Method and system for watching and tracking birds
First Claim
1. Method for watching and tracking birds comprising a) carrying out a bird watching activity in a natural bird habitat;
- b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a data set (1) related to said bird watching activity of step a) into said portable device;
d) transmitting said data set (1) from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said data set (1) in the base platform and obtaining a data set (2) as a result of said processing;
f) transmitting said data set (2) from the base platform to said portable device;
g) displaying the information contained in said data set (2) on said portable device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a system for watching and tracking of birds in their natural habitats, in particular to a method and a system for supporting bird watchers in watching and tracking birds by providing the bird watcher in open field interactively with information on all concerns of his activity.
The inventive method comprises
a) carrying out a bird watching activity in a natural bird habitat;
b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a data set (1) related to said bird watching activity of step a) into said portable device;
d) transmitting said data set (1) from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said data set (1) in the base platform and obtaining a data set (2) as a result of said processing;
f) transmitting said data set (2) from the base platform to said portable device;
g) displaying the information contained in said data set (2) on said portable device.
The inventive system comprises a portable device with a display, means for entering data and means for wireless data sending and reception, and a base platform with means for data exchange with said portable device and means for processing of data related to a bird watching activity, wherein a data set (1) related to a bird watching activity is transmitted from said portable device to said base platform, is processed therein, and a data set (2) is obtained as a result of said processing and said data set (2) is transmitted to said portable device on which the information contained in data set (2) is displayed.
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64 Claims
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1. Method for watching and tracking birds comprising
a) carrying out a bird watching activity in a natural bird habitat; -
b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a data set (1) related to said bird watching activity of step a) into said portable device;
d) transmitting said data set (1) from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said data set (1) in the base platform and obtaining a data set (2) as a result of said processing;
f) transmitting said data set (2) from the base platform to said portable device;
g) displaying the information contained in said data set (2) on said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Method for watching and tracking birds, comprising
a) carrying out a bird watching activity in a natural bird habitat; -
b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a query concerning the nature of a bird into the portable device;
d) transmitting said query from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said query in the base platform and obtaining a response to said query;
f) transmitting said response from the base platform to said portable device;
g) displaying said response on said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. Method for watching and tracking birds, comprising
a) observing birds in a natural habitat; -
b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a query on the species of an observed bird into the portable device;
d) transmitting said query together with a sound recording of the bird song of said bird from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said query in the base platform comprising comparing the recorded bird song with known bird songs classified according to the bird species and obtaining as a result of said processing information on the species of the observed bird;
f) transmitting said result as a response from the base platform to said portable device;
g) displaying said response on said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. Method for watching and tracking birds, comprising
a) observing birds in a natural habitat; -
b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a query on the species of an observed bird into the portable device;
d) transmitting said query together with digital image material of said bird from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said query in the base platform comprising analysing the image material and obtaining as a result of said processing information on the species of the observed bird;
f) transmitting said result as a response from the base platform to said portable device;
g) displaying said response on said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. Method for watching and tracking birds, comprising
a) observing birds in a natural habitat; -
b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a query on the species of an observed bird into the portable device;
d) transmitting said query together with digital motion picture material of said bird from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said query in the base platform comprising analysing the flight characteristics of the bird from the motion picture material and obtaining as a result of said processing information on the species of the observed bird;
f) transmitting said result as a response from the base platform to said transmitting said query from said portable device to a base platform;
g) displaying said response on said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. Method for watching and tracking birds, comprising
a) carrying out a bird watching activity in a natural bird habitat; -
b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a query concerning the current whereabouts of a specimen of a bird species;
d) transmitting said query from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said query in the base platform and obtaining a response to the query, preferably comprising information on the position of a specimen of said bird species, preferably in the local area of the bird watcher;
f) transmitting said response from the base platform to said portable device;
g) displaying said response on said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. Method for watching and tracking birds, comprising
a) carrying out a bird watching activity in a natural bird habitat; -
b) carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) entering a query concerning current migration and/or future whereabouts of a specimen of a bird species to be observed into the portable device;
d) transmitting said query from said portable device to a base platform;
e) processing said query in the base platform and obtaining a response to said query, preferably comprising information on the position and on the direction of current migration and/or on future position of a specimen of said bird species;
f) transmitting said response from the base platform to said portable device;
g) displaying said response on the display of said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. Method for watching and tracking birds comprising
a) carrying out a bird watching activity in a natural bird habitat by two or more bird watchers; -
b) each bird watcher carrying a portable device comprising means for entering and displaying data and means for wireless data sending and reception;
c) transmitting information by at least a first and a second bird watcher in which local area he is carrying out his bird watching activity of step a) from the portable devices of said bird watchers to a base platform, d) entering a query concerning the location of further bird watchers into said portable device by said first bird watcher;
e) transmitting said query from said portable device to said base platform;
f) processing said query in the base platform and obtaining a list of further bird watchers who are carrying out a bird watching activity in the same local area as the first bird watcher as a result of said processing;
g) transmitting said list as a response from the base platform to the portable device of said first bird watcher;
h) displaying said response on the display of said portable device of said first bird watcher. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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- 45. System for watching and tracking of birds in a natural habitat comprising a portable device with a display, means for entering data and means for wireless data sending and reception, and a base platform with means for data exchange with said portable device and means for processing of data related to a bird watching activity, wherein a data set (1) related to a bird watching activity is transmitted from said portable device to said base platform, is processed therein, and a data set (2) is obtained as a result of said processing and said data set (2) is transmitted to said portable device on which the information contained in data set (2) is displayed.
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