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Apparatus and a method for monitoring an animal related space

  • US 6,864,914 B1
  • Filed: 12/09/1998
  • Issued: 03/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for monitoring at least a part of an animal related space, comprising a controllable device (2, 22) and at least one image capturing device (14, 15) for generating and supplying captured image data regarding said animal related space,characterised in that:

  • said image capturing device (14, 15) is associated with a communications port (24) connectible to a telecommunications network (26);

    a remote control device (28) is associated with a further communications port (30) connectible to said telecommunications network (26);

    said image capturing device (14, 15) is connectible to said remote control device (28) via said telecommunications network (26);

    said remote control device (28) is adapted to receive said captured image data;

    said remote control device (28) is associated with a display unit (32) for allowing viewing of said captured image data;

    a data input means (34) is associated with said remote control device (28), for entering a control instruction;

    said remote control device (28) is adapted to output said control instruction via said further communications port (30); and

    , said controllable device (2, 22) is arranged to be interactively manipulated by said remote control device (28) in response to said control instruction, wherein, a control means (16) is provided between said controllable device (2, 22) and said communications port (24), said controllable device (2, 22) being automatically controlled by said control means (16), said control means (16) is provided with a display unit for allowing viewing of said captured image data, a local data input means is associated with said control means (16), for locally entering a control instruction, and a switch means (36) is provided for allowing by-pass of said control means (16) to allow a user to choose between i) local manual or automatic control of said controllable device and ii) remote manual or automatic control of said controllable device.

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