JP2018173911A - Information processing device, program, information processing method, method and data structure for producing design information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device, a program, an information processing method, and a method and a data structure for producing a design information, for drawing a desired pattern on a field.SOLUTION: A management device comprises, in its planning part: a drawing pattern acquisition part for acquiring information indicating a drawing pattern; a planting pattern generation part for generating a planting pattern for drawing a pattern by utilizing a growing plant or an agricultural product based on the drawing pattern acquired by the drawing pattern acquisition part; and an arrangement determination part for determining kinds and arrangement of the plant or agricultural product based on the planting pattern generated by the planting pattern generation part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a program, an information processing method, a method for producing design information, and a data structure.

There are cases where a pattern is drawn using agricultural products or plants cultivated on agricultural land or the like to activate a region or advertise agricultural products.
[Prior art documents]
[Patent Literature]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-121880

  In the past, strains were placed on the field based on the experience of the operator. Therefore, it is difficult to draw a desired pattern on the field.

  In a first aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes, for example, a drawing pattern acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a drawing pattern. Said information processing apparatus is a planting pattern generation part which produces | generates the planting pattern for drawing a pattern using the plant or agricultural product which grows based on the drawing pattern which the drawing pattern acquisition part acquired, for example Is provided. Said information processing apparatus is provided with the arrangement | positioning determination part which determines the kind and arrangement | positioning of a plant or an agricultural product based on the planting pattern which the planting pattern production | generation part produced | generated, for example.

  In the information processing apparatus, the arrangement determining unit is configured such that at least a plant or an agricultural product is included in the plurality of sub-areas included in the area in which the drawing pattern is drawn based on the planting pattern generated by the planting pattern generation unit. For each of the arranged sub-areas, design information defining the identification information of the sub-area and the type of plant or agricultural product arranged in the sub-area may be generated. In the information processing apparatus, the arrangement determining unit is configured such that at least a plant or an agricultural product is included in the plurality of sub-areas included in the area in which the drawing pattern is drawn based on the planting pattern generated by the planting pattern generation unit. For each of the arranged sub-areas, design information defining the identification information of the sub-area and the type and density of the plant or agricultural product arranged in the sub-area may be generated.

  In the information processing apparatus, the arrangement determination unit includes (i) at least one of information on the growth state of the plant or the agricultural product and information on the height of the plant or the agricultural product, and (ii) information on the color of the plant or the agricultural product. In the subarea corresponding to each pixel indicated by the planting pattern based on the color information of each pixel indicated by the planting pattern generated by the planting pattern generation unit The type of plant or produce to be placed may be determined. Said information processing apparatus may be provided with the cultivation plan part which determines the cultivation plan of a plant or an agricultural product based on the design information which the arrangement | positioning determination part produced | generated.

  Said information processing apparatus may be provided with the growth information acquisition part which acquires the information regarding the growth condition of the plant or agricultural product cultivated in the area where a drawing pattern is drawn. The above information processing device has a specific date and time based on (i) the cultivation plan of the plant or agricultural product determined by the cultivation planning unit, and (ii) the information on the growth status of the plant or agricultural product acquired by the growth information acquiring unit. Or you may provide the work determination part which determines the work implemented in a period.

  Said information processing apparatus may be provided with the growth information acquisition part which acquires the information regarding the growth condition of the plant or agricultural product cultivated in the area where a drawing pattern is drawn. The information processing apparatus may include a viewpoint position acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the position of the viewpoint. The above information processing device is based on the information on the growth status of the plant or the agricultural product acquired by the growth information acquisition unit (i) at the time when the information about the growth status of the plant or the agricultural product is acquired or (ii) At the time, when an area is seen from the position of the viewpoint acquired by the viewpoint position acquisition unit, an estimation unit that estimates a pattern drawn by a plant or agricultural product may be provided.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, a program is provided. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing the above program may be provided. The program may be a program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus. The program may be a program for causing a computer to execute an information processing procedure in the information processing apparatus.

  In a third aspect of the present invention, an information processing method is provided. The information processing method includes, for example, a drawing pattern acquisition stage that acquires information indicating a drawing pattern. The information processing method described above is, for example, a planting pattern generation that generates a planting pattern for drawing a pattern using growing plants or agricultural products based on the drawing pattern acquired in the drawing pattern acquisition stage. Having stages. Said information processing method has the arrangement | positioning determination stage which determines the kind and arrangement | positioning of a plant or an agricultural product based on the planting pattern produced | generated in the planting pattern production | generation stage, for example.

  In a fourth aspect of the invention, a method for producing design information is provided. The design information may be design information for drawing a pattern using growing plants or agricultural products. The above method includes, for example, a drawing pattern acquisition step of acquiring information indicating a drawing pattern. The above-described method includes, for example, a planting pattern generation stage that generates a planting pattern for drawing a pattern using a growing plant or agricultural product based on the drawing pattern acquired in the drawing pattern acquisition stage. Have. Said method has the arrangement | positioning determination stage which determines the kind and arrangement | positioning of a plant or an agricultural product based on the planting pattern produced | generated in the planting pattern production | generation stage, for example. In the above method, the arrangement determining step arranges at least a plant or an agricultural product among a plurality of sub-areas included in the area where the drawing pattern is drawn based on the planting pattern generated in the planting pattern generation step. For each of the sub-areas, a step of generating design information defining the identification information of the sub-area and the types of plants or agricultural products arranged in the sub-area may be included.

  In a fifth aspect of the invention, a data structure is provided. The data structure may be a data structure of data used in an information processing system that creates design information for drawing a pattern using a growing plant or agricultural product. In the above data structure, for example, at least one of (i) information on the growth state of the plant or the agricultural product and information on the height of the plant or the agricultural product is associated with (ii) information on the color of the plant or the agricultural product. It has been.

  It should be noted that the above summary of the invention does not enumerate all the necessary features of the present invention. In addition, a sub-combination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

An example of a system configuration of drawing management system 100 is shown roughly. An example of the relationship between the growth stage of an agricultural product and a color is shown schematically. An example of a transition of a drawing pattern is shown schematically. An example of an internal configuration of management device 110 is shown roughly. An example of the internal structure of the plan part 420 is shown schematically. An example of an internal configuration of progress management part 430 is shown roughly. An example of data table 700 is shown roughly.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, not all the combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the solving means of the invention. In the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description may be omitted.

[Outline of Drawing Management System 100]
An outline of the drawing management system 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. FIG. 1 schematically shows an example of the system configuration of the drawing management system 100. FIG. 2 schematically shows an example of the relationship between the growth stage of agricultural products and the color. FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of the transition of the drawing pattern.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the drawing management system 100 includes (i) an agricultural product 12 cultivated in the field 10 and (ii) at least one of the plants 14 present in the field 10 (the agricultural product 12 or May be referred to as plant 14). The drawing management system 100 manages various processes for drawing a pattern on the field 10 by using, for example, the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. The drawing management system 100 may manage various processes such that a predetermined pattern appears on the field 10 as the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 grows. The drawing management system 100 may manage various processes so that a predetermined series of patterns appear sequentially as the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 grows.

  The field 10 may be a place where the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 grows, and the type of the medium is not particularly bound. Examples of the field 10 include (i) farms such as fields, farms, orchards, and (ii) fallow land. Examples of the agricultural product 12 include cereals, vegetables (including root vegetables), fruits, flowers, branches and leaves (for example, tea leaves, ornamental branches or leaves), mushrooms, mycelia, and the like. . The plant 14 may be an agricultural product or a byproduct (for example, weed, aquatic plant, etc.) generated in the process of cultivating the agricultural product.

[Outline of Each Part of Drawing Management System 100]
In the present embodiment, the drawing management system 100 includes a management device 110. The drawing management system 100 may include a communication terminal 120. The drawing management system 100 may include a work machine 130. In the present embodiment, the work machine 130 includes, for example, a work robot 140, a work drone 150, and a monitoring camera 162. In this embodiment, at least one of the work robot 140 and the work drone 150 may acquire an arbitrary function by rearranging various units (sometimes referred to as an attachment). For example, the work robot 140 includes an imaging unit 142, a sense unit 144, a farm work unit 146, and a farm work unit 148. In addition, the work drone 150 includes an imaging unit 152.

  The farm 10 may be an example of an area where a drawing pattern is drawn. The agricultural product 12 may be an example of an agricultural product or a plant. The plant 14 may be an example of an agricultural product or a plant. The drawing management system 100 may be an example of an information processing apparatus. The management device 110 may be an example of an information processing device.

  In the present embodiment, each unit of the drawing management system 100 may send and receive information to and from each other via the communication network 30. The communication network 30 may be a wired communication transmission line, a wireless communication transmission line, or a combination of a wireless communication transmission line and a wired communication transmission line. The communication network 30 may include a wireless packet communication network, the Internet, a P2P network, a dedicated line, a VPN, a power line communication line, and the like. The communication network 30 may include (i) a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone network, (ii) a wireless MAN (for example, WiMAX (registered trademark)), a wireless LAN (for example, WiFi (registered trademark)). Or a wireless communication network such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), Zigbee (registered trademark), or NFC (Near Field Communication).

  In the present embodiment, the management device 110 manages, for example, at least one of the agricultural product 12 and the plant 14. The management device 110 may manage the growth of at least one of the agricultural product 12 and the plant 14. The management device 110 may manage various processes for drawing a pattern on the field 10 using at least one of the agricultural product 12 and the plant 14. The management apparatus 110 may manage workers engaged in work in the various processes described above.

  For example, the management device 110 (i) determines the type and arrangement of at least one of the agricultural product 12 and the plant 14, (ii) creates a breeding plan for at least one of the agricultural product 12 and the plant 14, and (iii) the agricultural product. A process of monitoring the progress of at least one of 12 and the plant 14 and managing the progress of the breeding plan, (iv) a work performed on at least one of the agricultural product 12 and the plant 14 at a specific date and time A step of determining, (v) a step of confirming a pattern drawn by at least one of the produce 12 and the plant 14 at a specific point in time or in the future, (vi) a step of changing the breeding plan as necessary, and , (Vii) A pattern is produced on the field 10 by cutting, pushing down, or pulling out part of the produce 12 and the plant 14. It is to manage the at least one process step. Thereby, the management apparatus 110 can manage at least one of the agricultural product 12 and the plant 14.

  The management apparatus 110 may divide the agricultural field 10 into a plurality of subareas 20 and manage at least one of the agricultural products 12 and the plants 14 for each subarea 20. According to one embodiment, one or more agricultural products 12 or plants 14 are arranged in a single sub-area 20. Thereby, the color can be reproduced by so-called halftone expression. For example, the management device 110 manages the color tone of the sub-area 20 by managing the (i) type, (ii) density, and (iii) growth condition of the produce 12 or the plant 14 arranged in the specific sub-area 20. And manage gradation. According to another embodiment, a single sub-area 20 is provided with a single produce 12 or plant 14. For example, the management device 110 manages the color tone and gradation of the sub-area 20 by managing the (i) type and (ii) the growth condition of the agricultural products 12 or the plants 14 arranged in the specific sub-area 20. To do.

  In one embodiment, the size of the sub-area 20 is determined based on, for example, the resolution of the pattern that appears on the field 10. The resolution of the pattern is determined, for example, as the number of subareas per unit length or the number of subareas per unit area. The unit length may be appropriately determined according to the size of the field 10. In other embodiments, the size of the sub-area 20 may be determined in consideration of work efficiency. The work efficiency may be determined based on specifications or characteristics of the work machine 130 such as a minimum turning radius of the work machine 130 and a workable range. In still other embodiments, the size of the sub-area 20 may be determined taking into account the growth of the produce 12 or the plant 14, for example. For example, the size of the subarea 20 when the plant 14 is a tree is larger than that when the plant 14 is grass, moss, or the like. In any embodiment, the plurality of sub-areas 20 may have the same size or different sizes.

  In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 120 is used by (i) a worker engaged in the training work, (ii) a supervisor who supervises the worker, (iii) an observer who observes the pattern appearing on the field 10, and the like. It may be a communication terminal. The communication terminal 120 may be any device that can send and receive information to and from the management device 110 via the communication network 30, and details thereof are not particularly limited. As the communication terminal 120, a personal computer, a portable terminal, etc. can be illustrated. Examples of the portable terminal include a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA, a tablet, a notebook computer or a laptop computer, and a wearable computer.

  In the present embodiment, the work machine 130 may be a machine that performs an arbitrary work. The work machine 130 executes, for example, various types of farm work and monitoring work. The work machine 130 may be a fixed type or a movable type. The work machine 130 may have an autonomous traveling function or an autonomous navigation function, may be steered by remote operation, or may be steered by an operator who has entered the work machine 130. When the work machine 130 has an autonomous traveling function or an autonomous navigation function, the work can be performed more frequently or for a longer time than when the work machine 130 is steered by an operator.

  In the present embodiment, the work robot 140 may be a work robot having an autonomous traveling function. The work drone 150 may be a work drone operated by remote control, or may be a work drone having an autonomous navigation function. The monitoring camera 162 may be a fixed type or may be installed on a carriage that moves on a rail installed on the farm field 10.

  In the present embodiment, the imaging unit 142, the imaging unit 152, and the monitoring camera 162 image the inside of the farm field 10 or the periphery of the farm field 10. The imaging unit 142, the imaging unit 152, and the monitoring camera 162, for example, image one or more agricultural products 12, one or more plants 14, one or more workers, one or more work machines 130, and the like. The imaging unit 142, the imaging unit 152, and the monitoring camera 162 may transmit image data obtained by imaging to the management apparatus 110.

  In the present embodiment, the sense unit 144 measures a physical quantity related to the growth of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. For example, the sense unit 144 measures the illuminance, the amount of sunlight, the temperature, the temperature of the soil, the moisture content of the soil, the amount of fertilizer components contained in the soil, the amount of chlorophyll of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, and the like. The sense unit 144 may capture an image of the produce 12 or the plant 14. The sense unit 144 may capture an infrared image of the produce 12 or the plant 14. The sense unit 144 may capture an ultraviolet image of the produce 12 or the plant 14. The sense unit 144 may capture a stereoscopic image of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. The sense unit 144 may transmit information indicating the measurement result to the management apparatus 110.

  In this embodiment, the farm work unit 146 and the farm work unit 148 may be attachments for farm work. The farm work unit 146 and the farm work unit 148 are attached to the work robot 140 according to the content of the work that the work robot 140 is engaged in. Thereby, the work robot 140 can cope with a plurality of different types of farm work. Therefore, the introduction cost of the work machine 130 can be suppressed as compared with the case where the dedicated work machine 130 is introduced for each farm work. In addition, a larger number of work machines 130 can be introduced at the same cost as when dedicated work machines 130 are introduced for each farm work. As a result, the farm work can be easily performed by the plurality of work robots 140. By using a plurality of work robots 140, it is possible to provide a necessary amount of resources at a required time in a series of farm work cycles. As a result, the productivity of farm work can be greatly improved.

  Each of the farm work unit 146 and the farm work unit 148 may be an attachment specialized for one or more farm works. Agricultural work unit 148 includes chemical spraying device for pest control, fertilizer spraying device for spraying fertilizer, gas spraying device for spraying gas, stand-up device, seedling dropping device, sowing device, tilling device, unnecessary leaves and leaves A manipulator having a jig for carrying out, a manipulator having a jig for plucking agricultural products, a mowing device (for example, a grass mowing device for neglected fields), a watering device, a bird and animal threat device (for example, voice, Examples are devices that threaten birds and beasts with light.), Thinning devices, flowering devices, fruit tree picking devices, bag hanging devices (for example, bag hanging devices for fruit trees), and the like.

  In one embodiment, the farm work unit 146 may be a unit for cutting, extracting, or harvesting the produce 12 or the plant 14. Further, the farm work unit 148 may be a unit for pushing down the produce 12 or the plant 14. At least one of the farm work unit 146 and the farm work unit 148 may be operated by electric power supplied from the main body of the work robot 140. In the present embodiment, the case where the work robot 140 includes the farm work unit 146 and the farm work unit 148 has been described. However, the work robot 140 is not limited to this embodiment. The work robot 140 may include a single farm work unit or may include three or more farm work units.

[Specific Configuration of Each Unit of Drawing Management System 100]
Each unit of the drawing management system 100 may be realized by hardware, may be realized by software, or may be realized by hardware and software. At least a part of each part of the drawing management system 100 may be realized by a single server or a plurality of servers. At least a part of each part of the drawing management system 100 may be realized on a virtual server or a cloud system. At least a part of each part of the drawing management system 100 may be realized by a personal computer or a portable terminal. Examples of the portable terminal include a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA, a tablet, a notebook computer or a laptop computer, and a wearable computer. Each unit of the drawing management system 100 may store information using a distributed ledger technology such as a block chain or a distributed network.

  When at least a part of the constituent elements constituting the drawing management system 100 is realized by software, the constituent elements realized by the software define the operations related to the constituent elements in an information processing apparatus having a general configuration. It may be realized by starting up software or a program. The information processing apparatus having the above general configuration includes (i) a data processing apparatus having a processor such as a CPU and a GPU, a ROM, a RAM, a communication interface, and the like, and (ii) a keyboard, a pointing device, a touch panel, a camera, and voice input. Input devices such as devices, gesture input devices, various sensors, GPS receivers, (iii) output devices such as display devices, audio output devices, vibration devices, and (iv) storage devices such as memory, HDD, SSD (external) Including a storage device).

  In the information processing apparatus having the general configuration, the data processing apparatus or the storage device may store the software or the program. The software or program is executed by a processor to cause the information processing apparatus to execute an operation defined by the software or program. The above software or program may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. The software or program described above may be a program for causing a computer to function as the drawing management system 100 or a part thereof. The software or program may be a program for causing a computer to execute information processing in the drawing management system 100 or a part thereof.

[Outline of Method for Appearing Pattern on Field 10]
An outline of a method for causing a predetermined series of patterns to appear in the field 10 as the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 grows will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 shows an example of the relationship between the growth stage of the agricultural product 12 and the color of the agricultural product 12 when (i) the growth situation is good (sometimes referred to as state 202), and (i) the growth situation is poor. An example of the relationship between the growth stage of the agricultural product 12 and the color of the agricultural product 12 in some cases (may be referred to as a state 204) is shown.

  For the purpose of simplifying the explanation, FIG. 2 will be described by taking as an example the case where a single agricultural product 12 is arranged in a single sub-area 20. However, those skilled in the art who have come into contact with the description will see a pattern appearing on the field 10 by the same procedure even when a plurality of agricultural products 12 or plants 14 are arranged in a single sub-area 20. Can understand.

  For example, when reproducing a color by halftone expression, the color of each sub-area is (i) the condition of light, lighting or shadow, (ii) the color of the medium, (iii) the color of the produce 12 or the plant 14, (iv) ) Determined by the size of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, (v) the density of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, (vi) the position of the viewpoint. As shown in FIG. 2, the color and size of the produce 12 or the plant 14 may vary depending on the growth stage.

[Color change in state 202]
For example, when the growth state of the agricultural product 12 is good and the growth stage of the agricultural product 12 is stage I, the color of the agricultural product 12 is the color of the sprout 222. However, the size of the agricultural product 12 is small, and the proportion of the color of the agricultural product 12 in the color of the culture medium is small. Therefore, assuming that the viewpoint is located above or obliquely above the sub-area 20, when the growth stage of the agricultural product 12 is stage I, the color of the sub-area where the agricultural product 12 is arranged is close to the color of the culture medium. . When the agricultural product 12 grows and the growth stage becomes stage II, the color of the agricultural product 12 becomes the color of the trunk 224. In addition, since the agricultural product 12 is relatively large, the color of the sub-area where the agricultural product 12 is arranged is an intermediate color between the color of the culture medium and the color of the trunk 224.

  When the agricultural product 12 further grows and the growth stage becomes stage III, the color of the agricultural product 12 becomes the color of the leaves 226. Further, since the agricultural product 12 is sufficiently large, the color of the sub-area where the agricultural product 12 is arranged is close to the color of the leaves 226. When the agricultural product 12 further grows and the growth stage becomes stage IV, for example, a flower 228 blooms from the lower part of the leaf 226. Further, since the agricultural product 12 is sufficiently large, the color of the sub-area where the agricultural product 12 is arranged is an intermediate color between the color of the leaf 226 and the flower 228.

[Color change in state 204]
On the other hand, when the growth state of the agricultural product 12 is poor and the growth stage of the agricultural product 12 is stage I, the color of the agricultural product 12 is the color of the sprout 242 as in the state 202. However, the size of the agricultural product 12 is small, and the proportion of the color of the agricultural product 12 in the color of the culture medium is small. Therefore, when the growth stage of the agricultural product 12 is the stage I, the color of the subarea where the agricultural product 12 is arranged becomes a color close to the color of the culture medium. When the agricultural product 12 grows and the growth stage becomes stage II, the color of the agricultural product 12 becomes the color of the trunk 244. However, in state 204, since the agricultural product 12 is still small, the color of the sub-area where the agricultural product 12 is arranged is close to the color of the culture medium.

  When the agricultural product 12 further grows and the growth stage becomes stage III, the color of the agricultural product 12 becomes the color of the leaves 246. In addition, since the agricultural product 12 is relatively large, the color of the sub-area where the agricultural product 12 is arranged is an intermediate color between the color of the medium and the color of the leaves 246. When the agricultural product 12 further grows and the growth stage becomes stage IV, for example, a flower 248 blooms on a very small part of the leaf 246. However, since the area where the flowers 248 are blooming is small, the color of the sub-area where the agricultural products 12 are arranged is an intermediate color between the color of the medium and the color of the leaves 226.

  Moreover, as FIG. 2 shows, the color of the agricultural product 12 may change with height. In addition, the size of the agricultural product 12 may vary depending on the height. Therefore, by cutting the agricultural product 12 at a specific height, pushing down or pulling it out at a specific height, (i) at least one of the color of the agricultural product 12 and (ii) the size of the agricultural product 12 Can be adjusted. The agricultural product 12 after cutting may be collected from the field 10 or left in the field 10.

  By cutting or pulling out the produce 12 at a specific height, the color of the medium or undergrowth appears. Further, by pushing down the agricultural product 12 at a specific height, for example, colors of the trunk, stem, etc. of the agricultural product 12 appear. Furthermore, a pattern can also be expressed by the difference in height between the agricultural product 12 that has been cut or pushed down and the surrounding agricultural product 12. The above description can be applied to the plant 14 as well.

[Embodiment for changing drawing pattern]
As described above, the management device 110 manages the subarea 20 by (i) managing the growth condition of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, or (ii) cutting, pushing down, or pulling out the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. Can manage the color. As a method for managing the growth condition of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, (i) a method of arranging the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 having a different growth rate, (ii) a method of adjusting the planting time of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 ( For example, the planting time of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 is dispersed in a plurality of times.), (Iii) A method of performing an operation for promoting the growth of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 arranged in a specific area, (iv) ) A method for performing the work for promoting the growth of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 arranged in a region other than the specific region; (v) for delaying the growth of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 arranged in the specific region. (Vi) exemplifying a method for performing the work for delaying the growth of the produce 12 or the plant 14 arranged in a region other than the specific region, etc. It can be.

According to the example of FIG. 3, after arranging the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 in the field 10, the characters “C” and “M” appear in the field 10 at time t ₁ . For example, in one embodiment, the region corresponding to “C” and “M” is provided with the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 having a faster growth speed than the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 disposed in the other region. . In the areas corresponding to “C” and “M”, the agricultural products 12 or the plants 14 having a slower growth speed than the agricultural products 12 or the plants 14 arranged in other areas may be arranged. In other embodiments, in the areas corresponding to “C” and “M”, the planting operation of the produce 12 or the plant 14 may be performed earlier than the other areas. In the area corresponding to “C” and “M”, the planting operation of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 may be performed at a later time than the other areas.

Next, at time t ₂ , the letters “W”, “E”, “C”, “O”, “M”, and “E” appear in the field 10. For example, during the period from time t ₁ to time t ₂ , the work robot 140 increases the amount of fertilization in the area corresponding to “W”, “E”, “O”, and “E”, or the temperature or the temperature of the soil. Or make it higher. On the other hand, in the region corresponding to “L”, “C”, and “M”, the amount of fertilization may be reduced, or the temperature or the temperature of the soil may be lowered.

According to the present embodiment, the worker or the work machine 130 draws a pattern on the farm field 10 at time t ₃ . For example, at time t ₃ , the worker or the work machine 130 performs a cutting operation, a drawing operation, or the like of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, and draws the letter “L” on the farm field 10. Thereby, while the observer is observing the agricultural field 10, the pattern which appears in the agricultural field 10 can be changed.

Finally, at time _{t 4,} the working robot 140, when cut agricultural 12 or plant 14 of the field 10 at a specific height, disappears character pattern "WELCOME", the character pattern "-to ABC Village" appears. As described above, the management apparatus 110 (i) manages the growth state of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, or (ii) cuts, pushes down, or pulls out the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, thereby subarea 20 By controlling the color, a predetermined series of patterns can be made to appear in the predetermined order on the field 10. Thereby, while the observer is observing the agricultural field 10, the pattern which appears in the agricultural field 10 can be changed.

  In the case of showing the pattern appearing on the farm field 10 to the observer, one or a plurality of work robots 140 may be used as part of the effect. The management device 110 may generate a command for using the work robot 140 for production and transmit the command to the work robot 140. For example, a command for causing the work robot 140 attached with an illumination device as an attachment to travel along an arbitrary route or a predetermined route, and an arbitrary timing or a specific timing (for example, the work robot 140 at a specific position). And a command for turning on, turning off, or blinking the lighting device.

  For example, in recent years, artworks that draw patterns using rice grown in paddy fields and wheat grown in fields as a canvas have gained popularity. Conventionally, such a work has been a static appreciation object, but by using the drawing management system 100, a dynamic effect can be given to the work. For example, a dragon pattern is drawn using rice cultivated in paddy fields as a canvas, and when the audience is watching the work, the work robot 140 is moved to the position of the dragon eye. Then, by turning on the lighting device mounted on the work robot 140 at an arbitrary timing, it is possible to produce an effect as if the eyes of a dragon were shining.

  FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the management apparatus 110. In the present embodiment, the management apparatus 110 includes a request processing unit 410, a planning unit 420, a progress management unit 430, and a storage unit 440. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 440 includes a color information storage unit 442, a growth pattern storage unit 444, a compatibility information storage unit 446, a growth information storage unit 448, a history information storage unit 450, and a prediction model storage unit 452. And have.

  The planning unit 420 may be an example of an information processing device. The progress management unit 430 may be an example of a growth information acquisition unit, a viewpoint position acquisition unit, and an estimation unit. The storage unit 440 may be an example of a storage unit. The color information storage unit 442 may be an example of a storage unit. The data stored in the color information storage unit 442 may be an example of a data structure.

  In the present embodiment, the request processing unit 410 receives various requests. For example, the request processing unit 410 receives a request for inquiring about the current work content from the communication terminal 120. The request processing unit 410 receives from the communication terminal 120 a request for displaying a prediction map when the current field 10 is viewed from above.

  In the present embodiment, the planning unit 420 determines the type and arrangement of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 that is cultivated in the field 10. The planning unit 420 may generate design information for causing a specific pattern to appear on the field 10. The planning unit 420 may determine a work plan for cultivating or growing the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 based on the design information. A work plan prescribes | regulates the schedule time which implements work about each of several process for cultivating or growing the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, for example. The steps for cultivating or growing the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 include soil sampling, soil analysis, fertilization, establishment, sowing or planting, field monitoring, pest control, weeding, thinning or excision, topdressing, harvesting Examples include time determination and harvesting. Details of the planning unit 420 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the progress management unit 430 manages the progress teaching of the plan created by the planning unit 420. For example, the progress management unit 430 monitors the growth status of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 cultivated in the field 10. Further, the progress management unit 430 determines the work to be performed on the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 that is cultivated in the field 10. For example, the progress management unit 430 determines the produce 12 or the plant 14 to be worked on a specific work day or work period, and the content of the work. Details of the progress management unit 430 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 440 stores various types of information. In the present embodiment, the color information storage unit 442 stores information related to the color of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. The color information storage unit 442 includes, for example, (i) at least one of information regarding the growth condition of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 and information regarding the height of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, and (ii) the color of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. And associated information is stored.

  In the present embodiment, the growth pattern storage unit 444 stores information indicating the relationship between factors related to the growth of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 and the growth condition of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. Factors related to growth include the temperature of the surrounding environment, the humidity of the surrounding environment, the pressure of the surrounding environment, the illuminance of light, the light irradiation amount, the light irradiation time, the wind speed, the water supply amount, the soil characteristics, the medium characteristics, the work content, The timing of performing the work can be exemplified.

  The growth-related factor may be an integrated value of the above factors after a specific growth event occurs. For example, the growth-related factor may be an integrated value of the temperature after the bud is attached. The factor relating to the growth may be an elapsed time (for example, the number of cultivation days) since the occurrence of a specific growth event. Examples of the growth condition include the size of the strain, the size of a specific part of the strain, the type of the growth stage, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the compatibility information storage unit 446 stores information regarding the compatibility of different types of agricultural products 12 or plants 14. In one embodiment, the compatibility information storage unit 446 stores information indicating combinations to be avoided when different types of agricultural products 12 or plants 14 are grown adjacent to each other. In another embodiment, the compatibility information storage unit 446 stores information indicating a preferable combination when the different types of agricultural products 12 or plants 14 are cultivated adjacent to each other. In the present embodiment, the growth information storage unit 448 stores information related to the growth status of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. For example, the growth information storage unit 448 stores information indicating the growth stage of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14.

  In the present embodiment, the history information storage unit 450 stores information related to various histories related to the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. For example, the history information storage unit 450 stores the history after starting the cultivation of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 for each of one or more factors related to the growth of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. The history information storage unit 450 stores a history of work performed on the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. In the present embodiment, the prediction model storage unit 452 stores, for example, models used for various predictions or simulations and parameters of the models.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the planning unit 420. In the present embodiment, the planning unit 420 includes a pattern acquisition unit 512, a pattern conversion unit 514, an arrangement planning unit 516, and a work planning unit 518. The pattern acquisition unit 512 may be an example of a drawing pattern acquisition unit. The pattern conversion unit 514 may be an example of a planting pattern generation unit. The arrangement planning unit 516 may be an example of an arrangement determining unit. The work planning unit 518 may be an example of a cultivation planning unit.

  In the present embodiment, the pattern acquisition unit 512 acquires information indicating a drawing pattern. The pattern acquisition unit 512 may acquire information indicating a plurality of continuous drawing patterns. For example, the pattern acquisition unit 512 acquires arbitrary image data, graphic data, or character data from the communication terminal 120. The pattern acquisition unit 512 transmits information indicating the drawing pattern to the pattern conversion unit 514.

  In the present embodiment, the pattern conversion unit 514 acquires information indicating a drawing pattern from the pattern acquisition unit 512. Based on the drawing pattern, the pattern conversion unit 514 generates a pattern (sometimes referred to as a planting pattern) that can be drawn on the field 10 using the produce 12 or the plant 14. Thereby, a drawing pattern can be converted into a planting pattern.

  For example, the pattern conversion unit 514 adjusts the resolution of the drawing pattern. The pattern conversion unit 514 may generate a planting pattern by adjusting the resolution of the drawing pattern based on the size of the field 10. The pattern conversion unit 514 may generate the planting pattern by adjusting the resolution of the drawing pattern based on the size of the field 10 and the positional relationship between the field 10 and the viewpoint. For example, the pattern conversion unit 514 generates a planting pattern by reducing the resolution of the drawing pattern.

  The pattern conversion unit 514 may adjust at least one of the color tone and the gradation of the drawing pattern or the drawing pattern whose resolution has been adjusted. The pattern conversion unit 514 may adjust at least one of the color tone and the gradation with reference to at least one of the color information storage unit 442, the growth pattern storage unit 444, and the compatibility information storage unit 446.

  For example, the pattern conversion unit 514 refers to the color information storage unit 442 to determine at least one of a color tone and a gradation that can be reproduced using the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 that can be cultivated at the same time in the field 10. At this time, the pattern conversion unit 514 may use information stored in the growth pattern storage unit 444 and the compatibility information storage unit 446. The pattern conversion unit 514 may generate a planting pattern by adjusting at least one of the color tone and gradation of the drawing pattern or the drawing pattern whose resolution is adjusted in consideration of reproducible color tone and gradation.

  In the present embodiment, the arrangement planning unit 516 determines the type and arrangement of the produce 12 or the plant 14 based on the planting pattern generated by the pattern conversion unit 514. The arrangement planning unit 516 may determine the type and arrangement of the produce 12 or the plant 14 with reference to at least one of the color information storage unit 442, the growth pattern storage unit 444, and the compatibility information storage unit 446.

  The arrangement planning unit 516 determines the type and arrangement of the produce 12 or the plant 14 by the following procedure, for example. According to the present embodiment, the arrangement planning unit 516 first determines the division of the sub-area 20 corresponding to one pixel of the planting pattern based on the planting pattern and the size of the field 10.

  In one embodiment, the arrangement planning unit 516 determines the division of the sub-area 20 so that one pixel of the planting pattern corresponds to the single sub-area 20. In another embodiment, the arrangement planning unit 516 may determine the division of the sub-area 20 so that one pixel of the planting pattern corresponds to the plurality of sub-areas 20. In still another embodiment, the arrangement planning unit 516 may determine the division of the sub-area 20 so that the plurality of pixels of the planting pattern correspond to the single sub-area 20.

  Next, the arrangement planning unit 516 determines the type of plant or agricultural product to be arranged in the sub-area 20 corresponding to each pixel based on the color information of each pixel indicated by the planting pattern. For example, the arrangement planning unit 516 refers to the color information storage unit 442 to determine the type of plant or agricultural product arranged in each of the one or more subareas 20.

  For example, the color information storage unit 442 includes at least one of (i) information related to the growth condition of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 and information related to the height of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, and (ii) the information of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. Stored in association with color information. Therefore, the arrangement planning unit 516 uses the information stored in the color information storage unit 442 for each of the one or more subareas 20 corresponding to each pixel of the planting pattern, using the color to be reproduced in each subarea as a key. By searching, the agricultural products 12 or the plants 14 that can be used in each sub-area are extracted. Next, the arrangement planning unit 516 calculates a position in the sub-area 20 for each of the extracted agricultural products 12 or plants 14 by applying a known dithering method, for example.

  When a plurality of agricultural products 12 or plants 14 are extracted as candidates for the agricultural products 12 or plants 14 that reproduce the colors assigned to the sub-area 20, the arrangement planning unit 516 includes a growth pattern storage unit 444 and a compatibility information storage unit 446. , The agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 to be arranged in the subarea may be determined. For example, the arrangement planning unit 516 may determine the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 to be arranged in the sub-area with reference to the growth pattern storage unit 444 in consideration of the cultivation conditions or the growth speed. For example, the arrangement planning unit 516 refers to the compatibility information storage unit 446 and considers the compatibility with the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 arranged in the same subarea 20 or the adjacent subarea 20, and You may determine the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 arrange | positioned in a subarea.

  Based on the planting pattern, the arrangement planning unit 516 identifies, at least for each of the subareas 20 in which the agricultural products 12 or the plants 14 are arranged, among the plurality of subareas 20 included in the agricultural field 10. And design information that defines the types of agricultural products 12 or plants 14 arranged in the subarea. Based on the planting pattern, the arrangement planning unit 516 identifies, at least for each of the subareas 20 in which the agricultural products 12 or the plants 14 are arranged, among the plurality of subareas 20 included in the agricultural field 10. And design information that defines the type and density of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 arranged in the subarea.

  In this embodiment, the work plan unit 518 determines a work plan for cultivating the produce 12 or the plant 14 for each of the one or more subareas 20 in which the produce 12 or the plant 14 is arranged. The work plan unit 518 may determine a work plan related to the sub-area 20 where the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 is not arranged. The work plan may be information in which a work scheduled date or work scheduled time is associated with work contents. The work plan unit 518 may determine a work plan based on the design information generated by the arrangement plan unit 516. The work plan may be an example of a cultivation plan.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the progress management unit 430. In the present embodiment, the progress management unit 430 includes a monitoring unit 612, a work execution unit 614, a pattern estimation unit 616, and a change determination unit 618. The monitoring unit 612 may be an example of a growth information acquisition unit. The work execution unit 614 may be an example of a work determination unit. The pattern estimation unit 616 may be an example of a viewpoint position acquisition unit and an estimation unit.

  In the present embodiment, the monitoring unit 612 monitors the farm field 10. For example, the monitoring unit 612 acquires information related to the growth status of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 cultivated in the field 10. The monitoring unit 612 may acquire information regarding the status of the worker working on the farm 10 or the work machine 130. For example, the monitoring unit 612 acquires the above information from the work machine 130.

  In the present embodiment, the work execution unit 614 determines work to be executed at a specific date and time or according to the work plan determined by the work plan unit 518. For example, the work execution unit 614 may determine a specific date or time based on (i) the work plan determined by the work plan unit 518 and (ii) information on the growth status of the produce 12 or the plant 14 acquired by the monitoring unit 612. Determine the work to be performed during the period. For at least one of the plurality of processes indicated in the work plan, the work execution unit 614 associates each of the one or more works performed in the process with the date and time or the period in which the work is performed. An execution plan may be created.

  The work execution unit 614 may execute the above work. In one embodiment, the work execution unit 614 generates an instruction for causing the work machine 130 to execute a specific work at a specific date or time. The work execution unit 614 transmits the generated command to the work machine 130. In another embodiment, the work execution unit 614 may transmit the content of the work to be executed at a specific date or time to the communication terminal 120 of the worker or supervisor.

  In the present embodiment, the pattern estimation unit 616 estimates a pattern drawn by at least one of the produce 12 and the plant 14 at a specific time point in the present or future. The pattern estimation unit 616 estimates the pattern according to the following procedure, for example. In the present embodiment, the pattern estimation unit 616 first acquires information indicating the position of the viewpoint. For example, the pattern estimation unit 616 acquires information indicating the position of the viewpoint from an operator, a supervisor, a designer of design information, and the like via the communication terminal 120. Next, the pattern estimation unit 616 performs, for example, observation at the time point when the information about the growth state is acquired or based on the information about the growth state of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 acquired by the monitoring unit 612 or at a specific point in the future. When a person observes the field 10 from the position of the above viewpoint, a pattern drawn by the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 is estimated.

  The change determination unit 618 determines whether or not the work plan needs to be changed. When the change determination unit 618 determines that the work plan needs to be changed, the change determination unit 618 may transmit a signal indicating the change to the work plan unit 518. In one embodiment, the change determination unit 618 analyzes information regarding the growth status of the produce 12 or the plant 14 acquired by the monitoring unit 612 and detects a difference between the work plan and the actual growth status. The change determination unit 618 determines that the work plan needs to be changed if the detected degree of difference matches a predetermined condition. In another embodiment, the change determination unit 618 analyzes information regarding the growth status of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 acquired by the monitoring unit 612 and detects an abnormality that has occurred in the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14. The change determination unit 618 determines that the work plan needs to be changed when an abnormality is detected or when the content of the detected abnormality matches a predetermined condition.

  FIG. 7 schematically shows an example of the data table 700. The data table 700 may be an example of color information stored in the color information storage unit 442. The data table 700 may be an example of a data structure. In this embodiment, the data table 700 includes the growth stage 710 of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, the growth state 720 of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, and the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 at each growth stage, each growth state, and each height. The height 730 corresponds to the color 740 of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 at each growth stage, each growth state and each height, and the area 750 of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 at each growth stage, each growth state and each height. And store.

  The growth stage 710 may be an example of a growth condition. In the growth state 720, for example, an evaluation index for gradually evaluating the growth state of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 such as “bad”, “slightly bad”, “normal”, “good”, “excellent”. Is recorded. The stage of evaluation is not particularly limited, but may be 3 stages, 5 stages, 7 stages, or 10 stages. In the height 730, a continuous numerical value may be recorded, and an evaluation index for evaluating the height of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 may be recorded. For example, a color tone and a gradation are recorded in the color 740. The color expression method may be the RGB method or another method. In the area 750, for example, an area when a cross section at each height is viewed from above is recorded.

  In the present embodiment, the data table 700 stores the growth stage 710 of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 and the color 740 in association with each other. Thereby, for example, the pattern conversion unit 514 can convert the drawing pattern into a planting pattern by using the data stored in the data table 700. Further, the arrangement planning unit 516 can determine the type and arrangement of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 for reproducing the planting pattern on the field 10 by using the data stored in the data table 700.

  In the present embodiment, the data table 700 stores the height 730 of the produce 12 or the plant 14 and the color 740 in association with each other. Thereby, for example, the pattern conversion unit 514 can convert the drawing pattern into a planting pattern by using the data stored in the data table 700. Further, the arrangement planning unit 516 can determine the type and arrangement of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 for reproducing the planting pattern on the field 10 by using the data stored in the data table 700.

  In the present embodiment, the data table 700 stores the growth stage 710 of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, the height 730, and the color 740 in association with each other. Thereby, a series of patterns can appear in order according to the growth of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14, for example. Moreover, a series of patterns can be made to appear in order by cutting, pushing down, or pulling out a part of the agricultural product 12 or the plant 14 by the work machine 130.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiment. In addition, the matters described in the specific embodiment can be applied to other embodiments within a technically consistent range. Moreover, each component may have the same characteristics as other components having the same name and different reference numerals. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The order of execution of each process such as operations, procedures, steps, and stages in the apparatus, system, program, and method shown in the claims, the description, and the drawings is particularly “before” or “prior to”. It should be noted that the output can be realized in any order unless the output of the previous process is used in the subsequent process. Regarding the operation flow in the claims, the description, and the drawings, even if it is described using “first”, “next”, etc. for convenience, it means that it is essential to carry out in this order. It is not a thing.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Field, 12 Agricultural products, 14 Plant, 20 Subarea, 30 Communication network, 100 Drawing management system, 110 Management device, 120 Communication terminal, 130 Work machine, 140 Work robot, 142 Imaging unit, 144 Sense unit, 146 Farm work unit, 148 Agricultural work unit, 150 work drone, 152 imaging unit, 162 surveillance camera, 202 state, 204 state, 222 sprout, 224 stem, 226 leaf, 228 flower, 242 sprout, 244 stem, 246 leaf, 248 flower, 410 request processing unit 420 planning section, 430 progress management section, 440 storage section, 442 color information storage section, 444 growth pattern storage section, 446 compatibility information storage section, 448 growth information storage section, 450 history information storage section, 452 prediction model storage section, 5 12 pattern acquisition unit, 514 pattern conversion unit, 516 placement planning unit, 518 work planning unit, 612 monitoring unit, 614 work execution unit, 616 pattern estimation unit, 618 change determination unit, 700 data table, 710 growth stage, 720 growth state , 740 colors, 750 area

Claims (11)

A drawing pattern acquisition unit for acquiring information indicating a drawing pattern;
Based on the drawing pattern acquired by the drawing pattern acquisition unit, a planting pattern generation unit that generates a planting pattern for drawing a pattern using growing plants or agricultural products,
Based on the planting pattern generated by the planting pattern generation unit, an arrangement determination unit that determines the type and arrangement of the plant or agricultural product, and
An information processing apparatus comprising: The arrangement determining unit
Based on the planting pattern generated by the planting pattern generation unit, among the plurality of subareas included in the area in which the drawing pattern is drawn, at least about each of the subareas in which the plants or agricultural products are arranged, Generating design information defining the identification information of the subarea and the type of the plant or agricultural product arranged in the subarea;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The arrangement determining unit
Based on the planting pattern generated by the planting pattern generation unit, among the plurality of subareas included in the area in which the drawing pattern is drawn, at least about each of the subareas in which the plants or agricultural products are arranged, Generating design information defining the identification information of the subarea and the type and density of the plant or agricultural product arranged in the subarea;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The arrangement determining unit
Reference is made to a storage unit that stores at least one of (i) information related to the state of growth of a plant or agricultural product and information related to the height of the plant or agricultural product, and (ii) information related to the color of the plant or agricultural product. Then, based on the color information of each pixel indicated by the planting pattern generated by the planting pattern generation unit, the plant or agricultural product arranged in the sub-area corresponding to each pixel indicated by the planting pattern Determine the type,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. Based on the design information generated by the placement determination unit, further comprising a cultivation planning unit that determines a cultivation plan of the plant or agricultural product,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A growth information acquisition unit that acquires information on the growth status of the plant or agricultural product cultivated in the area where the drawing pattern is drawn,
(I) Based on the cultivation plan of the plant or agricultural product determined by the cultivation planning unit, and (ii) information on the growth status of the plant or agricultural product acquired by the growth information acquisition unit, at a specific date or period A work determination unit for determining the work to be performed;
Further comprising
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5. A growth information acquisition unit that acquires information on the growth status of the plant or agricultural product cultivated in the area where the drawing pattern is drawn,
A viewpoint position acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the position of the viewpoint;
Based on the information on the growth status of the plant or agricultural product acquired by the growth information acquisition unit, (ii) at the time when the information about the growth status of the plant or agricultural product is acquired or (ii) at a specific time in the future, When the area is seen from the viewpoint position acquired by the viewpoint position acquisition unit, an estimation unit that estimates a pattern drawn by the plant or the agricultural product,
In addition,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   A program for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A drawing pattern acquisition stage for acquiring information indicating a drawing pattern;
Based on the drawing pattern acquired in the drawing pattern acquisition step, a planting pattern generation step for generating a planting pattern for drawing a pattern using growing plants or agricultural products,
Based on the planting pattern generated in the planting pattern generation stage, an arrangement determination stage for determining the type and arrangement of the plant or agricultural product,
An information processing method. A method of producing design information for drawing a pattern using growing plants or agricultural products,
A drawing pattern acquisition stage for acquiring information indicating a drawing pattern;
Based on the drawing pattern acquired in the drawing pattern acquisition step, a planting pattern generation step for generating a planting pattern for drawing a pattern using growing plants or agricultural products,
Based on the planting pattern generated in the planting pattern generation stage, an arrangement determination stage for determining the type and arrangement of the plant or agricultural product,
With
The arrangement determining step includes
Based on the planting pattern generated in the planting pattern generation stage, among each of the plurality of subareas included in the area in which the drawing pattern is drawn, at least each of the subareas in which the plants or agricultural products are arranged And generating design information that defines the identification information of the subarea and the type of the plant or agricultural product arranged in the subarea.
How to produce design information. A data structure of data used in an information processing system for creating design information for drawing a pattern using growing plants or agricultural products,
(I) at least one of information on the growth state of the plant or the agricultural product, and information on the height of the plant or the agricultural product, and (ii) information on the color of the plant or the agricultural product are associated with each other,
data structure.