Harvesting Progress Notification via Yield Prediction and Actual Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current crop harvesting management systems struggle to effectively present the progress of harvesting work, especially in relation to the total yield, particularly in the production of processed foods like wine grapes, where accurately tracking the harvested amount is crucial.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that estimates the total yield of crops by obtaining predicted and actual yield data, allowing for the notification of harvesting progress based on these values, using a combination of hardware and software components like CPUs, RAM, and user interfaces to display predictive and harvest achievement data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If harvesting work is divided into multiple sections based on position and time information, then harvesting management becomes more detailed and controllable, but the complexity of managing harvesting progress increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the cultivation area into multiple sections (e.g., first cultivation section, second cultivation section) and further into harvesting work sections based on position information. Each section can be independently tracked for harvesting progress, allowing detailed measurement while maintaining organized management through systematic segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing apparatus performs multiple functions: it stores position information, calculates harvesting work sections, determines harvesting progress, and presents results. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate specialized systems, thereby managing complexity while achieving precise measurement.
2Loss of information
If geographical work progress is presented based on position information, then spatial distribution of harvesting is visualized, but the ability to present progress relative to total yield is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges geographical position information with yield data by calculating harvesting work sections that incorporate both spatial and quantitative aspects. The determination of harvesting progress integrates both the geographical distribution and the yield amounts, allowing simultaneous presentation of spatial and total yield context.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces 'harvesting work sections' as an intermediary concept that bridges position information and yield data. These work sections serve as a mediator that allows the system to present geographical progress while maintaining connection to total yield figures, thus preventing information loss.
3Measurement precision
If detailed position and time information is collected for harvesting sections, then harvesting progress can be precisely tracked, but data management and processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts essential information from detailed position and time data to create harvesting work sections. By taking out only the necessary positional and temporal characteristics to define work sections, the system achieves precise tracking while reducing data processing complexity by working with simplified section definitions rather than raw detailed data.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus comprises a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a predicted value of a yield of crops in a section where the crops are cultivated, a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a yield of the crops harvested in the section, and a control unit configured to notify progress of harvesting of the crops in the section, which is determined based on the predicted value obtained by the first obtaining unit and the yield obtained by the second obtaining unit.