{
  "patent_number": "US 12733563",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Farm Machines Use Maps to Predictively Control Dividers",
  "original_title": "Systems and methods for predictive end divider control",
  "summary": "This patent describes an agricultural system that uses a geographic map of field characteristics to predictively control the end dividers on a harvesting machine, aiming for more efficient operation.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes an agricultural system that obtains a map of a field. This map shows different values of a characteristic, like crop density or terrain, at various geographic locations (as described in the abstract). A control system then uses this map to generate a signal. This signal controls the operation of one or more end dividers on an agricultural harvester. For example, if the map shows a section of the field with very dense crop at the edge, the system could predictively adjust the end divider to ensure all crop is gathered efficiently, rather than reacting only when the harvester reaches that spot.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover systems that control end dividers based solely on real-time sensor readings without using a pre-obtained geographic map.",
    "Does not cover controlling components of an agricultural harvester other than the end dividers.",
    "Does not cover systems that use a map for general navigation but not for specific predictive control of end dividers based on mapped characteristics.",
    "Does not cover non-agricultural vehicles or machinery."
  ],
  "filed": "2022-02-28",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "agricultural",
    "software",
    "robotics",
    "telecommunications",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "A map is obtained by an agricultural system. The map maps values of a characteristic to different geographic locations in a field. A control system generates a control signal to control operation of one or more end dividers on an agricultural harvester based on the map.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12733563/systems-and-methods-for-predictive-end-divider-control",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12733563/systems-and-methods-for-predictive-end-divider-control/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12733563",
  "relatedPatents": []
}