1. A method comprising:
retrieving an uniform resource locator (URL) from a local data store, the URL pointing to a network location of a service provider that stores identity data, the identity data being customized by a user to identify the user;
obtaining the identity data from the network location indicated by the URL;
outputting the identity data at a login screen as a selectable login prompt;
receiving credentials to log the user onto the service provider over a network after receiving a selection of the selectable login prompt;
determining availability of changed identity data that identifies the user on the service provider, the changed identity data being more current than the identity data; and
requesting from the service provider an updated URL to the changed identity data when the changed identity data that identifies the user is available on the service provider.
2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the identity data that identifies the user is an image previously selected by the user.
3. A method as described in claim 2, wherein the image is used to represent the user to another user when communicating with the other user over the network.
4. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the receiving includes receiving the credentials that are pre-stored on a credential store on a client that performs the outputting and the receiving.
5. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the receiving the credentials includes receiving at least one of a user name or a password that is entered at the login screen.
6. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising when the identity data that identifies the user in the login screen is not current, receiving a response from the service provider having a uniform resource locator (URL) of current identity data that identifies the user.
7. A method as described in claim 6, further comprising displaying the current data concurrently with content received from the service provider.
8. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising:
receiving changed identity data that identifies the user, the changed identity data being more current than the identity data; and
communicating the changed identity data to the service provider.
9. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising receiving the updated URL to the changed identity data and storing the updated URL in the local data store.
10. A method comprising:
storing customized identity data that identifies a user at a network location of a service provider, the customized identity data for presentation as a selectable login prompt at a login screen of a client, the customized identity data being further referenced by a first uniform resource locator (URL) stored at a local data store of a client;
determining availability of changed identity data that identifies the user at the network location of the service provider, the changed identity data being more current than the customized identity data;
requesting from the service provider a second URL to the changed identity data when the changed identity data that identifies the user is available at the network location on the service provider;
receiving a response from the service provider at the client, the response having the second URL of the changed identity data that identifies the user; and
presenting the changed identity data as the selectable login prompt on the login screen in place of the customized identity data.
11. A method as described in claim 10, wherein receiving the response includes receiving the response at the client after a user has logged onto the service provider from the client and the service provider determines that the client does not have current customized data.
12. A method as described in claim 10, wherein the changed identity data that identifies the user was received at the network location of the service provider in a communication from the user sent via another client.
13. A method as described in claim 10, wherein the determining availability of the changed identity data is based on a timestamp of the changed identity data.
14. A method as described in claim 10, wherein:
the second URL is generated by the service provider to include characters that decreases a likelihood that the second URL can be guessed.
15. One or more computer-readable storage media comprising executable instruction that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
retrieving an uniform resource locator (URL) from a local data store, the URL pointing to a network location of a service provider that stores identity data that includes an image, the identity data being customized by a user to identify the user;
obtaining the identity data from the network location indicated by the URL;
outputting a login screen to accept credentials to log a user onto a service provider over a network, wherein the login screen includes the identity data selected by the user to identify the user;
receiving credentials of the user via the login screen;
determining availability of changed identity data that identifies the user on the service provider, the changed identity data being more current than the identity data; and
requesting from the service provider an updated URL to the changed identity data when the changed identity data that identifies the user is available on the service provider.
16. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 15, wherein the service provider is configured to include a web service.
17. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 15, wherein the service provider is configured to include a web service.
18. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 15, further comprising an instruction that when executed, cause or more processors to perform an act of receiving a response from the service provider, the response having a uniform resource locator (URL) of a current image that identifies the user when the image that identifies the user in the login screen is not current.
19. One or more computer-readable storage media as described in claim 15, further comprising an instruction that when executed, cause one or more processors to perform an act of communicating an image that identifies the user, when changed, to the service provider.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An agricultural tillage implement, comprising:
a main frame section including a pull hitch tube extending in a travel direction, and a tool bar attached to and extending transverse to said pull hitch tube;
a main shank frame pivotally coupled with said tool bar, said main shank frame operable to pivot up and over said tool bar when in a transport configuration, said main shank frame further operable to pivot down and forward of said tool bar when in an operating configuration;
at least one wing section pivotally coupled with said main frame section, said at least one wing section operable to pivot forward about at least one generally vertical axis to a position adjacent to and generally parallel with said pull hitch tube when in said transport configuration, said at least one wing section operable to pivot outward about said at least one generally vertical axis to a position perpendicular to said pull hitch tube when in said operating configuration;
at least one wing front shank frame pivotally coupled with said at least one wing section, said at least one wing front shank frame operable to pivot to a generally vertical position when in said transport configuration, said at least one wing front shank frame operable to pivot to a generally horizontal position when in said operating configuration; and
a controller for controlling said main shank frame, said at least one wing section, and said at least one wing front shank frame, said controller operable to reconfigure the agricultural tillage implement from said operating configuration to said transport configuration by a folding sequence of steps, said folding sequence of steps comprising:
a first step of pivoting said main shank frame up and over said tool bar;
a second step of pivoting said at least one wing front shank frame to said generally vertical position; and
a third step of pivoting said at least one wing section forward about said at least one generally vertical axis to said position adjacent to and generally parallel with said pull hitch tube.
2. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1, wherein:
said controller is further operable to reconfigure the agricultural tillage implement from said transport configuration to said operating configuration by an unfolding sequence of steps, said unfolding sequence of steps comprising:
a first step of pivoting said at least one wing section about said at least one generally vertical axis to said position perpendicular to said pull hitch tube;
a second step of pivoting said at least one wing front shank frame to said generally horizontal position; and
a third step of pivoting said main shank frame down and forward of said tool bar.
3. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1, wherein:
said controller further comprises a sequence screen, said sequence screen presenting an operator of the agricultural tillage implement said folding sequence of steps, each of said folding sequence of steps being available for selection by said operator upon completion of the previous step.
4. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1, wherein:
said controller further comprises an automated control device, said automated control device initiating each of said folding sequence of steps in order upon completion of the previous step.
5. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1, further comprising:
at least one wing section rear auxiliary implement pivotally coupled with said at least one wing section, said at least one wing section rear auxiliary implement operable to pivot to a generally vertical position when in said transport configuration, said at least one wing section rear auxiliary implement operable to pivot to a generally horizontal position when in said operating configuration, said controller further operable to pivot said at least one wing section rear auxiliary implement to said generally vertical position during said second step of said folding sequence of steps.
6. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1, wherein:
said at least one wing section further comprises at least one right wing section and at least one left wing section; and
said at least one wing front shank frame further comprises at least one right wing front shank frame and one left wing front shank frame.
7. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 6, wherein:
said at least one right wing section further comprises a right inner wing section, a right middle wing section, and a right outer wing section;
said at least one left wing section further comprises a left inner wing section, a left middle wing section, and a left outer wing section;
said at least one right wing front shank frame further comprises a right inner wing front shank frame, a right middle wing front shank frame, and a right outer wing front shank frame;
said at least one left wing front shank frame further comprises a left inner wing front shank frame, a left middle wing front shank frame, and a left outer wing front shank frame; and
said controller is further operable to sequentially pivot said left and right outer wing front shank frames to said generally vertical position, said left and right middle wing front shank frames to said generally vertical position, and said left and right inner wing front shank frames to said generally vertical position during said second step of said folding sequence of steps.
8. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1 further comprising:
a center shank sub-frame attached to and positioned below said pull hitch tube, said center shank sub-frame operable to raise in said transport configuration, said center shank sub-frame operable to lower in said operating configuration;
at least one rear lift wheel and a pull hitch attached to said main frame section, said at least one rear lift wheel and said pull hitch operable to raise said main frame section in said transport configuration, said at least one rear lift wheel and said pull hitch further operable to lower said main frame section in said operating configuration; and
said controller is further operable to raise said center shank sub-frame and operate said at least one rear lift wheel and said pull hitch to raise said main frame section prior to said first step in said folding sequence of steps.
9. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1, further comprising:
a crumbler basket of a main rear auxiliary implement pivotally attached to said main rear auxiliary implement, said crumbler basket operable to pivot to a raised position when in said transport configuration, said crumbler basket operable to pivot to a lowered position when in said operating configuration, said controller being further operable to pivot said crumbler basket of said main rear auxiliary implement to said raised position during said first step of said folding sequence of steps.
10. A controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement, wherein:
said controller is operable to reconfigure the agricultural tillage implement from an operating configuration to a transport configuration by a folding sequence of steps, said folding sequence of steps comprising:
a first step of pivoting a main shank frame up and over a tool bar, said main shank frame being pivotally attached to said tool bar, said tool bar being attached to and extending transverse to a pull hitch tube of a main frame section;
a second step of pivoting at least one wing front shank frame to a generally vertical position, said at least one wing front shank frame being pivotally coupled with at least one wing section, said at least one wing section being pivotally coupled with said main frame section about at least one generally vertical axis; and
a third step of pivoting said at least one wing section forward about said at least one generally vertical axis to a position adjacent to and generally parallel with said pull hitch tube of said main frame section.
11. The controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement of claim 10, wherein:
said controller is further operable to reconfigure the agricultural tillage implement from said transport configuration to said operating configuration by an unfolding sequence of steps, said unfolding sequence of steps comprising:
a first step of pivoting said at least one wing section outward about said at least one generally vertical axis to a position perpendicular to said pull hitch tube of said main frame section;
a second step of pivoting said at least one wing front shank frame to a generally horizontal position; and
a third step of pivoting said main shank frame down and forward of said tool bar.
12. The controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement of claim 10, further comprising:
a sequence screen, said sequence screen presenting an operator of the agricultural tillage implement said folding sequence of steps, each of said folding sequence of steps being available for selection by said operator upon completion of the previous step.
13. The controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement of claim 10, further comprising:
an automated control device, said automated control device initiating each of said folding sequence of steps in order upon completion of the previous step.
14. The controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement of claim 10, wherein:
said controller is further operable to reconfigure the agricultural tillage implement from an operating configuration to a transport configuration by pivoting at least one wing section rear auxiliary implement to a generally vertical position during said second step of said folding sequence of steps, said at least one wing section rear auxiliary implement being pivotally coupled to said at least one wing section.
15. The controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement of claim 10, wherein:
said at least one wing section further comprises at least one right wing section and at least one left wing section; and
said at least one wing front shank frame further comprises at least one right wing front shank frame and one left wing front shank frame.
16. The controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement of claim 14, wherein:
said at least one right wing section further comprises a right inner wing section, a right middle wing section, and a right outer wing section;
said at least one left wing section further comprises a left inner wing section, a left middle wing section, and a left outer wing section;
said at least one right wing front shank frame further comprises a right inner wing front shank frame, a right middle wing front shank frame, and a right outer wing front shank frame;
said at least one left wing front shank frame further comprises a left inner wing front shank frame, a left middle wing front shank frame, and a left outer wing front shank frame; and
said controller is further operable to reconfigure the agricultural tillage implement from an operating configuration to a transport configuration by sequentially pivoting said left and right outer wing front shank frames to said generally vertical position, said left and right middle wing front shank frames to said generally vertical position, and said left and right inner wing front shank frames to said generally vertical position during said second step of said folding sequence of steps.
17. The controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement of claim 10, wherein:
said controller is further operable to reconfigure the agricultural tillage implement from an operating configuration to a transport configuration by raising a center shank sub-frame prior to said first step in said folding sequence of steps, said center shank sub-frame being attached to and position below said pull hitch tube of said main frame section, and by operating at least one rear lift wheel and a pull hitch to raise said main frame section prior to said first step in said folding sequence of steps, said at least one rear lift wheel and said pull hitch being attached to said main frame section.
18. The controller for controlling an agricultural tillage implement of claim 10, wherein: said controller is further operable to reconfigure the agricultural tillage implement from an operating configuration to a transport configuration by pivoting a crumbler basket of a main rear auxiliary implement to a raised position during said first step of said folding sequence of steps, said crumbler basket of said main rear auxiliary implement being pivotally attached to said main rear auxiliary implement.
19. A method of reconfiguring an agricultural tillage implement from an operating configuration to a transport configuration, said method comprising the steps of:
pivoting a main shank frame up and over a tool bar, said main shank frame being pivotally attached to said tool bar, said tool bar being attached to and extending transverse to a pull hitch tube of a main frame section;
pivoting at least one wing front shank frame to a generally vertical position, said at least one wing front shank frame being pivotally coupled with at least one wing section, said at least one wing section being pivotally coupled with said main frame section about at least one generally vertical axis; and
pivoting said at least one wing section forward about said at least one generally vertical axis to a position adjacent to and generally parallel with said pull hitch tube of said main frame section.
20. The method of reconfiguring an agricultural tillage implement from an operating configuration to a transport configuration of claim 19 further comprising:
raising a center shank sub-frame and operating at least one rear lift wheel and a pull hitch to raise said main frame section prior to pivoting said main shank frame up and over said tool bar, said center shank sub-frame being attached to and positioned below said pull hitch tube of said main frame section, and said at least one rear lift wheel and said pull hitch being attached to said main frame section;
pivoting a crumbler basket of a main rear auxiliary implement to a raised position while pivoting said main shank frame up and over said tool bar, said crumbler basket of said main rear auxiliary implement being pivotally attached to said main rear auxiliary implement; and
pivoting at least one wing section rear auxiliary implement to a generally vertical position while pivoting said at least one wing front shank frame to said generally vertical position, said at least one wing section rear auxiliary implement being pivotally coupled to said at least one wing section.