The present disclosure is directed to collecting and evaluating plant growth data and to making estimates from the plant growth data. Estimates that may be made from the plant growth data identify a total volume or mass of plant matter that is projected to be yielded from cannabis plants growing at one or more farms. Estimates made by methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may identify a mass or volume of cannabis concentrates that could be created by an extraction process that extracts cannabinoids from an volume of cannabis plant matter. Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may also allow a computer of a manufacturer to receive data from either a grower computer or from a computer of an extractor such that a manufacturer can arrange to purchase cannabinoid containing extracts that may be incorporated into products that may be consumed or used by a person.
Claim CLM-00001. 1. A method for estimating extraction yield, the method comprising:
receiving growth data regarding a set of cannabis plants sent over a communication network from one or more grower devices associated with the set of cannabis plants, the growth data sensed by one or more sensors communicatively coupled to at least one of the grower devices; identifying a type of the cannabis plants based on the received growth data detected by the sensors; determining an amount of plant matter in the set of cannabis plants based on the identified type, wherein the plant matter is associated with one or more cannabinoids; and generating an estimate regarding a mass of the cannabinoids that are extractable from the determined amount of plant matter.
Claim CLM-00010. 10. A system for estimating extraction yield, the system comprising:
one or more sensors that sense growth data regarding a set of cannabis plants; a growth database associated with one or more grower devices, the growth database storing the growth data regarding the set of cannabis plants; and an extraction computer communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors that:
receives the growth data detected by the sensors over a communication network;identifies a type of the cannabis plants based on the received growth data;determines an amount of plant matter in the set of cannabis plants based on the identified type, wherein the plant matter is associated with one or more cannabinoids; andgenerates an estimate regarding a mass of the cannabinoids that are extractable from the determined amount of plant matter.
Claim CLM-00019. 19. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to implement a method for estimating extraction yield, the method comprising:
receiving growth data regarding a set of cannabis plants sent over a communication network from one or more grower devices associated with the set of cannabis plants, the growth data sensed by one or more sensors communicatively coupled to at least one of the grower devices; identifying a type of the cannabis plants based on the received growth data detected by the sensors; determining an amount of plant matter in the set of cannabis plants based on the identified type, wherein the plant matter is associated with one or more cannabinoids; and generating an estimate regarding a mass of the cannabinoids that are extractable from the determined amount of plant matter.