Server for Managing Agricultural Working Vehicle and Method for Providing Management Service of Agricultural Working Vehicle

Abstract

A control server for an agricultural work vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention, capable of automatically updating a dedicated control area when a region is changed due to the sale of an agricultural work vehicle as a used vehicle, comprises: a location information acquisition unit for acquiring current location information of the agricultural work vehicle; a dedicated control area change determination unit for determining whether to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle by comparing a first control area determined based on the current location information with a second control area registered as a dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle; a UI providing unit for displaying a first UI (User Interface) indicating the entry of the agricultural work vehicle into the first control area on a first map image displayed on a first manager terminal assigned to the first control area when the change of the dedicated control area is determined; and a dedicated control area registration unit for registering the first control area as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle when a request for registration of the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is received from the first manager terminal.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an agricultural work vehicle, and more specifically, to the control of an agricultural work vehicle. Background Technology

[0002] Agricultural work vehicles are used to cultivate crops necessary for human life by utilizing the land. For example, combines, tractors, and rice transplanters fall under the category of agricultural work vehicles. A combine is a vehicle that performs the task of harvesting and threshing crops such as rice, barley, wheat, and soybeans. A tractor is a vehicle that performs agricultural tasks while driving or stationary by connecting various types of implements. A rice transplanter is a vehicle that performs the task of transplanting seedlings grown in nurseries or seedling boxes into paddy fields.

[0003] Since these agricultural work vehicles are generally used in harsher and rougher environments than typical passenger cars or vans, they are inevitably susceptible to breakdowns caused by environmental conditions or external physical forces.

[0004] In particular, since agricultural work vehicles typically perform agricultural tasks using the driving force of an engine, their condition can deteriorate significantly during operation, potentially increasing the risk of breakdowns. Therefore, a control system for agricultural work vehicles capable of monitoring their condition is required to prevent breakdowns in advance.

[0005] When monitoring the status of agricultural work vehicles using such an agricultural work vehicle control system, the manager terminals performing the control of the agricultural work vehicles may be assigned to regions divided into predetermined units, and each manager terminal may be implemented to exclusively monitor the agricultural work vehicles located within that region. That is, each agricultural work vehicle receives control services from the manager terminal in charge of the dedicated control region by setting the region where the agricultural work vehicle is located as the dedicated control region.

[0006] In this case, the dedicated control area for each agricultural work vehicle can be set based on the vehicle's initial registration location. However, unlike typical passenger cars or vans, agricultural work vehicles are not required to undergo a separate registration process even when sold as used vehicles. Consequently, even if an agricultural work vehicle is sold as a used vehicle and its location changes, the control system cannot detect this change, leaving the initial registration location inevitably set as the dedicated control area.

[0007] In this case, there is a problem in that normal control services cannot be provided for the agricultural work vehicle because the administrator terminal in the region before the change is far from the agricultural work vehicle and the administrator terminal in the region after the change cannot recognize the agricultural work vehicle as a control target. Prior art literature

[0008] Republic of Korea Published Patent No. 10-2006-0042279 (Published May 12, 2005) The problem to be solved

[0009] The present invention aims to solve the aforementioned problems and has as its technical objective the provision of a control system for agricultural work vehicles capable of automatically updating the dedicated control area when the region changes due to the sale of the agricultural work vehicle as a used vehicle.

[0010] In addition, another technical objective of the present invention is to provide a control system and method for agricultural work vehicles that enables a manager terminal of a changed dedicated control area to easily recognize the inflow of a new agricultural work vehicle when the area is changed due to the sale of a used agricultural work vehicle. means of solving the problem

[0011] A control server for an agricultural work vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention for achieving the above-described purpose comprises: a location information acquisition unit for acquiring current location information of the agricultural work vehicle; a dedicated control area change determination unit for determining whether to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle by comparing a first control area determined based on the current location information with a second control area registered as a dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle; a UI providing unit for displaying a first UI (User Interface) indicating the entry of the agricultural work vehicle into the first control area on a first map image displayed on a first manager terminal assigned to the first control area when the change of the dedicated control area is determined; and a dedicated control area registration unit for registering the first control area as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle when a request for registration of the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is received from the first manager terminal.

[0012] In one embodiment, the dedicated control area change decision unit may decide to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle if the first control area is different from the second control area and the duration of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area is greater than or equal to the standard duration of stay.

[0013] In one embodiment, the UI providing unit displays one or more first agricultural work vehicles, for which the first control area is registered as the dedicated control area, as a second UI on the first map image, and when the registration of the agricultural work vehicle as the dedicated control area is completed by the dedicated control area registration unit, the first UI can be changed to the second UI and displayed on the first map image. At this time, the first UI may be set to be different from the second UI in at least one of color, shape, size, and blinking status.

[0014] Meanwhile, when the dedicated control area registration unit receives a request for registration of the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle from the first manager terminal, it transmits a request for approval to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle to the second manager terminal assigned to the second control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle, and when the result of approval to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is received from the second manager terminal, the first control area can be registered as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle.

[0015] According to this embodiment, when the first UI is selected by the first administrator terminal, the dedicated control area registration unit provides a first pop-up window to the first administrator terminal for generating a request to register a dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle, and when the request to register a dedicated control area generated based on the information entered through the first pop-up window is received from the first administrator terminal, it may provide a second pop-up window to the second administrator terminal for approving a change to the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle.

[0016] In one embodiment, the dedicated control area registration unit may register the first control area as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle if the result of approval for changing the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is not received from the second administrator terminal for a period longer than the standard approval period.

[0017] A method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above-described purpose comprises: a step of acquiring current location information of the agricultural work vehicle; a step of determining a first control area based on the current location information; a step of determining whether to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle based on the duration of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area if the first control area is different from a second control area registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle; a step of displaying a first UI (User Interface) indicating the entry of the agricultural work vehicle into the first control area on a first map image displayed on a first manager terminal assigned to the first control area if the change of the dedicated control area is determined; and a step of registering the first control area as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle when a request for registration of the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is received from the first manager terminal.

[0018] In one embodiment, in the step of determining whether to change the dedicated control area, if the duration of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area is greater than or equal to the standard duration of stay, it may be determined to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle.

[0019] In one embodiment, in the step of displaying the first UI, the first UI may be set differently in at least one of the color, shape, size, and flashing status from the second UI for displaying one or more first agricultural work vehicles, in which the first control area is registered as the dedicated control area, on the first map image.

[0020] According to this embodiment, when the registration of the dedicated control area is completed, the first UI can be changed to the second UI and displayed on the first map image.

[0021] In one embodiment, the step of registering as a dedicated control area comprises: providing a first pop-up window to the first administrator terminal for generating a request to register a dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle when the first UI is selected by the first administrator terminal; receiving the request to register a dedicated control area generated based on information entered through the first pop-up window from the first administrator terminal; providing a second pop-up window for approving a change to the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle to a second administrator terminal assigned to the second control area when the request to register a dedicated control area is received; receiving a result of approving the change to the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle generated based on information entered through the second pop-up window from the second administrator terminal; and registering the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle when the result of approving the change to the dedicated control area is received.

[0022] The step of registering as the dedicated control area may further include the step of registering the first control area as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle if the approval result for changing the dedicated control area is not received from the second administrator terminal for a period longer than the standard approval period. Effects of the invention

[0023] According to the present invention, if the current control area based on the current location of an agricultural work vehicle differs from the dedicated control area registered for the agricultural work vehicle, and the time spent in the current control area is longer than the standard time spent, the current control area is automatically updated to the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle. This allows a buyer who purchased the agricultural work vehicle secondhand to continuously receive control services for the agricultural work vehicle through the administrator terminal in charge of the current control area, thereby improving the reliability of the control services for the agricultural work vehicle and increasing user convenience.

[0024] In addition, according to the present invention, when a change in the dedicated control area is required due to the sale of an agricultural work vehicle, the transfer of the agricultural work vehicle into the changed dedicated control area is provided to the administrator terminal using various forms of UI, thereby enabling the administrator terminal to easily recognize the transfer of the agricultural work vehicle, and thus the procedure for renewing the registration of the agricultural work vehicle's dedicated control area can be completed in a short period of time. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0025] FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an agricultural work vehicle control system to which a control server for an agricultural work vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied. Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control server illustrated in Figure 1. FIG. 3a is a diagram showing an example of a first and second UI displayed on a first administrator terminal. FIG. 3b is a diagram showing an example of the first and third UIs displayed on the second manager terminal. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0026] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a control system for an agricultural work vehicle to which a control server for an agricultural work vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, a control system (100) for an agricultural work vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an agricultural work vehicle (110), a control server for an agricultural work vehicle (120, hereinafter referred to as 'control server'), an administrator terminal (130), and an owner terminal (140).

[0028] The agricultural work vehicle (110) performs agricultural work by driving on the cultivated land or while stationary, using various implements mounted on the agricultural work vehicle (110). In one embodiment, the agricultural work vehicle (110) may be a combine, a tractor, a rice transplanter, etc.

[0029] The agricultural work vehicle (110) according to the present invention may be equipped with a location information acquisition device for acquiring location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) and a communication module for transmitting location information to a control server (120). The reason the agricultural work vehicle (110) in the present invention includes a location information acquisition device and a communication module is to provide a control service to the agricultural work vehicle (110) based on the changed location of the agricultural work vehicle (110) when the location of the agricultural work vehicle (110) changes due to the sale of the agricultural work vehicle (110), etc.

[0030] The location information acquisition device checks the location information of an agricultural work vehicle (110) at predetermined intervals, maps the confirmed location information together with the identification information of the agricultural work vehicle (110), and transmits it to the control server (120). In one embodiment, the location information acquisition device may map the location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) with the identification information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) and transmit it to the control server (120) whenever the location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) is acquired, but in another embodiment, the location information acquisition device may map the location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) with the identification information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) and transmit it to the control server (120) only when the acquired location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) is different from the previously acquired location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0031] In one embodiment, the location information acquisition device installed on the agricultural work vehicle (110) may be a GPS (Global Positioning System) module or a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) module. The GPS module or GNSS module checks the location of the agricultural work vehicle (110) at predetermined intervals to generate location information, and transmits the generated location information to a control server (120) through a communication module.

[0032] The communication module transmits location information acquired by the location information acquisition device to the control server (120) via a wired or wireless network. In one embodiment, the communication module installed in the agricultural work vehicle (110) may be a wireless communication module. The wireless communication module may be a 3rd generation mobile communication module, a 4th generation mobile communication module, and a 5th generation mobile communication module, or a short-range wireless communication module such as an NFC (Near Field Communication) module or a Wi-Fi module.

[0033] Meanwhile, the agricultural work vehicle (110) according to the present invention may additionally include a monitoring device (not shown) for monitoring the status of the agricultural work vehicle (110). The monitoring device periodically monitors the status of the agricultural work vehicle (110) to generate status information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) and transmits the generated status information to a control server (120) through a communication module.

[0034] In one embodiment, the monitoring device can generate status information by monitoring at least one of whether the temperature of the coolant for cooling the engine included in the agricultural work vehicle (110) is abnormal, whether the pressure of the engine oil supplied to the engine is abnormal, and whether the engine is abnormal.

[0035] For example, when the work implement performs work driven by the engine's driving force, the monitoring device can determine that an abnormality has occurred in the coolant temperature due to the work implementation if the current coolant temperature exceeds the upper limit, the current engine load exceeds the upper limit, or the current engine rotational speed exceeds the upper limit. As another example, when the work implement performs work driven by the engine's driving force, the monitoring device can determine that an abnormality has occurred in the engine oil pressure due to the work implementation if the current engine oil pressure is below the lower limit, the current engine load exceeds the upper limit, or the current engine rotational speed exceeds the upper limit. As another example, when a work machine performs work driven by the engine's driving force, if the monitoring device determines that the amount of moisture contained in the fuel exceeds the upper limit of the amount of moisture in the fuel, the current temperature of the fuel exceeds the upper limit of the fuel temperature, the current temperature of the fuel is below the lower limit of the fuel temperature, the current temperature of the coolant exceeds the upper limit of the coolant temperature, the current load of the engine exceeds the maximum load of the engine, the current rotational speed of the engine exceeds the upper limit of the engine rotational speed, or the current pressure of the engine oil is below the lower limit of the engine oil pressure, it can determine that an abnormality has occurred in the engine due to the work machine's performance.

[0036] Referring again to FIG. 1, the control server (120) receives status information of each agricultural work vehicle (110) from one or more agricultural work vehicles (110) and determines whether each agricultural work vehicle (110) is abnormal based on the received status information. In addition, the control server (110) transmits the result of determining whether each agricultural work vehicle (110) is abnormal to the owner terminal (110) of the agricultural work vehicle (760).

[0037] In particular, the control server (120) according to the present invention identifies a first control area, which is the current control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110), based on the location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110), and if the identified first control area is different from the second control area registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle (110), determines whether to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110). If the control server (120) determines that a change to the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) is necessary, it automatically changes the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0038] Hereinafter, the functions of the control server (120) according to the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

[0039] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control server according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a control server (120) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a location information acquisition unit (210), a dedicated control area change setting unit (220), a UI provision unit (230), and a dedicated control area registration unit (240). In addition, the control server (120) according to the present invention may additionally include a database (250).

[0040] The location information acquisition unit (210) acquires location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) from a location information acquisition device included in the agricultural work vehicle (110). In one embodiment, if the location information acquisition device is a GPS module, the location information acquisition unit (210) acquires GPS information of the agricultural work vehicle from the agricultural work vehicle (110), and if the location information acquisition device is a GNSS module, the location information acquisition unit (210) can acquire GNSS information of the agricultural work vehicle from the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0041] According to this embodiment, the location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) can be received at predetermined intervals along with the agricultural work vehicle identification information assigned to each agricultural work vehicle (110). The location information acquisition unit (210) determines the current location information of each agricultural work vehicle (110) based on the location information transmitted along with the agricultural work vehicle identification information.

[0042] The location information acquisition unit (210) stores the current location information of each agricultural work vehicle (110) in the database (250) along with the identification information of the agricultural work vehicle, and updates the current location information of the corresponding agricultural work vehicle (110) stored in the database (250) whenever new location information is received from the location information acquisition device.

[0043] The dedicated control area change decision unit (220) determines a first control area based on the current location information of each agricultural work vehicle (110) stored in the database (250), and determines whether to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) by comparing the determined first control area with the second control area registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0044] At this time, since the control area is divided into predetermined regional units and pre-set, the dedicated control area change decision unit (220) can determine the first control area to which the area where the agricultural work vehicle (110) is currently located belongs based on the current location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) when the current location information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) is confirmed.

[0045] Meanwhile, a dedicated control area refers to a control area registered as an area where the agricultural work vehicle (110) can receive control services, and information regarding the dedicated control area of ​​each agricultural work vehicle (110) is mapped to the identification information of each agricultural work vehicle (110) and stored in advance in a database (250).

[0046] In one embodiment, the dedicated control area change decision unit (220) may decide to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) if the period of stay during which the agricultural work vehicle (110) stayed within the first control area is longer than or equal to a predetermined standard period of stay. Since the fact that a specific agricultural work vehicle (110) stays within the first control area, which is different from the second control area registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle (110), for longer than the predetermined standard period of stay, can be judged as the agricultural work vehicle (110) being sold as a used vehicle and its usage area being changed, the dedicated control area change decision unit (220) according to the present invention determines whether to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) by comparing the period of stay within the first control area with the standard period of stay when the first control area is different from the second control area.

[0047] However, if the dedicated control area change decision unit (220) decides whether to change the dedicated control area for all agricultural work vehicles (110) based solely on the result of comparing the period of stay within the first control area with the standard period of stay, then in the case of rental agricultural work vehicles (110) that can be leased to another area for use by contract for a certain period, the dedicated control area may be changed unintentionally.

[0048] Accordingly, to solve this problem, the dedicated control area change decision unit (220) according to another embodiment of the present invention may refer to the registration information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) to further determine whether the agricultural work vehicle (110) is registered as a rental agricultural work vehicle, and if the agricultural work vehicle (110) is not registered as a rental agricultural work vehicle, it may finally decide to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0049] When the UI providing unit (230) decides to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) by the dedicated control area change decision unit (220), it displays whether the agricultural work vehicle (110) has been transferred to the first manager terminal assigned to the first control area among the manager terminals (130) using a predetermined first UI (User Interface). Specifically, when the UI providing unit (230) decides to change the first control area to a dedicated control area, it displays a predetermined first map image on the first manager terminal assigned to the first control area and displays whether the agricultural work vehicle (110) has been transferred to the first map image using a predetermined first UI.

[0050] At this time, the first map image displayed on the first manager terminal may be an entire map image of a specific country, a map image corresponding to a control area managed by the first manager terminal, or a map image in which a control area managed by the first manager terminal is displayed together with a predetermined number of other control areas adjacent to the control area.

[0051] According to this embodiment, the UI providing unit (230) may display a second UI on the map image together with the first UI, representing one or more first agricultural work vehicles (not shown) that are receiving control services from the first manager terminal, i.e., one or more first agricultural work vehicles in which the first control area is registered as a dedicated control area.

[0052] In particular, according to the present invention, the UI providing unit (230) may provide the first UI in a form different from the second UI so that the first administrator terminal can easily identify the agricultural work vehicle (110) newly transferred to the first control area from the first other agricultural work vehicle.

[0053] In one embodiment, the UI providing unit (230) can set the first UI and the second UI differently in at least one of color, shape, size, and blinking.

[0054] For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3a, the UI providing unit (230) may display a first UI (320) representing a newly transferred agricultural work vehicle (110) in a circle shape on a first map image (300) displayed on a first manager terminal, and a second UI (330) representing one or more first agricultural work vehicles that were receiving control services from the first manager terminal in a triangle shape.

[0055] Meanwhile, the UI providing unit (230) can change the first UI to the second UI and display it on the first map image when the first control area (310) is newly registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0056] Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, when a change in the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) is determined, the UI providing unit (230) is described as displaying a first UI (320) representing the agricultural work vehicle (110) only to the first manager terminal assigned to the first control area among the manager terminals (130).

[0057] However, in a modified embodiment, when the UI providing unit (230) determines a change in the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110), the first UI may also be displayed on a map image displayed on a second manager terminal among the manager terminals (130) that previously provided control services for the agricultural work vehicle (110). According to this embodiment, the UI providing unit (230) may display a third UI representing one or more second agricultural work vehicles that were receiving control services from the second manager terminal, along with the first UI, on the map image.

[0058] In one embodiment, the UI providing unit (230) may set the third UI to be different from the first UI in at least one of color, shape, size, and blinking status. In another embodiment, the UI providing unit (230) may set the third UI to be different from the first UI and the second UI in at least one of color, shape, size, and blinking status.

[0059] For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3b, the UI providing unit (230) may display the first control area (310) together with the second control area (350), which is the previous dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110), on the second map image (340) displayed on the second manager terminal, and may display the first UI (320) representing the agricultural work vehicle (110) in a circle shape in the first control area (310), and the third UI (360) representing one or more second agricultural work vehicles that were receiving control services from the second manager terminal within the second control area (350) in a square shape.

[0060] In this way, according to the present invention, when it is decided to change the dedicated control area of ​​an agricultural work vehicle (110), the UI providing unit (230) can provide the transfer of the agricultural work vehicle into the dedicated control area to be changed to each manager terminal (130) using various forms of UI, so that the manager terminal (130) can easily recognize the transfer of the agricultural work vehicle (110), and thus the procedure for updating the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) can be completed in a short period of time.

[0061] Referring again to FIG. 2, when the dedicated control area register (240) receives a request to register a dedicated control area for an agricultural work vehicle (110) from the first administrator terminal, it registers the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0062] In one embodiment, when the first UI (320) is selected by the first administrator terminal, the dedicated control area registration unit (240) provides the first administrator terminal with a first pop-up window (not shown) for creating a request to register the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0063] When a request for registration of a dedicated control area for an agricultural work vehicle (110) is received based on information entered through a first pop-up window from a first administrator terminal, the dedicated control area register (240) changes the information regarding the dedicated control area registered for the agricultural work vehicle (110) in the database (250) to the information regarding the first control area and registers it. Through this, the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) is updated and registered as the first control area.

[0064] In the above-described embodiment, it was explained that when the dedicated control area registration unit (240) receives a request for registration of a dedicated control area for an agricultural work vehicle (110) from the first administrator terminal, it updates and registers the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0065] However, in another embodiment, when the dedicated control area registration unit (240) receives a request for registration of a dedicated control area of ​​an agricultural work vehicle (110) from the first manager terminal, it can transmit a request for approval to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) to the second manager terminal that was providing control services to the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0066] In one embodiment, when the dedicated control area registration unit (240) receives a request for registration of a dedicated control area of ​​an agricultural work vehicle (110) from a first administrator terminal, it may provide a second pop-up window (not shown) to a second administrator terminal for approval of a change in the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0067] When the dedicated control area register (240) receives the approval result for changing the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) generated based on information entered through the second pop-up window from the second administrator terminal, the first control area can be updated and registered as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0068] In this way, according to the present invention, the management burden on the second manager terminal can be reduced by enabling not only the first manager terminal but also the second manager terminal to know whether the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) has been changed.

[0069] In one embodiment, the dedicated control area registration unit (240) may register the first control area as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) if the result of approval for changing the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) is not received from the second administrator terminal for more than the standard approval period.

[0070] Meanwhile, the dedicated control area registration unit (240) according to the present invention can generate a guidance message guiding the registration of a change of owner of the agricultural work vehicle (110) and transmit it to the agricultural work vehicle (110) when the renewal registration of the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110) is completed. Through this, the changed owner can register the owner information to the control server (110) through the guidance message displayed via the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0071] Information for the operation of the control server (210) is stored in the database (250). Specifically, the database (250) may store a first table (not shown) in which registration information of each agricultural work vehicle (110), information on the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle (110), and information on the owner of the agricultural work vehicle (101) are mapped to the identification information of the agricultural work vehicle (110). At this time, the registration information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) may include information on whether the agricultural work vehicle (110) is a rental agricultural work vehicle.

[0072] Additionally, the database (250) may store a second table in which identification information of an administrator terminal (130) is mapped to an agricultural work vehicle (110) located within a dedicated control area, for each dedicated control area that is divided and set by a predetermined regional unit. At this time, the information of the administrator terminal (130) may include information of the service provider offering the control service, identification information of the administrator terminal (130), and connection information for the administrator terminal (130).

[0073] Referring again to FIG. 1, the administrator terminal (130) is assigned to each predetermined control area and provides control services to agricultural work vehicles (110) located within the control area. At this time, the administrator terminal (130) refers to a terminal for an administrator to connect with the control server (210), but it may be a concept that includes the management entity providing the control services.

[0074] The owner terminal (140) is a terminal of a user who owns or is driving an agricultural work vehicle (110), and can provide the driver with a result of determining whether there is an abnormality in the agricultural work vehicle (110), or can change the owner information of the agricultural work vehicle (110) by connecting to the control server (120) according to the owner change notification message provided through the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0075] In one embodiment, the owner terminal (140) may be implemented as a smart watch, smartphone, or tablet PC, and may be equipped with an application for communication with the control server (120). According to this embodiment, the owner terminal (140) may notify the driver of the result of the determination of whether there is an abnormality in the agricultural work vehicle (110) transmitted from the control server (120) through the installed application via a display, or may connect to the control server (120) through the installed application to change the owner information of the agricultural work vehicle (110).

[0077] Hereinafter, a method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

[0078] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle illustrated in FIG. 4 can be performed by a control server (120) illustrated in FIG. 2.

[0079] First, the control server (120) obtains current location information of an agricultural work vehicle (S400). In one embodiment, the control server (120) may obtain GPS information or GNSS information of the agricultural work vehicle as location information of the agricultural work vehicle from the agricultural work vehicle. According to this embodiment, the location information of the agricultural work vehicle may be received at predetermined intervals along with agricultural work vehicle identification information assigned to each agricultural work vehicle. The control server (120) determines the current location information of each agricultural work vehicle based on the location information transmitted along with the agricultural work vehicle identification information.

[0080] The control server (120) stores the current location information of each agricultural work vehicle in a database along with the identification information of the agricultural work vehicle, and updates the current location information of the agricultural work vehicle stored in the database whenever new location information is received.

[0081] Subsequently, the control server (120) determines the first control area, which is the current control area, based on the current location information obtained from S400 (S410). Since the control areas are divided into predetermined area units and are set in advance, when the current location information of the agricultural work vehicle is confirmed, the control server (120) can determine the first control area to which the area where the agricultural work vehicle is currently located belongs based on this.

[0082] A dedicated control area refers to a control area registered as a region where the relevant agricultural work vehicle can receive control services, and information regarding the dedicated control area of ​​each agricultural work vehicle is mapped to the vehicle's identification information and stored in advance in a database.

[0083] Afterwards, the control server (120) determines whether the first control area is the same as the second control area registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle (S420), and if the result of the determination is that the first control area is different from the second control area, the control server (120) determines whether the period of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area is greater than or equal to the standard period of stay (S430).

[0084] The control server (120) decides to change the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle if, as a result of the judgment of S430, the duration of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area is greater than or equal to the standard duration of stay (S440).

[0085] Since the fact that a specific agricultural work vehicle stays in a first control area, which is different from the second control area registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle, for a period longer than the predetermined standard stay period, can be determined as the agricultural work vehicle being sold as a used vehicle and the area of ​​use being changed, the control server (120) determines that the dedicated area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle has been changed due to sale if the first control area is different from the second control area and the period of stay within the first control area is longer than the standard stay period.

[0086] However, if the control server (120) determines whether to change the dedicated control area for all agricultural work vehicles based solely on the result of comparing the period of stay within the first control area with the standard period of stay, then in the case of rental agricultural work vehicles that may be leased to other areas for use under contract for a certain period, the dedicated control area may be changed unintentionally. Therefore, the control server (120) may refer to the registration information of the agricultural work vehicle to further determine whether the agricultural work vehicle is registered as a rental agricultural work vehicle, and if the agricultural work vehicle is not registered as a rental agricultural work vehicle, it may make a final decision to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle.

[0087] Subsequently, the control server (120) displays a first UI indicating the entry of the agricultural work vehicle into the first control area on a first map image displayed on a first manager terminal assigned to the first control area (S450). In one embodiment, when displaying the first UI on the first manager terminal, the control server (120) may display a second UI indicating one or more first agricultural work vehicles, for which the first control area is registered as a dedicated control area, together with the first UI on the map image.

[0088] At this time, the control server (120) may set the first UI and the second UI such that at least one of the color, shape, size, and blinking status is different so that the first administrator terminal can easily identify the agricultural work vehicle that has newly moved into the first control area from the first other agricultural work vehicle. Meanwhile, when the first dedicated area is newly registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle, the control server (120) may change the first UI to the second UI and display it on the map image.

[0089] In the above-described embodiment, it was explained that when a change in the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is decided, the control server (120) displays a first UI representing the agricultural work vehicle only on the first manager terminal. However, in a modified embodiment, when a change in the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is decided, the control server (120) may also display the first UI on a second map image displayed on a second manager terminal that previously provided control services for the agricultural work vehicle. At this time, the control server (120) may display a third UI representing one or more second agricultural work vehicles that were receiving control services from the second manager terminal together with the first UI on the map image, and may set the third UI to differ from the first UI in at least one of color, shape, size, and blinking status. Additionally, the third UI may be set to differ from the first UI and the second UI in at least one of color, shape, size, and blinking status.

[0090] Afterwards, the control server (120) registers the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle in accordance with the request to register the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle transmitted from the first manager terminal (S460).

[0091] Specifically, in order to register the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle, the control server (120) provides the first pop-up window to the first administrator terminal for generating a request to register the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle when the first UI is selected by the first administrator terminal. When the request to register the dedicated control area generated based on the information entered through the first pop-up window is received from the first administrator terminal, the control server (120) provides the second pop-up window to the second administrator terminal for approval of the change to the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle. When the result of approval for the change to the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle generated based on the information entered through the second pop-up window is received from the second administrator terminal, the control server (120) can register the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle. In one embodiment, the control server (120) may register the first control area as the dedicated control area for agricultural work vehicles if the result of approval for changing the dedicated control area from the second administrator terminal is not received for more than the standard approval period.

[0092] Meanwhile, if the result of the judgment of S420 is that the first control area is the same as the second control area, or if the result of the judgment of S430 is that the period of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area is less than the standard period of stay, the control server (120) decides to maintain the second control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle (S470).

[0093] Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the above-described invention may be implemented in other specific forms without altering its technical concept or essential features.

[0094] Additionally, the functions of the control server and the method for providing control services described herein may be implemented at least partially using one or more computer programs or components. These components may be provided as a series of computer instructions via a computer-readable or machine-readable medium including volatile and non-volatile memory. The instructions may be provided as software or firmware and may be implemented wholly or partially in hardware configurations such as ASICs, FPGAs, DSPs, or other similar devices. The instructions may be configured to be executed by one or more processors or other hardware configurations, wherein the processors or other hardware configurations perform or are capable of performing all or part of the methods and procedures disclosed herein when executing the series of computer instructions.

[0095] Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not limiting. The scope of the invention is defined by the claims set forth below rather than by the detailed description above, and all modifications or variations derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof should be interpreted as being included within the scope of the invention. Explanation of the symbols

[0096] 100: Control system for agricultural work vehicles 110: Agricultural work vehicles 120; Control Server 130: Administrator Terminal 140: Owner terminal 210: Location information acquisition unit 220: Dedicated Control Area Change Settings Unit 230: UI Provision Unit 240: Dedicated Control Area Register 250: Database

Claims

Claim 1 A control system for an agricultural work vehicle, comprising: a location information acquisition unit for acquiring current location information of the agricultural work vehicle; a dedicated control area change determination unit for determining whether to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle by comparing a first control area determined based on the current location information with a second control area registered as a dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle — where, 'dedicated control area' refers to a control area registered as an area where the agricultural work vehicle can receive control services —; and a UI providing unit for displaying a first UI (User Interface) indicating the entry of the agricultural work vehicle into the first control area on a first map image displayed on a first administrator terminal assigned to the first control area when the change of the dedicated control area is determined. A control system for an agricultural work vehicle characterized by including a dedicated control area registration unit that registers the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle when a request for registration of the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle is received from the first administrator terminal. Claim 2 A control system for an agricultural work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the dedicated control area change decision unit determines to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle when the first control area is different from the second control area and the duration of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area is greater than or equal to the standard duration of stay. Claim 3 A control system for an agricultural work vehicle according to paragraph 2, wherein the dedicated control area change decision unit further determines whether the agricultural work vehicle is registered as a rental agricultural work vehicle, and if the agricultural work vehicle is registered as a rental agricultural work vehicle, decides not to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle. Claim 4 A control system for agricultural work vehicles according to claim 1, wherein the UI providing unit displays one or more first agricultural work vehicles, for which the first control area is registered as a dedicated control area, as a second UI on the first map image, and when the registration of the agricultural work vehicle as a dedicated control area is completed by the dedicated control area registration unit, the first UI is changed to the second UI and displayed on the first map image. Claim 5 A control system for an agricultural work vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the first UI is different from the second UI in at least one of color, shape, size, and flashing status. Claim 6 A control system for an agricultural work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the dedicated control area registration unit transmits a request for approval to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle to a second manager terminal assigned to the second control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle when a request for registration of the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is received from the first manager terminal, and registers the first control area as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle when the result of approval to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is received from the second manager terminal. Claim 7 A control system for an agricultural work vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the dedicated control area registration unit provides a first pop-up window to the first administrator terminal for generating a request for registration of a dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle when the first UI is selected by the first administrator terminal, and provides a second pop-up window to the second administrator terminal for approval of a change to the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle when the request for registration of a dedicated control area generated based on information entered through the first pop-up window is received from the first administrator terminal. Claim 8 A control system for an agricultural work vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the dedicated control area registration register registers the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle if the result of approval for changing the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is not received from the second administrator terminal for a period longer than the standard approval period. Claim 9 A control system for an agricultural work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the dedicated control area register generates a guidance message guiding the registration of changes to the owner information of the agricultural work vehicle and transmits it to the agricultural work vehicle when the renewal registration of the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle is completed. Claim 10 A control system for agricultural work vehicles according to claim 1, further comprising a database including a first table in which dedicated control area information, owner information, and vehicle registration information of each agricultural work vehicle are mapped to identification information of the agricultural work vehicle, and a second table in which identification information of an administrator terminal providing control services for agricultural work vehicles located within a dedicated control area is mapped to a dedicated control area set by a predetermined regional unit. Claim 11 A method for providing control services for an agricultural work vehicle performed by a control server, comprising: a step of acquiring current location information of the agricultural work vehicle; a step of determining a first control area based on the current location information; a step of determining whether to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle based on the duration of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area if the first control area differs from a second control area registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle — wherein 'dedicated control area' refers to a control area registered as an area where the agricultural work vehicle can receive control services —; and a step of, if the change of the dedicated control area is determined, displaying a first UI (User Interface) indicating the entry of the agricultural work vehicle into the first control area on a first map image displayed on a first administrator terminal assigned to the first control area. A method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle, characterized by including the step of registering the first control area as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle when a request for registration of the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle is received from the first administrator terminal. Claim 12 A method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle, characterized in that, in the step of determining whether to change the dedicated control area, if the duration of stay of the agricultural work vehicle within the first control area is greater than or equal to the standard duration of stay, it is decided to change the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle. Claim 13 A method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle according to claim 11, wherein, in the step of displaying the first UI, the first UI is configured to have at least one of the color, shape, size, and blinking status differently from the second UI for displaying one or more first agricultural work vehicles, in which the first control area is registered as the dedicated control area, on the first map image. Claim 14 A method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle, characterized in that, in claim 11, when the registration of the dedicated control area is completed, the first UI is changed to a second UI and displayed on the first map image. Claim 15 In claim 11, the step of registering as a dedicated control area comprises: a step of providing a first pop-up window to the first administrator terminal for generating a request to register a dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle when the first UI is selected by the first administrator terminal; a step of receiving the request to register a dedicated control area generated based on information entered through the first pop-up window from the first administrator terminal; a step of providing a second pop-up window for approving a change to the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle to the second administrator terminal assigned to the second control area when the request to register a dedicated control area is received; a step of receiving a result of approving a change to the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle generated based on information entered through the second pop-up window from the second administrator terminal; and a step of registering the first control area as the dedicated control area of ​​the agricultural work vehicle when the result of approving a change to the dedicated control area is received. Claim 16 A method for providing a control service for an agricultural work vehicle, characterized in that, in claim 15, if the result of approval for changing the dedicated control area is not received from the second administrator terminal for a period longer than the standard approval period, the first control area is registered as the dedicated control area for the agricultural work vehicle.

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