EQUINE FITNESS MONITOR
First Claim
1. An apparatus to detect a temperature of at least one anatomical feature of an equine within a lower portion of a leg of the equine, the lower portion comprising a portion of the leg of the equine from a carpus or hock of the leg to a coffin joint of the leg of the equine, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a shape conforming to a shape of at least a part of the lower portion of the leg of the equine and arranged to be removably attached to the lower portion of the leg of the equine to be worn by the equine; and
at least one temperature sensor integrated into the housing at one or more respective positions within the housing, wherein each one respective position of each one temperature sensor is a position that, when the apparatus is worn by the equine, corresponds to a position of one anatomical feature, of the at least one anatomical feature, within the lower portion of the leg of the equine and a temperature detected by the one temperature sensor is indicative of a temperature of the one anatomical feature to which the position of the one temperature sensor corresponds.
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Abstract
Monitoring the physiological state of an equine by measuring data with which a user can make educated decisions for the well-being of his equine. The physiological monitoring system may consist of wearable sensor units that are removably attached to the equine and a display hub unit which collects data and displays the results to the user. The wearable sensor unit measures data from the equine and sends that data to the display hub unit. The display hub unit then uses that data to evaluate the physiological status of the equine. The evaluation can be based on ambient temperature, heart rate, accelerometer, and skin temperature data. These data may be manipulated by different methods in order to determine a physiological state. These methods include comparisons between bilaterally symmetric measurements, comparisons to a threshold value, changes with respect to time, and comparisons to a baseline state.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus to detect a temperature of at least one anatomical feature of an equine within a lower portion of a leg of the equine, the lower portion comprising a portion of the leg of the equine from a carpus or hock of the leg to a coffin joint of the leg of the equine, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a shape conforming to a shape of at least a part of the lower portion of the leg of the equine and arranged to be removably attached to the lower portion of the leg of the equine to be worn by the equine; and at least one temperature sensor integrated into the housing at one or more respective positions within the housing, wherein each one respective position of each one temperature sensor is a position that, when the apparatus is worn by the equine, corresponds to a position of one anatomical feature, of the at least one anatomical feature, within the lower portion of the leg of the equine and a temperature detected by the one temperature sensor is indicative of a temperature of the one anatomical feature to which the position of the one temperature sensor corresponds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one wireless receiver; and at least one control circuit configured to; receive via the at least one wireless receiver, over time, temperature information indicative of a temperature of at least one anatomical feature within a first leg of an equine; evaluate the temperature information to determine a physiological state of the at least one anatomical feature within the first leg; and output via a user interface an indication of the physiological state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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