Dynamic Digital Tickets for Structured Farming Data Capture

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional mobile communication tools are inadequate for data capture and sharing, particularly in farming operations, as they lack mechanisms for structured data tracking and digital recordkeeping, and are not suited for outdoor, on-field operations.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for generating and updating dynamic digital tickets within a digital board, which can be accessed on mobile devices, allowing real-time data capture and sharing of task statuses and machine information, enabling efficient and structured interactions among participants across different locations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If conventional mobile communication tools are used for data capture and sharing, then basic communication functionality is provided, but structured data tracking and digital recordkeeping capabilities are lacking

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata structure and recordkeeping capabilityVSAvoidsystem functionality

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions (messaging, data capture, structured tracking, and recordkeeping) into a single integrated digital ticket system. The digital ticket serves as a unified structure that contains both communication elements and structured data fields, eliminating the need for separate tools for each function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The digital ticket is designed as a universal data structure that can accommodate multiple types of information (text, location, machine status, task completion) within a single framework. This multi-functional structure replaces the need for multiple specialized tools while maintaining organized data capture capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If conventional communication tools provide message archiving, then historical communications are stored, but structured data structures for digital recordkeeping are absent

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructured data recordkeepingVSAvoiddata organization and retrieval

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The digital ticket is segmented into distinct functional components: communication fields for messaging, structured data fields for specific information types (location, machine status, task details), and metadata sections for tracking. This segmentation enables organized storage and efficient retrieval of different data types within a unified structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Loss of information

If digital tools are used for tracking farming operations, then data capture capability is provided, but real-time sharing and updating across multiple locations is inadequate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereal-time data sharingVSAvoidoperational efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements real-time feedback mechanisms where digital tickets are continuously updated with current location data, machine status, and task progression. Multiple users across different locations can view and update the same ticket in real-time, ensuring all participants have access to current operational information without delays.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

4Productivity

If paper-based communication is used for farming operations, then simple recording is achieved, but efficiency and digital integration are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoiddigital system requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates digital copies of traditional paper-based records within the structured digital ticket framework. All information that would traditionally be captured on paper (task details, location, status updates) is replicated and organized in digital format, enabling efficient storage, sharing, and retrieval while maintaining the simplicity of record-keeping operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS11636556B2Systems and methods for generating and updating dynamic digital tickets within a digital board

Publication Date: 2023.04.25 SKURIKHIN VALERIY STEPANOVICH

AI summary

A communication application may include a request-response mechanism, which may enable real-time interaction between multiple users executing multiple tasks at multiple locations. Using the communication application, a first user may generate a digital ticket for the tasks, which may be shared with a second user. A response associated with the digital ticket by the second user may occur in a particular structured format within the communication application. The response may include location information of the second user and status of machines executing the tasks. The communication application may bring every user action and response data associated with the tasks into one unique digital board associated with the communication application. The digital board may create and implement a collaborative network and successfully orchestrate value-exchanging interactions among the users in the data sharing ecosystem.