ANIMAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring at least one physical characteristic and at least one activity of an animal within an environment, said system comprising:
- (a) at least one active physical sensor capable of directly detecting at least one physical characteristic or at least one environmental characteristic, or both a physical characteristic and an environmental characteristic,(b) at least one active activity sensor for detecting an activity signal generator associated with an activity;
(c) a transceiver operatively connected to the at least one physical activity sensor and the at least one activity sensor, for receiving data from either or both the at least one physical sensor and the at least one activity sensor and transmitting the data using a wireless protocol, in real-time;
d) a receiver/converter for receiving data received from the transceiver, and for transmitting the data over a computer network, in real-time.
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Abstract
The invention provides a real-time method and computer-implemented system of monitoring animal health comprising sensing at least one physical characteristic by means of an active physical sensor attached to the animal, and sensing at least one activity of the animal by means of an activity sensor attached to the animal; positioning an active activity signal generator in the environment, such that the activity signal generator is associated with an activity, gathering physical characteristic data and activity data, and wirelessly transmitting all such data to a network receiver/converter, in real-time; converting all such data if necessary, and transmitting all such data over a computer network to one or more users, in real-time.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring at least one physical characteristic and at least one activity of an animal within an environment, said system comprising:
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(a) at least one active physical sensor capable of directly detecting at least one physical characteristic or at least one environmental characteristic, or both a physical characteristic and an environmental characteristic, (b) at least one active activity sensor for detecting an activity signal generator associated with an activity; (c) a transceiver operatively connected to the at least one physical activity sensor and the at least one activity sensor, for receiving data from either or both the at least one physical sensor and the at least one activity sensor and transmitting the data using a wireless protocol, in real-time; d) a receiver/converter for receiving data received from the transceiver, and for transmitting the data over a computer network, in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring at least one physical characteristic and at least one activity of an animal within an environment, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) sensing at least one physical characteristic by means of an active physical sensor attached to the animal, and sensing at least one activity of the animal by means of an activity sensor attached to the animal; b) positioning an active activity signal generator in the environment, such that the activity signal generator is associated with an activity, c) gathering physical characteristic data and activity data, and wirelessly transmitting all physical characteristic data and activity data to a network receiver/converter, in real-time; d) converting all physical characteristic data and activity data if necessary, and transmitting all physical characteristic data and activity data over a computer network to one or more users, in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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