CA2977383A1 - Animal health monitor - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a way for animals' health to be monitored as they walk down an alleyway, hallway, doorway or while lying in their pen, bed or stall by tracking their temperature. An animal's average temperature and the fluctuations to that temperature can state a lot about their health. Keeping track of this information could potentially allow farmers and pet owners to detect illnesses earlier. Through cloud-based software, this information is sent to veterinarians to later use when determining the progression of an illness of an animal or just to monitor the animal. RFID tag recognition would provide a quick way to allow the system to store information about the individual animal's health.
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Background Of The Invention In the past, farmers and pet owners would have to rely on noticing something was wrong about the way their animal was acting in order to have the animal checked on by a veterinarian. This leaves the possibility for an animal to be suffering with an illness or injury for a given period of time where it was helpless and couldn't do anything about.
The average temperature and the fluctuations of that temperature in a living organism can provide indications towards the health of that organism. With this animal health monitoring system, owners would be notified immediately if their animal was read by the system as having abnormal temperature levels in certain regions. An example of where this technology can be useful is if a dog is registered to have a body temperature of higher than 104 degrees Fahrenheit, the owner would be alerted immediately that the dog has an abnormally high temperature and should be examined for potentially suffering from heatstroke.
In this case, the animal had no way of letting the owner know how it was feeling, but using the animal health monitoring system, it was able to quickly alert the owner as soon as possible.
This would be able to be installed in veterinarians' offices and/or entrances' to then have the animal checked ahead of time so the veterinarians know what they are dealing with.
Detailed Description Of The Invention This invention would consist of an arch structure or a panel that could be setup in or near an alleyway, hallway, doorway or an animal's pen, bed or stall. This would provide multiple ways for the animal to be observed by the sensors. This can be seen in figure one (pages 5 and 6).
There would be RFID readers mounted around this area where animals could be identified and then thermally scanned. This would allow the data to be automatically organized and sent to the correct animal's file. This contact method would require the animal to either have a RFID chip implant or RFID tag. The layout of the RFID reader can be seen in figure one (pages 5 and 6).
All of this information would be downloaded to the onsite computer, which could be accessed by the farmer or pet owner, and would also be sent to a cloud server where the farmer or pet owner, veterinarian, police, pet finder and anyone else with authorization could access it. This would allow the veterinarian to check how far back there have been abnormal temperature readings for the animal that is being checked. This has been illustrated in figure two (page 6).
This system should be able to work alongside other system's software and/or databases to compile information. This system will be able to communicate with other software and databases in order to check if an animal has certain health requirements or has had a history of internal temperature spikes and should be monitored closely. This has been illustrated in figure two (page 6).
There would also be an option for a load cell to be installed on the floor to be able to tell the weight of the animals over time to check if it is within a healthy threshold. This information will be stored on the onsite computer and the cloud to allow the farm to check in on the animals. This has been illustrated in figure two (page 6). This would be able to be automatically cleaned using a scraper arm to remove any unwanted waste from the surface of the load cell.
The load cell would be able to then re-zero itself to continue to take accurate measurements.
The load cells, RFID readers and thermal cameras will be fully encased, protected and be able to automatically clean exterior when necessary. This has been illustrated in figure one (pages 5 and 6).
This information will be accessible through the internet and through a personal device (phone or tablet) application that will allow the farmer or pet owner to always have access to this. The farmer or pet owner will receive alerts as soon as a problem or concern has been identified by the sensors. This has been illustrated in figure two (page 6).
There will be an option for there to be a camera present in the system for the farmer or pet owner to be able to view the animal(s). The layout of the camera is illustrated in figure one while the system's communication chart has been illustrated in figure three (page 7).
The health monitoring system will be designed and built to withstand strenuous conditions to the system that are common to the environment that the system has been installed in. An example is it is to be built to withstand a cow bumping into.
The infrared cameras will allow the machine to automatically detect if an animals has flees or ticks by the heat difference over a certain isolated area. The machine would then alert the owner or farmer and recommend what to do next. This should prevent the amount of illnesses transmitted by ticks and flees to animals.
The health-monitoring unit may be located near where the animal(s) will typically eat. This will allow more frequent scans and measurements of the animal's condition. There will also be an option for an automatic feed dispenser to be attached to the unit for certain applications to measure and track the amount of feed an animal will consume on a regular basis.
Summary Of The Invention This invention would consist of an arch structure or a panel that could be setup in an alleyway, hallway, doorway or an animal's pen, bed or stall. There would be RFID readers mounted around this area where animals could be identified and then thermally scanned.
All of this information would be downloaded to the onsite computer, which could be accessed by the farmer or pet owner, and would also be sent to a cloud server where the farmer or pet owner and veterinarian could access it. This system should be able to work alongside other system's software and/or databases to compile information. Furthermore, this system should be able to communicate and work alongside other mechanical and electrical systems to gather further information or to send information. There would also be an option for a load cell to be installed on the floor to be able to tell the weight of the animals over time to check if it is within a healthy threshold. This information will be accessible through the internet and through a personal device (phone or tablet) application that will allow the farmer or pet owner to always have access to this. The farmer or pet owner will receive alerts as soon as a problem or concern has been identified by the sensors. Also, the infrared cameras will allow the machine to automatically detect if an animals has flees or ticks by the heat difference over a certain isolated area.
Animal Health Monitor Patent Therefore The invention provides a way for animals' health to be monitored as they walk down an alleyway, hallway, doorway or while lying in their pen, bed or stall by tracking their temperature and by identifying them through RFID identification.
The average temperature and the fluctuations of that temperature in a living organism can provide indications towards the health of that organism. With this animal health monitoring system, owners would be notified immediately if their animal was read by the system as having abnormal temperature levels in certain regions. An example of where this technology can be useful is if a dog is registered to have a body temperature of higher than 104 degrees Fahrenheit, the owner would be alerted immediately that the dog has an abnormally high temperature and should be examined for potentially suffering from heatstroke.
In this case, the animal had no way of letting the owner know how it was feeling, but using the animal health monitoring system, it was able to quickly alert the owner as soon as possible.
This would be able to be installed in veterinarians' offices and/or entrances' to then have the animal checked ahead of time so the veterinarians know what they are dealing with.
Detailed Description Of The Invention This invention would consist of an arch structure or a panel that could be setup in or near an alleyway, hallway, doorway or an animal's pen, bed or stall. This would provide multiple ways for the animal to be observed by the sensors. This can be seen in figure one (pages 5 and 6).
There would be RFID readers mounted around this area where animals could be identified and then thermally scanned. This would allow the data to be automatically organized and sent to the correct animal's file. This contact method would require the animal to either have a RFID chip implant or RFID tag. The layout of the RFID reader can be seen in figure one (pages 5 and 6).
All of this information would be downloaded to the onsite computer, which could be accessed by the farmer or pet owner, and would also be sent to a cloud server where the farmer or pet owner, veterinarian, police, pet finder and anyone else with authorization could access it. This would allow the veterinarian to check how far back there have been abnormal temperature readings for the animal that is being checked. This has been illustrated in figure two (page 6).
This system should be able to work alongside other system's software and/or databases to compile information. This system will be able to communicate with other software and databases in order to check if an animal has certain health requirements or has had a history of internal temperature spikes and should be monitored closely. This has been illustrated in figure two (page 6).
There would also be an option for a load cell to be installed on the floor to be able to tell the weight of the animals over time to check if it is within a healthy threshold. This information will be stored on the onsite computer and the cloud to allow the farm to check in on the animals. This has been illustrated in figure two (page 6). This would be able to be automatically cleaned using a scraper arm to remove any unwanted waste from the surface of the load cell.
The load cell would be able to then re-zero itself to continue to take accurate measurements.
The load cells, RFID readers and thermal cameras will be fully encased, protected and be able to automatically clean exterior when necessary. This has been illustrated in figure one (pages 5 and 6).
This information will be accessible through the internet and through a personal device (phone or tablet) application that will allow the farmer or pet owner to always have access to this. The farmer or pet owner will receive alerts as soon as a problem or concern has been identified by the sensors. This has been illustrated in figure two (page 6).
There will be an option for there to be a camera present in the system for the farmer or pet owner to be able to view the animal(s). The layout of the camera is illustrated in figure one while the system's communication chart has been illustrated in figure three (page 7).
The health monitoring system will be designed and built to withstand strenuous conditions to the system that are common to the environment that the system has been installed in. An example is it is to be built to withstand a cow bumping into.
The infrared cameras will allow the machine to automatically detect if an animals has flees or ticks by the heat difference over a certain isolated area. The machine would then alert the owner or farmer and recommend what to do next. This should prevent the amount of illnesses transmitted by ticks and flees to animals.
The health-monitoring unit may be located near where the animal(s) will typically eat. This will allow more frequent scans and measurements of the animal's condition. There will also be an option for an automatic feed dispenser to be attached to the unit for certain applications to measure and track the amount of feed an animal will consume on a regular basis.
Summary Of The Invention This invention would consist of an arch structure or a panel that could be setup in an alleyway, hallway, doorway or an animal's pen, bed or stall. There would be RFID readers mounted around this area where animals could be identified and then thermally scanned.
All of this information would be downloaded to the onsite computer, which could be accessed by the farmer or pet owner, and would also be sent to a cloud server where the farmer or pet owner and veterinarian could access it. This system should be able to work alongside other system's software and/or databases to compile information. Furthermore, this system should be able to communicate and work alongside other mechanical and electrical systems to gather further information or to send information. There would also be an option for a load cell to be installed on the floor to be able to tell the weight of the animals over time to check if it is within a healthy threshold. This information will be accessible through the internet and through a personal device (phone or tablet) application that will allow the farmer or pet owner to always have access to this. The farmer or pet owner will receive alerts as soon as a problem or concern has been identified by the sensors. Also, the infrared cameras will allow the machine to automatically detect if an animals has flees or ticks by the heat difference over a certain isolated area.
Animal Health Monitor Patent Therefore The invention provides a way for animals' health to be monitored as they walk down an alleyway, hallway, doorway or while lying in their pen, bed or stall by tracking their temperature and by identifying them through RFID identification.
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1. The ability for the invention to consist of an arch structure that could be setup in an alleyway, hallway, doorway or an animal's pen, bed or stall.
2. The ability for the invention to consist of a mounted panel that could be setup in an alleyway, hallway, doorway or an animal's pen, bed or stall.
3. The ability for there to be RFID readers mounted around this area where animals could be identified and then thermally scanned.
4. The ability for the information would be downloaded to the onsite computer, which could be accessed by the farmer or pet owner, and would also be sent to a cloud server where they, along with others who have authorization such as pet finders and policeman, could access it.
5. The ability for the system should be able to work alongside other system's software and/or databases to compile information.
6. The ability for the system to communicate with other mechanical and electrical systems to gather further information or to send information.
7. The ability for there to be an option for a load cell to be installed on the floor to be able to tell the weight of the animals over time to check if it is within a healthy threshold.
8. The ability for the load cells to clean themselves using a mechanical scraper.
9. The ability for the RFID readers and thermal cameras to be fully encased, protected and be able to automatically clean the case exterior when necessary.
10. The ability for this information will be accessible through the internet and through a personal device (phone or tablet) application that will allow the farmer or pet owner to always have access to the information and receive alerts as soon as a problem or concern has been identified by the sensors.
11. The ability for there to be a camera installed.
12. The ability for the health monitoring system to be designed and built to withstand strenuous conditions to the system that are common to the environment that the system has been installed in.
13. The ability for the infrared cameras to automatically detect if an animals has flees or ticks by the heat difference over a given area.
14. The ability for the load cells to be able to recalibrate themselves to ensure accurate measurements.
15. The ability for the health monitoring unit to be located near where the animal(s) feeding location.
16. The ability for there to be an optional automatic feed dispenser and tracker attached to the unit for certain applications.
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| US10629304B2 (en) | 2013-08-27 | 2020-04-21 | Whiskers Worldwide, LLC | Systems and methods for decision support for animal health queries |
| US11894143B2 (en) | 2013-08-27 | 2024-02-06 | Whiskers Worldwide, LLC | System and methods for integrating animal health records |
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| US10629304B2 (en) | 2013-08-27 | 2020-04-21 | Whiskers Worldwide, LLC | Systems and methods for decision support for animal health queries |
| US11894143B2 (en) | 2013-08-27 | 2024-02-06 | Whiskers Worldwide, LLC | System and methods for integrating animal health records |
| US11894144B2 (en) | 2013-08-27 | 2024-02-06 | Whiskers Worldwide, LLC | Animal health decision support system and methods |
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