The present study analyzed the trends in patenting in the field of Precision Agriculture (PA) since the late 1970s, when the potential application of microprocessor‐based technology started to show its dramatic effects on agriculture. The patenting activities analyses conducted focused as first on the evolution of the terms that historically have been used to indicate the common principles linked to the concept of precision agriculture, to mine relevant keywords within massive datasets such as patent documents. Then, the rationale was to impose a sorting approach based on different criteria: () field of application (Positioning and Guidance Technologies; Information and Communication Technologies ICT; Measuring Technologies; Reacting Technologies); () sensory technology (Positioning; Optical; Electro-chemical; Mechanical); and () farming practices (Sowing; Fertilization; Protection; Irrigation; Harvest).

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精准农业和专利创新：最先进的技术和当前趋势

本研究分析了自 20 世纪 70 年代末以来精准农业 (PA) 领域的专利趋势，当时基于微处理器的技术的潜在应用开始显示出其对农业的巨大影响。进行的专利活动分析首先侧重于术语的演变，这些术语历史上一直用于指示与精准农业概念相关的共同原则，以在专利文档等海量数据集中挖掘相关关键词。然后，其基本原理是根据不同的标准实施排序方法：() 应用领域（定位和制导技术；信息和通信技术 ICT；测量技术；反应技术）；() 传感技术（定位；光学；电化学；机械）；() 农业实践（播种、施肥、保护、灌溉、收获）。