Farming management system and farming management method

Abstract

To provide a farming management system and a farming management method for enabling communication between a farmer and people who need information to be reported.SOLUTION: A farming management system according to an embodiment includes a work registration unit, a notification unit, and a notification destination registration unit. Contents and the date of a farm work are registered in the work registration unit. The notification unit notifies the notification destination of the farm work to be performed. The notification destination registration unit registers a notification destination. The notification destination unit notifies the notification destination of the contents of the farm work in a predetermined time before the date of the farm work.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a farm management system and a farm management method.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a farm management system is known that manages farmland for each farming plot and records the content of farming work events and the cost of the farming work events as farming work achievements (see Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Some farmlands are adjacent to residential areas. When performing operations that affect the surrounding environment, it may be necessary to consider the people living near the fields. For this reason, communication with such people may be necessary. However, in the above technology, although the content of farming work is recorded as an achievement, there is no means for notifying information, and it has not been easy to communicate with people with various lifestyles.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a farm management system and a farm management method capable of communicating between farmers and people who need to be notified of information.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the farming management system (1) according to the embodiment includes a work registration unit (11) for registering the content and date of farming work, a notification unit (12) for notifying a notification destination that the farming work is to be performed, and a notification destination registration unit (13) for registering the notification destination. The notification unit (12) notifies the content of the farming work to the notification destination a predetermined time before the date of the farming work.

[0007] Further, the farming management method according to the embodiment includes a notification destination registration step of registering a notification destination, a work registration step of registering the content and date of farming work, and a notification step of notifying the content of the farming work to the notification destination a predetermined time before the date of the farming work.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the farming management system and the farming management method according to the embodiment, communication can be achieved between the farmer and the people who need to be informed of information.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, the farming management system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. Note that the constituent elements in the following embodiments include those that can be replaced by those skilled in the art, or those that are substantially the same, that is, those within the so-called equivalent range. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0011] First, the overall configuration of the farming management system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of the farming management system 1 according to the embodiment.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, the farming management system 1 includes a work registration unit 11 in which the content and date of agricultural work are registered, a notification unit 12 that notifies a notification destination that agricultural work has been performed, and a notification destination registration unit 13 in which the notification destination is registered.

[0013] The farming management system 1 is a system for sharing information between farmers and residents of the notification destination. The notification destination of the farming management system 1 targets, for example, residents (neighboring residents K) living within a predetermined range in the vicinity of the farmland where agricultural work is performed by the farmer. The predetermined range is, for example, a place adjacent to the farmland or a place within a certain distance from the farmland, and can be arbitrarily set by the farmer. In this embodiment, the residents of the notification destination will be described as neighboring residents K.

[0014] The work registration unit 11 registers the content and date of the farming operations carried out in the farmland. The farming operations carried out in the farmland are, for example, pest control and burning. The work registration unit 11 is configured such that data input by the farmer from a personal computer, a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal or a smartphone is transmitted to and registered in the work registration unit 11. In the work registration unit 11, schedule management of the farmer's farming operations and the like are carried out based on the farming schedule which is the content and date of the registered farming operations. The work registration unit 11 is, for example, a computer provided with a processing device having a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and further an input / output device. Note that a personal computer or a mobile terminal through which the farmer inputs data may be configured as the work registration unit 11.

[0015] The notification unit 12 transmits an email stating that a farming operation is to be carried out to the notification destination. The notification unit 12 is connected to the work registration unit 11 and is configured to be able to acquire the farming schedule. The notification unit 12 is, for example, a computer provided with a processing device having a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and further an input / output device. Note that the notification unit 12 may be configured to operate on the same computer as the work registration unit 11. Further, the notification unit 12 is not limited to notification by email, and for example, notification may be performed using so-called SMS (Short Message Service) or a notification function provided in the application software.

[0016] The notification destination registration unit 13 registers the e-mail address and the like of the notification destination. The notification destination registration unit 13 registers data input by the neighboring resident K from a personal computer, a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal, or a smartphone. The notification destination registration unit 13 is connected to the notification unit 12 and is configured to be able to transmit the registered data to the notification unit 12. The notification destination registration unit 13 is, for example, a website accessible by the neighboring resident K from a personal computer or a mobile terminal.

[0017] Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, the processing content of the farming management system 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functions of the farming management system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the fields displayed superimposed on the map information M. FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the notification to the notification destination by the notification unit 12.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 2, at the request of the farmer H, the neighboring resident K arbitrarily registers his / her own e-mail address from the notification destination registration unit 13. The registered e-mail address is transmitted to the notification unit 12. Hereinafter, the neighboring resident K who has registered the e-mail address is referred to as the registrant R, and the registered e-mail address is referred to as the registered e-mail address. Note that the notification destination registration unit 13 is configured to be able to register a plurality of e-mail addresses for one registrant R.

[0019] The farmer H registers the content and date of the farming work in the field to be worked on in the work registration unit 11. The work registration unit 11 manages the registered information as a farming schedule.

[0020] The notification unit 12 accesses the work registration unit 11 and automatically sends an email stating that agricultural work will be carried out to the registered email address on a predetermined date (for example, three days before) based on the farming schedule of the work registration unit 11. At this time, the notification unit 12 describes precautions in the email according to the content of the agricultural work. The precautions are, for example, "close the window" and "do not dry laundry outside" when the agricultural work is control. The predetermined date can be individually set by the registrant R when registering the email address. Then, even after the completion of the agricultural work, the notification unit 12 automatically sends an email stating that the agricultural work has been completed to the registered email address.

[0021] When registering their own email address, the registrant R can register the farmland for which information communication is desired. That is, the notification destination can be registered in association with the target farmland to be notified.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the notification destination registration unit 13 overlays and displays the map information M and the farmland. Thereby, the target farmland is selected from the farmland overlaid and displayed on the map information M. For example, when the position of the registrant R's home is position P, among farmlands A to G, the registrant R selects farmland F adjacent to his home via a road. The selected farmland F is set as the target farmland.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 4, the notification unit 12 notifies the content of the agricultural work to the notification destination registered in association with the target farmland. For example, assume that among the registrants R1 to R3, the registrant R who has selected farmland F as the target farmland is only the registrant R3. When the predetermined date before the agricultural work is carried out in farmland F arrives, the notification email is sent only to the registrant R3.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 5, when the content of the farming work is added or changed between the time when the notification unit 12 notifies the content of the farming work to the notification destination and the date of the farming work, the notification unit 12 can immediately notify the notification destination that there has been an addition or change to the content of the farming work. For example, if there is a change in the content of the farming work in the field F between the time when the content of the farming work is notified to the registrant R3 and the date of the farming work, the farmer H changes the content of the farming work in the field F in the work registration unit 11. When the notification unit 12 monitors the work registration unit 11 and determines that the content of the farming work has been changed, the notification unit 12 immediately sends an e-mail stating that the content of the farming work has changed.

[0025] Note that the work registration unit 11 is configured such that the registrant R can actively check the farming work schedule by accessing the work registration unit 11 using a personal computer or a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal or a smartphone. In addition, the notification unit 12 may send a notification e-mail in the morning of the work day in addition to a predetermined date before the farming work is performed.

[0026] Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the processing procedure of the farming management system 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the farming management system 1 according to the embodiment.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 6, in the notification destination registration step, the notification destination registration unit 13 registers the notification destination by the registrant R (step S101).

[0028] Subsequently, in the work registration step, the work registration unit 11 registers the content and date of the farming work by the farmer H (step S102).

[0029] Subsequently, in the notification step, the notification unit 12 notifies the content of the farming work to the notification destination a predetermined time before the date of the farming work (step S103).

[0030] Next, with reference to FIG. 7, a first modification of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining notification to the notification destination by the notification unit 12 according to the first modification.

[0031] When unexpected work occurs, farmer H registers the work in the work registration section 11. Unexpected work includes, for example, "emergency control carried out due to the occurrence of crop diseases". The notification section 12 immediately sends an email stating that unexpected work has occurred. The notification section 12 confirms the reply of the consent of registrant R for each field for the notification that unexpected work has occurred. Farmer H starts the emergency work from the fields where the replies of the consent of registrant R are obtained. Alternatively, farmer H creates a work plan so as to be able to start the emergency work. In addition, when the replies of consent are not obtained (or a reply indicating non-consent is received) by a predetermined time, the notification section 12 sends an email for inquiring about available dates and times to the email addresses that have not replied and the email addresses that have received a reply indicating non-consent.

[0032] Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a second modification of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the notification to the notification destination by the notification section 12 according to the second modification. In this modification, registrant R has registered two email addresses in the notification destination registration section 13. The two email addresses are the first email address and the second email address. The registrant R's email address is registered in the first email address, and an arbitrary destination email address is registered in the second email address.

[0033] The notification section 12 sends an email to the first email address at a fixed time every day (for example, in the morning). The notification section 12 accesses the farming schedule in the notification destination registration section 13 and, if there is a plan to carry out farm work on the current day, describes in the first email address that farm work will be carried out. The notification section 12 enables the confirmation of being read, for example, by automatically replying to the email when registrant R opens the email. The notification section 12 checks whether the sent email has been read, and if it has not been read for a certain period of time or more, sends an email stating that it has not been read for a certain period of time to the second email address. For example, by registering the email address of relative S who lives separately from registrant R in the second email address, the farming management system 1 can also be used as a system for watching over the elderly living alone.

[0034] As described above, the farming management system 1 according to the embodiment includes a work registration unit 11 in which the content and date of farming work are registered, a notification unit 12 that notifies a notification destination that farming work is to be performed, and a notification destination registration unit 13 in which the notification destination is registered. The notification unit 12 notifies the content of the farming work to the notification destination a predetermined time before the date of the farming work. Thereby, the farming management system 1 can communicate between the farmer H and the people who need to be informed of information.

[0035] Also, as described above, in the farming management system 1 according to the embodiment, the notification destination is the neighboring resident K. Thereby, the farming management system 1 can communicate between the farmer H and the neighboring resident K.

[0036] Also, as described above, in the farming management system 1 according to the embodiment, the content and date of the farming work are registered for each field where the farming work is performed, the notification destination is registered in association with the target field to be notified, and the notification unit 12 notifies the content of the farming work to the notification destination registered in association with the target field. Thereby, when farming work is performed outside the fields that the registrant R wishes to be notified about, the farming management system 1 can prevent unnecessary notifications by not performing notifications.

[0037] Also, as described above, in the farming management system 1 according to the embodiment, the target field is selected from the fields displayed superimposed on the map information M. Thereby, the farming management system 1 can display the fields so that they can be selected superimposed on the map information M, enabling the registrant R to select the target field while comparing it with the location of their home.

[0038] Also, as described above, in the farming management system 1 according to the embodiment, when the content of the farming work is added or changed between the time when the notification unit 12 notifies the content of the farming work to the notification destination and the date of the farming work, the notification unit 12 immediately notifies the notification destination that there has been an addition or change to the content of the farming work. Thereby, when unexpected work is required, the farming management system 1 can notify the registrant R of the information as soon as possible by immediately notifying.

[0039] Also, as described above, in the farming management method according to the embodiment, it includes a notification destination registration step in which a notification destination is registered, a work registration step in which the content and date of farm work are registered, and a notification step in which the content of the farm work is notified to the notification destination a predetermined time before the date of the farm work. Thereby, the farming management method can facilitate communication between the farmer H and the people who need to be informed of information.

[0040] Further effects and modifications can be easily derived by those skilled in the art. Therefore, the broader aspects of the present invention are not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments represented and described as above. Accordingly, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Explanation of Signs

[0041] 1 Farming management system 11 Work registration section 12 Notification section 13 Notification destination registration section A Farm B Farm C Farm D Farm E Farm F Farm (Farm to be worked on) G Farm K Neighboring resident M Map information

Claims

1. a work registration unit for registering the content and date of agricultural work; a notification unit for notifying a notification destination that the agricultural work is to be performed; a notification destination registration unit for registering the notification destination, and comprising: The notification unit is a farm management system that notifies the content of the agricultural work to the notification destination a predetermined time before the date of the agricultural work.

2. The farm management system according to claim 1, wherein the notification destination is a resident living in a predetermined range near the field where the agricultural work is performed.

3. The content and date of the agricultural work are registered for each field where the agricultural work is performed, The notification destination is registered in association with the target field to be notified, The farm management system according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the notification unit notifies the content of the agricultural work to the notification destination registered in association with the target field.

4. The farm management system according to claim 3, wherein the target field is selected from the fields displayed superimposed on the map information.

5. If the content of the agricultural work is added or changed between the time when the notification unit notifies the content of the agricultural work to the notification destination and the date of the agricultural work, the notification unit immediately notifies the notification destination that there has been an addition or change to the content of the agricultural work. The farm management system according to claim 1 or claim 2.

6. a notification destination registration step of registering a notification destination; a work registration step of registering the content and date of agricultural work; a notification step of notifying the content of the agricultural work to the notification destination a predetermined time before the date of the agricultural work, and comprising a farm management method.

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