Therefore, the illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method and system for providing an application of a resource to plants. A plurality of per plant prescriptions for a plurality of plants are received and a source is selected to fulfill the plurality of per plant prescriptions to form a selected source. Movement of a mobile utility vehicle is controlled to the selected source, the resource is obtained, and movement of the mobile utility vehicle is controlled to each plant in the plurality of plants. The resource is applied from the mobile utility vehicle to each plant according to the per plant prescription.

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›1.independentA method for providing an application of a resource to plants, the method comprising:nreceiving a plurality of per plant prescriptions for a plurality…+9

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising:nmeasuring in situ parameters of the each plant in the plurality of plants using a sensor system;determining…d2+1

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the source further comprises:nidentifying a number of sources associated with the plurality of per plant pres…d2+2

›7.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the source further comprises at least one of:ndetermining current resource rules;determining current resource…d2+1

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the resource from the source selected further comprises:nauthenticating the mobile utility vehicle with the s…d2+1

›11.independentA system for applying an application of a resource to plants, the system comprising:na machine controller capable of controlling at least one mobile u…+9

›12.↳ 11The system of claim 11, wherein the sensor system identifies information about the plurality of plants.d2+1

›14.↳ 11The system of claim 11, further comprising:na pumping system capable of obtaining and applying the resource.d2

›15.↳ 11The system of claim 11, further comprising:na valve system capable of obtaining and applying the resource.d2

›16.↳ 11The system of claim 11, wherein the resource comprises at least one of water, fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, nutrients, and plant food…d2+1

›18.↳ 11The system of claim 11, further comprising:na communication device capable of receiving input from a number of sensors.d2

›19.↳ 11The system of claim 11, where the machine controller adjusts the per plant prescription to form an adjusted per plant prescription in response to a de…d2

›20.↳ 11The system of claim 11, wherein each per plant prescription of the plurality of per plant prescriptions is for a given plant of the plurality of plant…d2

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A01C23/00

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B05B9/03
B05B3/00

Section G — Physics

G05D7/00
G05D11/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

700/284700/28356/10.2A239/225.1239/146239/14856/10.2D701/50

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