the same. In S9, the extraction unit 25 performs the process of extracting farm work information R of the registrant Y based on the acquired information, and the extracted result is passed to the billing processing unit 27. The billing processing unit 27 passes information to access an external financial institution and information on the access destination to the output control unit 26, and enters a state of waiting for the result of the billing process (S10). The output control unit 26 transmits the information to access an external financial institution and information on the access destination passed from the billing processing unit 27 to the registrant terminal 3X (S11). Depending on whether the billing processing unit 27 receives billing approval information, a determination process is performed from the registrant terminal 3X to determine whether the billing process by the registrant X has been performed normally (S12). If the billing process has not been performed normally or the result of the billing process cannot be received even after a predetermined time has passed, the process is terminated as it is. If the billing process has been performed normally, the process from S10 onwards in FIG. 10 is performed.

[0063] In this way, when a registrant X displays farm work information R of another registrant Y on his / her registrant terminal 3X, if the output control unit 26 receives charging approval information from an external financial system indicating that the charging procedure performed by the registrant X is approved, the output control unit 26 outputs the farm work information R so that it can be displayed on the registrant terminal 3X, making it possible to buy and sell the farm work information R, and for example, the other registrant Y who provided the know-how information can also receive compensation equivalent to that know-how information.

[0064] Furthermore, by providing a system that benefits both inexperienced and less experienced agricultural workers as well as experienced agricultural workers, it is possible to revitalize agriculture itself and lower the barriers to entry into agriculture, encouraging an increase in the number of people participating in agriculture.

[0065] Other embodiments of the present invention Other agricultural work support devices according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 13 to 18. In the agricultural work support device and the agricultural work support system according to the present embodiment, in addition to the functions described in the above embodiments, for example, each of the following functions or a combination of these functions may be provided.

[0066] Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when navigation display is performed in the agricultural work support system according to this embodiment. Here, some information included in the agricultural work information R is displayed on the dashboard, and at that time, the work content to be performed on the day or in the near future based on the work plan information R2 is displayed as navigation. In Fig. 13, the area indicated by the dashed line is the navigation display. By performing work according to such navigation, the registrant can accumulate work experience in accordance with the work plan information R2, thereby increasing the success rate of agriculture.

[0067] When inputting the performance information R3, the user may select each task on the calendar displayed on the dashboard in Fig. 13 to transition to the input screen for the performance information R3 shown in Fig. 5. In this case, it is desirable that the input screen shown in Fig. 5 is displayed by default with the contents of the work plan information R2 entered in each item. This can reduce the effort required to input the performance information R3.

[0068] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when setting notifications of trigger information in the agricultural work support system according to the present embodiment. As described above, trigger information is information that triggers the start of work, and is information that indicates at what stage the corresponding work will be started (at what timing to proceed to the next work process). For example, information such as the first sunny day between XX month YY and XX month ZZ, or information such as the day after the weeding work performed in X work, can be registered as trigger information in the work plan information R2. Even if these pieces of information are common knowledge for experienced agricultural workers, they can be very important know-how information for inexperienced or less experienced agricultural workers. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, by setting notifications such as SNS for these trigger information, notifications can be sent to the worker's terminal owned by the worker at the timing indicated by the trigger information, or the information can be displayed on the dashboard. This allows the worker to perform the work at the appropriate timing without missing the timing to start the work.

[0069] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when measurement data showing the state of a field is displayed in the agricultural work support system according to this embodiment. When a commonly known agricultural sensor (for example, agricultural IT sensor MIHARAS, Nishim Electronics Co., Ltd., etc.) is installed in the field, the agricultural work support device 2 receives measurement information (for example, air temperature, humidity, soil temperature, water level, water temperature, etc.) from the agricultural sensor, and collects and displays it, thereby making it possible to remotely monitor the state of the field. In addition, weather information (including forecasts), disaster information (including forecasts), epidemic outbreak information, etc. may be obtained from the outside. By associating these external information with the work plan information R2, especially the work trigger information in the work plan information R2, it becomes possible to notify appropriate trigger information according to the state of the field actually measured in real time and the damage situation predicted due to future weather, disasters, etc. In addition, the trigger information originally set in the work plan information R2 may be corrected using these external information. For example, if a typhoon is approaching or a lot of rain is forecast, the trigger information can be corrected to end harvesting before that, or if a little rain is forecast, the trigger information can be corrected to perform watering earlier. Specifically, for example, if a harvesting trigger is set for one week later based on the average rainfall, and if the weather forecast for this week calculates that the total amount of rainfall will be several times that of the average, the trigger information can be corrected to start harvesting on the day when the average amount of rainfall occurs by moving up the date of the set trigger information. Similarly, it is also possible to correct the trigger information to move up or delay the start date of work by comparing parameters such as the accumulated temperature and accumulated sunshine hours with the average state.

[0070] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when a simulation result of a growth prediction is displayed in the farm work support system according to the present embodiment. By using a generally known farm crop growth prediction model, it is possible to predict the schedule of the growth stage. In the present invention, the success rate of agriculture is increased by sharing the unique know-how of each registrant, and by comparing the actual growth information with the growth prediction simulation, it is possible to determine to what extent the growth method (for example, work plan information R2 in the farm work information R of registrant Y acquired by registrant X) of the registrant himself / herself matches the simulation. Then, by aiming to create work plan information R2 that exceeds this growth simulation, it becomes possible to generate and provide more advanced farm work information R.

[0071] 17 and 18 are diagrams showing an example of work plan information downloaded in the farm work support system according to the present embodiment. The farm work information R can be referenced, for example, on a browser, but may also be downloaded and referenced. When downloaded, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, various information stored in the farm work information R can be displayed in a state that is easy for the registrant to see. In the example of FIGS. 17 and 18, basic information such as crops and varieties, information on results such as yield and memo information, and information on work plans based on results (including memos during work) are displayed. Each piece of information shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 is information stored in the farm work information R. In addition to this, information such as work time, necessary farm equipment, how to proceed with the work, and precautions for each detailed process is included in the farm work information R, and it is desirable that this information be provided in a state that can be referenced on a screen other than the screen shown in FIGS. 17 and 18.

[0072] It should be noted that the display screens described in the above embodiments are merely examples, and the items and designs displayed can be changed as appropriate according to design requirements. [Explanation of symbols]

[0073] R Farm work information R1 Basic Information R2 Work Plan Information R3 Performance Information R23 Plan and performance common information 1. Agricultural work support system 2 Farming support equipment 3 (3X, 3Y) Registered terminal 21 Input section 22 Agricultural work information storage section 23 Information Management Department 24 Feature Generation Unit 25 Extraction part 26 Output control section 27 Billing Processing Unit

Claims

1. An agricultural work information storage means for storing agricultural work information for each registrant, the agricultural work information including basic information indicating the registrant's agricultural work profile and cultivation environment, agricultural work plan information indicating the agricultural work plan, and agricultural work performance information indicating the agricultural work performance; a performance information input means for inputting performance information indicating the work performance actually performed by the registrant based on the work plan information; and an information management means for, when the input performance information differs from the work plan information corresponding to the performance information, reflecting the performance information in work plan information indicating a work plan for a next agricultural work.

2. The agricultural work support device according to claim 1, A farm work information extraction means for extracting the farm work information of one or more other registered users based on input information from a device used by a registered user; and an output control means for outputting the extracted farm work information so that it can be displayed on the one device.

3. The agricultural work support device according to claim 2, An agricultural work support device characterized in that the work plan information of the agricultural work information extracted by the agricultural work extraction means includes at least trigger information that serves as a trigger when starting a specified task and / or notification information that notifies of the trigger information.

4. The agricultural work support device according to claim 2 or 3, An agricultural work support device characterized in that the information management means reflects the agricultural work information of other registered users, which is output so as to be displayable on the one device, in the agricultural work information of the one registered user.

5. The agricultural work support device according to claim 2 or 3, When the farm work information extraction means extracts the farm work information of the other registered person, the farm work information of the other registered person that is similar to the farm work information of the one registered person stored in the farm work information storage means is extracted, The farm work support device, characterized in that the output control means outputs a portion of the extracted farm work information of the other registered users so as to display a list on the one device.

6. The agricultural work support device according to claim 5, a characteristic information generating means for generating characteristic information representing characteristics of the farm work information based on the farm work information, An agricultural work support device characterized in that when the agricultural work information extraction means extracts the agricultural work information of other registered users, it extracts the agricultural work information of other registered users having characteristic information similar to the characteristic information of the agricultural work information corresponding to the one registered user.

7. 7. The farm work information support device according to claim 6, A farm work support device characterized in that, when the output control means displays a list of part of the farm work information on the one device, the output control means outputs the feature information so that the item of the list display is included in the item of the list display.

8. The agricultural work support device according to claim 2 or 3, a billing determination means for determining that a billing procedure has been completed when billing approval information indicating that the billing procedure performed by the one registered person is approved is received from an external financial system when the one registered person displays the farm work information of the other registered person on the one device, The farm work support device, wherein the output control means outputs the farm work information so as to be displayable on the one device when the billing procedure has been completed.

9. an agricultural work information storage means for storing agricultural work information for each registrant, the agricultural work information including basic information indicating the registrant's profile and cultivation environment regarding the registrant's agricultural work, work plan information indicating the agricultural work plan, and performance information indicating the performance of the agricultural work; a performance information input means for inputting performance information indicating the performance of work actually performed by the registrant based on the work plan information; An agricultural work support program characterized by having a computer function as information management means for reflecting actual performance information in work plan information indicating a work plan for a next agricultural work when the input actual performance information differs from the work plan information corresponding to the actual performance information.

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