Description:[0001] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0002] Precision agriculture (PA) is a farming management strategy based on observing, measuring and responding to temporal and spatial variability to improve agricultural production sustainability. It is used in both crop and livestock production. Precision agriculture often employs technologies to automate agricultural operations, improving their diagnosis, decision-making or performing. First conceptual work on PA and practical applications go back in the late 1980s. The goal of precision agriculture research is to define a decision support system (DSS) for whole farm management with the goal of optimizing returns on inputs while preserving resources.
[0003] A number of different types of smart and sustainable agricultural systems that are known in the prior art. For example, the following patents are provided for their supportive teachings and are all incorporated by reference.
[0004] US20180262571A1: - Currently there is no viable end to end integrated technology solution platform available to increase overall crop yield nor well-established communication platform nor infrastructure for agriculture management, logistics, storage, distribution and delivery. This patent is offering a global solution to this problem where it will provide a consolidated and integrated IoT (internet of things) system platform with AI (artificial intelligence) where data collection, monitoring, control and communication platform are all managed using a single platform. The utility model relates to the technical field of wireless sensing, specifically an agricultural IoT (Internet of Things) monitoring device based on optical fibre sensing, wherein the device can monitor the temperature, humidity, vibration and other parameters of an agricultural cultivation base. The device is characterized in that the device is provided with a microcontroller, a parameter recorder and the parameter recorder is connected with the sensors. For example: soil temperature sensor and humidity sensors, a soil moisture sensor, a soil conductivity sensor, an air temperature and humidity transducer, a soil salinity sensor, etc. The upper computer is connected with the parameter recorder and the air temperature and humidity transducer through a communication circuit and using WIFI mesh network, data is transferred to a remote laptop or smartphone. Data is stored in cloud for predictive data analysis with AI and real time data analysis which automatically or remotely trigger proactive & preventive actions, thereby increasing crop yield, reduce water consumption and food waste during storage and streamlined logistics of food distribution to the market. User has the option to control how often data is generated and the relevant information. User can set automatic trigger to manage proactive and preventive action on the control system. User can also remotely access and manual set future action either via smart phone or tablet based on actionable output from predictive data analytics.
[0005] Digital agriculture, sometimes known as smart farming or e-agriculture, is tools that digitally collect, store, analyze, and share electronic data and/or information in agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has described the digitalization process of agriculture as the digital agricultural revolution. Other definitions, such as those from the United Nations Project Breakthrough, Cornell University, and Purdue University, also emphasize the role of digital technology in the optimization of food systems.
[0006] Above information is presented as background information only to assist with an understanding of the present disclosure. No determination has been made, no assertion is made, and as to whether any of the above might be applicable as prior art with regard to the present invention.
[0007] In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of agricultural farming systems now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved system based on artificial intelligence to achieve smart and sustainable farming that has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
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[0008] In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of smart farming systems now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved one. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved system using artificial intelligence technique to achieve sustainability in agriculture which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
[0009] The main objective of the proposed invention is to design & implement a framework of Artificial Intelligence to achieve smart and sustainable agricultural practices. The proposed invention includes an Internet of Things unit to alert the farmers at regular interval.
[0010] Yet another important aspect of the proposed invention is to design & implement a framework that considers the agricultural land, which is continuously monitored using monitoring device. The Monitoring device includes a camera and the information recorded on camera is transferred to a Database. The Artificial Intelligence unit will run predictive algorithm. The results of predictive algorithm will help to send alerts through Internet of Things. The results of predictive unit are displayed on the display unit.
[0011] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0012] These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
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[0013] The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
Figure 1 illustrates the schematic view of internet of things based technologies for smart and sustainable agriculture using artificial intelligence, according to the embodiment herein.
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[0014] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that the embodiments may be combined, or that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural and logical changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
[0015] While the present invention is described herein by way of example using several embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is neither intended to be limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings described, nor intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain figures, for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments outlined in any way. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention covers all modification/s, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. The headings are used for organizational purposes only and are not meant to limit the scope of the description or the claims. As used throughout this description, the word "may" be used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Further, the words "a" or "a" mean "at least one” and the word “plurality” means one or more, unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and phraseology used herein is solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting in scope. Language such as "including," "comprising," "having," "containing," or "involving," and variations thereof, is intended to be broad and encompass the subject matter listed thereafter, equivalents, and any additional subject matter not recited, and is not intended to exclude any other additives, components, integers or steps. Likewise, the term "comprising" is considered synonymous with the terms "including" or "containing" for applicable legal purposes. Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like are included in the specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention.
[0016] In this disclosure, whenever an element or a group of elements is preceded with the transitional phrase "comprising", it is understood that we also contemplate the same element or group of elements with transitional phrases "consisting essentially of, "consisting", "selected from the group consisting of”, "including", or "is" preceding the recitation of the element or group of elements and vice versa.
[0017] Emerging digital technologies have the potential to be game-changers for traditional agricultural practices. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has referred to this change as a revolution: “a ‘digital agricultural revolution’ will be the newest shift which could help ensure agriculture meets the needs of the global population into the future. Other sources label the change as “Agriculture 4.0,” indicating its role as the fourth major agricultural revolution.
[0018] Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an understanding of ecosystem services. There are many methods to increase the sustainability of agriculture. When developing agriculture within sustainable food systems, it is important to develop flexible business process and farming practices. Agriculture has an enormous environmental footprint, playing a significant role in causing climate change (food systems are responsible for one third of the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions), water scarcity, water pollution, land degradation, deforestation and other processes; it is simultaneously causing environmental changes and being impacted by these changes.
[0019] Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Before describing the detailed embodiments that are in accordance with the present disclosure, it should be observed that the embodiment resides primarily in combinations arrangement of the system according to an embodiment herein and as exemplified in FIG. 1
[0020] Figure 1 illustrates the schematic view of internet of things based technologies for smart and sustainable agriculture using artificial intelligence 100. The proposed invention includes an agricultural field 101 that is monitored to make it smart and sustainable agricultural practices. The Monitoring device 101 includes a camera 102 to monitor the agricultural land 101. The Database 104 will store the information from monitoring device 103. The information is sent from Database 104 to Internet of Things unit 105 will organize the files and alerts the farmer at regular as per the inputs from predictive unit 107 of Artificial Intelligence Module 106. The results of predictive unit 107 will be displayed on display unit 108.
[0021] In the following description, for the purpose of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the arrangement of the system according to an embodiment herein. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present embodiment can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, structures are shown in block diagram form only in order to avoid obscuring the present invention.
, Claims:1. Internet of Things based technologies for smart and sustainable agriculture using artificial intelligence comprises of:
Artificial intelligence unit;
IOT unit;
Display unit;
Predictive unit and
Monitoring device.
2. Internet of Things based technologies for smart and sustainable agriculture using artificial intelligence, according to claim 1, includes an artificial intelligence unit, wherein the artificial intelligence unit will analyse the farming practices to achieve sustainability in agriculture.
3. Internet of Things based technologies for smart and sustainable agriculture using artificial intelligence, according to claim 1, includes an IOT unit, wherein the IOT unit will send alert messages to the concerned farmer.
4. Internet of Things based technologies for smart and sustainable agriculture using artificial intelligence, according to claim 1, includes a display unit, wherein the display unit will display the results of predictive unit.
5. Internet of Things based technologies for smart and sustainable agriculture using artificial intelligence, according to claim 1, includes a predictive unit, wherein the predictive unit will predict the factors responsible for achieving sustainability.
6. Internet of Things based technologies for smart and sustainable agriculture using artificial intelligence, according to claim 1, includes a monitoring device, wherein the monitoring device will monitoring the growth and requirement of crops.