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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Keisuke Miura, Sakai, JP;
Isao Tanaka, Sakai, JP;
Yasuhisa Uoya, Sakai, JP;
Takafumi Morishita, Sakai, JP;
Yoshito Hayakawa, Sakai, JP;
KUBOTA CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Data on agricultural machines can be outputted to mobile terminals easily and properly. A data collection device is provided separately from a control device that controls the operation of an agricultural machine and is connected to a vehicle communication network installed in the agricultural machine, and is removably connected to the vehicle communication network. The data collection device includes a data collection unit for collecting agricultural machine data outputted to the vehicle communication network, an authorization determination unit for implementing authentication with a mobile terminal to determine whether or not the collected data is transmitted to the mobile terminal by wireless communication, and a data communication unit for transmitting data to the mobile terminal by wireless communication when the authorization determination unit authorizes data transmission.