ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. System for controlling and monitoring at least two animals, including control devices that are adapted to be fitted to said animals and arranged for communication with one another, wherein each control device includes distance and movement processor means for determining the distance of said control device relative to other control devices and for determining relative movement of said control device with respect to other control devices, and trigger signal generating means arranged to generate a trigger signal upon comparison of the determined distance and relative movement values with one or more predetermined or situation-dependent selectable distance and relative movement threshold values deviating from allowable values thereof, the system further including at least one stimulus application device that is adapted to be fitted to at least a selected one of said animals and arranged for selective application of a stimulus to the animal upon activation by the trigger signal.
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Abstract
A system for controlling and monitoring animals, including control devices (10) that are fittable to the animals and arranged for communication with one another. Each control device (10) includes means for determining the position of an animal relative to a second animal, means for determining the distance between the two animals, and means for determining movement of the animals relative to one another. The system also includes stimulus application devices (12) arranged for selective application of a stimulus to an animal based on the relative position, distance and/or movement of the animals.
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20 Claims
- 1. System for controlling and monitoring at least two animals, including control devices that are adapted to be fitted to said animals and arranged for communication with one another, wherein each control device includes distance and movement processor means for determining the distance of said control device relative to other control devices and for determining relative movement of said control device with respect to other control devices, and trigger signal generating means arranged to generate a trigger signal upon comparison of the determined distance and relative movement values with one or more predetermined or situation-dependent selectable distance and relative movement threshold values deviating from allowable values thereof, the system further including at least one stimulus application device that is adapted to be fitted to at least a selected one of said animals and arranged for selective application of a stimulus to the animal upon activation by the trigger signal.
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2. System for controlling and monitoring at least two animal, including control devices that are adapted to be fitted to animals and arranged for communication with one another, wherein each control device includes:
- means for determining the position of the animals fitted with such control device;
means for determining the distance between the animals;
means for determining movement of the animals relative to one another;
the system further including;
at least one stimulus application device arranged for selective application of a stimulus to an animal carrying said device, the stimulus application device being arranged to be responsive to one or more of the control devices; and
means for determining the need to apply a stimuli to the animal in response to the determination of at least one of the relative position, distance and movement and comparison thereof with one or more predetermined or situation-dependent selected attributes thereof.
- means for determining the position of the animals fitted with such control device;
- 11. Method for localised controlling and monitoring of at least two animals, including determining the distance and relative movement of a first animal with respect to a second animal at a location of the first and/or the second animal, and selectively applying a stimulus to one or more of the animals upon comparison of the determined distance and relative movement values with one or more predetermined or situation-dependent selectable distance and relative movement threshold values deviating from allowable values thereof.
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