SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A HEALTH CONDITION OF AN ANIMAL
First Claim
1. A method for detecting a health condition of an animal, comprising:
- receiving a message from an animal monitoring device, the message comprising a measured animal characteristic;
comparing the measured animal characteristic to an animal characteristic model corresponding to an animal health condition;
calculating a probability that the animal has the health condition based upon the comparing; and
detecting the health condition if the probability is above a detection threshold.
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Abstract
An ingestible bolus may be disposed within the stomach of an animal. The bolus may comprise one or more sensors to monitor one or more internal and/or external animal characteristics. The bolus may comprise a data transmitter in wireless communication with a base station. The base station may receive messages from the bolus comprising one or more measured animal characteristics. The base station may comprise a process to monitor the animal and/or be in communication with a process to monitor the animal. The process may build an animal profile based upon the observed characteristics of the animal, the characteristics of other animals in a group associated with the animal, and/or characteristics associated with the breed and/or sex of the animal. Based on this profile, the process may detect a change in a health condition of the animal. Such heath conditions may include, but are not limited to, an estrus condition in the animal, off-feed condition, a nominal condition, the animal leaving an enclosure, or the like.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for detecting a health condition of an animal, comprising:
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receiving a message from an animal monitoring device, the message comprising a measured animal characteristic; comparing the measured animal characteristic to an animal characteristic model corresponding to an animal health condition; calculating a probability that the animal has the health condition based upon the comparing; and detecting the health condition if the probability is above a detection threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable storage media comprising computer readable instructions to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving an animal characteristics message from a sensor disposed within a stomach of a ruminant animal, the message comprising an animal characteristic measured by the sensor; comparing the measured animal characteristic to a statistical animal characteristic model of an animal health-condition pattern; calculating a probability that the animal has the health condition based upon the comparing; and detecting the health condition if the probability is above a detection threshold for a time threshold. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for detecting a health condition of an animal, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from a animal monitoring device disposed within a stomach of a ruminant animal, the message comprising an animal characteristic measured by a sensor disposed within the animal monitoring device; comparing the measured animal characteristic to a first statistical model associated with a health condition, wherein the first statistical model is common to a group of animals; comparing the measured animal characteristic to a second statistical model associated with the health condition, wherein the second statistical model is common to an animal breed; calculating a heath-condition probability that the animal has the health condition based upon the first comparing and the second comparing, wherein the calculating comprises combining a first probability based on the first comparing with a second probability based on the second comparing; and detecting the health condition if the health-condition probability is above a detection threshold.
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24. A system for monitoring a health condition of an animal, comprising:
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an ingestible bolus disposed within a stomach of a ruminant animal, the bolus comprising a sensor, a power source, and a wireless communication module; a base station in wireless communication with the ingestible bolus; and a computing system communicatively coupled to the base station, the computer system comprising; a communication interface configured to receive an animal characteristics message comprising a measured animal characteristic from the bolus, a data storage module to store an animal information data structure associated with the animal, a heath-condition monitor configured to compare the measured animal characteristic to a statistical model of the characteristic, wherein the statistical model is indicative of an animal health condition, and wherein the health-condition monitor is configured to calculate a probability that the animal has a health condition based on the comparison, and wherein the health-condition monitor is configured to detect the health condition if the probability is above a detection threshold for a threshold time period. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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