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  Method and system for licensing by locationUSPTO Application #: 20060293913Title: Method and system for licensing by location Abstract: An agricultural input supplier can provide seed products by tying the compensation received for the seed products to an evaluation of the land base on which the seed products are to be planted and/or the performance of the seed products on the land base. The evaluation of the land base may be based on environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment data. In addition to tying the compensation to the land quality and the seed performance, this approach to providing seed allows for recommendations to be made to the producer regarding which seed products should be used on the land base. The performance of the seed product on the land base may also be verified. (end of abstract) Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pioneer Hi-bred - Des Moines, IA, US Inventors: Robert C. Iwig, Joseph P. Foresman, Sue M. Hoover, Donald P. Avey, Phillip L. Bax, Richard Glenn Brooke, David S. Ertl, Joseph K. Gogerty, David J. Harwood, Michael J. Lauer, Terry EuClaire Meyer, Todd A. Peterson, Andrew G. Goodman, J. Kent Wanamaker USPTO Applicaton #: 20060293913 - Class: 705001000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/price Determination, Automated Electrical Financial Or Business Practice Or Management Arrangement The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060293913. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119 of a provisional application Ser. No. 60/689,716 filed Jun. 10, 2005, which application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention provides for computer-implemented methods and related methods which apply a performance-based pricing model to the selling of seed products [0003] The productivity of ground can vary significantly, from fertile ground with a desirable actual production history (APH) to lower quality ground with a poor performance history. Producers planting on less productive ground have a greater need to keep the cost of agricultural inputs, such as seed, as low as possible. Thus, a producer may be weary of genetically superior seed products which, even though would increase performance over alternatives, have an associated premium price. Where a producer is using less productive ground they simply may not be able to justify the premium price. [0004] What is needed therefore is a method for licensing and/or selling seed to the producer where the price of the seed is based at least in part on the location and quality of the land on which the seed is to be planted. Further needed is a method of auditing the performance of the seed product on the land base during and after planting of the seed product. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] Therefore it is a primary object, feature, or advantage of the present invention to improve over the state of the art. [0006] Another object, feature or advantage of the present invention is to provide a method to license and/or sell seed to producers where the price of the seed is based at least in part on the quality of the land on which the seed is to be planted. [0007] Yet another object, feature or advantage of the present invention is to provide a method to license and/or sell seed to producers where the price of the seed is based at least in part on the expected performance of the seed product. [0008] A further objective, feature, or advantage of the present invention is to assist producers in selecting the best seed product for a particular location. [0009] A still further objective, feature, or advantage of the present invention is to verify that seed is used in the location where it is reported to be used. [0010] Another objective, feature, or advantage of the present invention is to audit the performance of the seed product during and after the seed product has been planted on the land base. [0011] Yet another object, feature, or advantage of the present invention is to provide additional incentives to producers for selecting seeds products for a particular location with a greater likelihood of performance. [0012] One or more of these and/or other objects, features, or advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the specification and claims that follow. [0013] According to one aspect of the present invention a method for selling seed products for planting by a crop producer is provided. The method includes characterizing the land base where the seed will be planted, determining the type of seed to be planted, and pricing the seed product. The seed product is priced based at least in part on performance or expected performance of the seed product within the land base. To assist in determining expected performance, the land may be characterized using environment classification systems. [0014] A recommendation or requirement for the type of seed used may be provided. The type of seed planted at the land base may be determined at least partially based on performance of the seed product in an environmental classification associated with the land. The seed product may be recommended at least partially based on expected genotype-by-environment interactions between the seed product and the land base. [0015] According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of selling seed products to a producer ties compensation for the seed products to the quality of the land base of the producer. The method includes evaluating the land base of the producer to determine a quality of the land base. In addition to the quality of the land base, determining the compensation for the seed product may, without limitation, be at least partially based on the expected performance of the seed product within the land base and/or the actual performance of the seed product within the land base. [0016] Evaluation of the land base may be performed by using an environmental classification of the land base. The environmental classification may be selected from a set of environmental classes. For example, the environmental classes can be a temperate class, a temperate dry class, a temperate humid class, a high latitude class, s subtropical class or biotic classification. [0017] The performance of the at least one seed product within the land base may also be audited. Particularly, where pricing is based on actual performance, there is a need to audit performance to ensure that a fair price is arrived upon. The auditing may be done by several different means, including, but not limited to, auditing GPS data (including, but not limited to, GPS data associated with planting and/or harvesting seed product in the land base) associated with crop production in the land base, reviewing weigh tickets and/or yield monitoring data for crops produced from the land base, and/or remote sensing of the land base. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES [0018] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating one process for determining genotype-by-environment interactions and using that information in categorizing land bases into different environmental classifications. [0019] FIG. 2A to FIG. 2C provide an example of genotype by environment interactions and cross-over interactions between two different varieties in four different environmental classes. [0020] FIG. 3 illustrates environment-standardized GGE biplot of grain yield of 18 maize hybrids (H1-H18) grown in 266 environments over three years stratified by state. Continue reading... Full patent description for Method and system for licensing by location Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Method and system for licensing by location patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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