Livestock biosecurity system and method of use

• US 10,242,515 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2017
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NoveTechnologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: NoveTechnologies, LLC
• Inventors: Novero, Anthony K., Novero, Ronald L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Neyzari, Ali
• Application Number:
  US15/841,875
• Publication Number:
  US 20180165899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 467 Days
• Field of Search: 340 552
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/00 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled logic circuits H03K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/02 Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/12 Fingerprints or palmprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/197 Matching; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00 Individual registration on entry or exit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/32 in combination with an identity check
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/38 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/70 in livestock or poultry

Abstract

The present invention relates in general to a biosecurity system for the livestock industry, and more specifically, animal production facilities. The livestock biosecurity system comprises a biometric recognition component, a cloud database, and a smart device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, laptop, etc.). A purpose of the livestock biosecurity system is to track person(s) of interest and verify that persons of interest attempting to gain access to an animal production facility are compliant with pre-set biosecurity protocols. The livestock biosecurity system determines whether the person(s) of interest should or should not be granted entry into an animal production facility based on the preset biosecurity protocols and further provides employee oversight at the facility.

Claims

1. A livestock biosecurity system, comprising:

a biometric recognition component located at the entrance of a property, the biometric recognition component comprising;

a) an intelligent 3D camera;

b) a processor;

c) memory;

d) a communications receiver;

e) a GPS unit; and

f) a user interface;

a cloud database;

a smart device;

an intermediate server;

the intermediate server connecting the biometric recognition component to the cloud database;

a network connecting the biometric recognition component, cloud database and smart device; and

pre-determined biosecurity protocols on the intermediate server and/or processor, the biosecurity protocols comprising;

a) compiling and storing identification profiles for a plurality of persons of interest in the cloud database and memory of the biometric recognition component;

b) scanning a person of interest seeking entry into the property using the biometric recognition component;

c) verifying the identity of the person of interest;

d) determining whether permission to enter the property has been authorized for the person of interest;

e) notifying the person of interest of a grant or denial of entry into the property via the user interface; and

f) granting or denying the person of interest entry into the property.

2. The livestock biosecurity system of claim 1, wherein the property comprises an animal production facility.

3. The livestock biosecurity system of claim 1, the biosecurity protocols further comprising:

utilizing the smart device as a back-up to directly communicate with the intermediate server and cloud database in the event;

(i) the biometric security component fails or is rendered inoperable;

or (ii) the person of interest believes a denial of entry into the property is in error;

verifying the identity of the person of interest by comparing information associated with the smart device to stored identification profiles in the cloud database;

determining whether permission to enter the property has been authorized for the person of interest;

notifying the person of interest of a grant or denial of entry into the property via the user interface and/or smart device; and

denying entry again or granting the person of interest entry into the property by transmitting a means of authorization to the smart device.

4. The livestock biosecurity system of claim 3, the biosecurity protocols further comprising employee accountability settings that provide oversight at the animal production facility.

5. The livestock biosecurity system of claim 4, wherein authorization for the person of interest to enter the property is based on past movements tracked from one property to another for a set period of time, admission into a property outside the livestock biosecurity system, cleanliness levels in view of the person of interest'"'"'s contact with known pathogens, and the person of interest'"'"'s travel to geographic locations where biosecurity concerns are present.

6. The livestock biosecurity system of claim 5, wherein the user interface of the biometric recognition component is connected to automated door locking mechanisms that automatically deny or grant entry to the person of interest into the property without requiring an in-person attendant to be present.