Ag Leader Technology

Brett Johnson

Travis Campbell

Roger Demiter

Display with lightbar for vehicle guidance

A field computer for use in an agricultural vehicle is provided. The field computer includes a housing, a processor disposed within the housing, a touchscreen display operatively connected to the housing and the processor and forming an outer surface of the field computer, and a light bar comprising a plurality of lighting elements arranged in a line on the field computer. The lighting elements of the light bar are positioned such that the lighting elements remain hidden when not in use. The field computer is configured to provide feedback associated with operation of the agricultural vehicle by lighting one or more of the lighting elements in the light bar.

Field computer with integrated hidden lightbar for vehicle guidance

A method is provided for updating a legend of a spatial display for use with graphical user interface of a field computer linked to one or more sensors for sensing data or information from a piece of equipment performing an agricultural operation. The method provides a field computer with a graphical user interface, at least one sensor operatively linked to the field computer, and a piece of equipment performing an agricultural operation and in operative communication with the at least one sensor for sensing data or information for display on the graphical user interface. The method comprises the steps of assigning one or more range values to a legend wherein said range values divide substantially all of the data or information into a plurality of associated ranges; displaying a spatial representation of a geographic location wherein said display is coded to associate the range values with corresponding locations on the spatial representation of a geographic location; and updating the legend based upon a predefined criteria.

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Ames, IA, United States of America

Brett Johnson