Vehicle operation management system with automatic sequence detection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9646430-B2
Application number	US-201514739999-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2015
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

An operation management system for a vehicle controllable by an operator to perform various vehicle actions, the system including a processor, a memory, and a human-machine interface. The processor is configured to record sequences of operator-initiated vehicle actions and compare the sequences. If at least two of the sequences contain the same operator-initiated vehicle actions, identify the at least two of the sequences as matching sequences, and communicate, by way of the human-machine interface, to the operator of the vehicle a suggested operating sequence based on the matching sequences.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operation management system for a vehicle controllable by an operator to perform various vehicle actions, the system including a processor, a memory, and a human-machine interface, the processor configured to:
record sequences of operator-initiated vehicle actions into the memory;
compare the sequences;
if at least two of the sequences contain the same operator-initiated vehicle actions, identify the at least two of the sequences as matching sequences; and
communicate, by way of the human-machine interface, to the operator of the vehicle a suggested operating sequence based on the matching sequences, wherein the suggested operating sequence is selectable by the operator by way of the human-machine interface.

2. The operation management system of claim 1 , the processor further configured to automatically execute the suggested operating sequence if the operator selects the suggested operating sequence by way of the human-machine interface.

3. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two of the sequences contain the same operator-initiated vehicle actions in the same order.

4. The operation management system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two of the sequences contain the same operator-initiated vehicle actions in a different order.

5. A method of facilitating operation of a vehicle controllable by an operator to perform various vehicle actions, the method comprising:
recording sequences of operator-initiated vehicle actions into the memory;
comparing the sequences;
if two or more of the sequences contain the same operator-initiated vehicle actions, identifying the two or more of the sequences as matching sequences; and
communicating, by way of the human-machine interface, to the operator of the vehicle a suggested operating sequence based on the matching sequences, wherein the suggested operating sequence is selectable by the operator by way of the human-machine interface.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising automatically executing the suggested operating sequence if the operator selects the suggested operating sequence by way of the human-machine interface.

7. The operation management system of claim 5 , wherein the two or more of the sequences contain the same operator-initiated vehicle actions in the same order.

8. The operation management system of claim 5 , wherein the two or more of the sequences contain the same operator-initiated vehicle actions in a different order.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Runde Jeffrey E

Classifications

• A01B69/007

  Steering or guiding of agricultural vehicles, e.g. steering of the tractor to keep the plough in the furrow · CPC title

• G07C5/085 Primary

  using electronic data carriers · CPC title

• G05D1/0016

  characterised by the operator's input device (input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00) · CPC title

• A01B76/00

  Parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, not provided for in groups A01B51/00 - A01B75/00 · CPC title

• A01B63/10

  operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means · CPC title