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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2018
Applicant:

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DE;

Inventors:

Pascal Day, Lyons, FR;

Thomas Arians, Rommerskirchen, DE;

Virginie Giraud, Ecully, FR;

James Hadlow, Newmarket, GB;

Hinnerk Baßfeld, Lienen, DE;

Assignee:

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); E01H 8/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); A01M 9/00 (2006.01); A01M 21/04 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); E01H 11/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2022.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 8/10 (2013.01); A01M 7/00 (2013.01); A01M 7/0089 (2013.01); A01M 9/0092 (2013.01); A01M 21/043 (2013.01); A01M 21/046 (2013.01); E01H 11/00 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06K 9/6267 (2013.01); G06T 7/0008 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/188 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30188 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for weed control includes a processing unit that receives at least one image of an environment. The processing unit analyses the at least one image to determine at least one mode of operation of a vegetation control technology from a plurality of modes of operation of the vegetation control technology to be used for weed control for at least a first part of the environment. An output unit outputs information that is useable to activate the vegetation control technology in the at least one mode of operation.


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