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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:
Dec. 16, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2024
Applicant:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventors:

Alexander C. Reiners, Thibodaux, LA (US);

John P. Just, Ames, IA (US);

Eric M. Heien, Davis, CA (US);

Marcos Antonio De Jesus Filho, Napa, CA (US);

Matthew J. Burke, Des Moines, IA (US);

Assignee:

DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/776 (2022.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); G06V 10/40 (2022.01); G06V 10/774 (2022.01); G06V 10/94 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/776 (2022.01); A01D 41/127 (2013.01); G06V 10/40 (2022.01); G06V 10/774 (2022.01); G06V 10/94 (2022.01); G06V 20/188 (2022.01);
Abstract

A computer implemented method includes obtaining, from one or more image providers, a set of one or more overhead images of a worksite, each overhead image including values indicative of a characteristic at different geographic locations across the worksite; identifying an image performance quality metric for each overhead image based on an image performance quality model; determining if at least one overhead image can be selected, as a selected image, based on the identified image performance quality metrics for the one or more overhead images; selecting, in response to determining that at least one overhead image can be selected, as a selected image, the at least one overhead image and outputting the at least one selected image for use in control of the mobile work machine and generating control signals to control the mobile work machine based, at least, on the at least one selected image.


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