Satellite based global positioning system for feedlot computer network and method
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1. An animal feedlot management system, comprising:
- a database to store feedlot information representative of an animal feedlot and objects within the feedlot;
a first display screen to visually display the feedlot and positions of the objects within the feedlot based upon the feedlot information from the database;
a vehicle GPS receiver to determine a position of a vehicle;
an information system to transmit vehicle information, including positional information of the vehicle and the state of operation of the vehicle, to the database;
a local information acquisition subsystem for acquiring coordinate information regarding an object in the feedlot, including animals in the feedlot, enabling viewing of the object in the first display screen;
a processor configured to update the feedlot information with the coordinate information specifying the relative position of the vehicle to at least one other object within the feedlot, including animals, and configured to generate a 3-D geometric model of the feedlot and objects therein including the vehicle; and
a second display screen within the feedlot vehicle, configured to display the 3-D geometric model, for purposes of navigating the vehicle and managing at least one additional feedlot management action including at least one of feeding an animal and treating the animal.
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Abstract
A computer network and method for feeding animals in a feedlot, in which discretion and direct control over the various suboperations of the feed ration assignment and delivery process are distributed among the individual operators in the system, while the feedlot manager is capable of indirectly monitoring the performance of the various suboperations through use of a satellite based global positioning system.
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1. An animal feedlot management system, comprising:
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a database to store feedlot information representative of an animal feedlot and objects within the feedlot; a first display screen to visually display the feedlot and positions of the objects within the feedlot based upon the feedlot information from the database; a vehicle GPS receiver to determine a position of a vehicle; an information system to transmit vehicle information, including positional information of the vehicle and the state of operation of the vehicle, to the database; a local information acquisition subsystem for acquiring coordinate information regarding an object in the feedlot, including animals in the feedlot, enabling viewing of the object in the first display screen; a processor configured to update the feedlot information with the coordinate information specifying the relative position of the vehicle to at least one other object within the feedlot, including animals, and configured to generate a 3-D geometric model of the feedlot and objects therein including the vehicle; and a second display screen within the feedlot vehicle, configured to display the 3-D geometric model, for purposes of navigating the vehicle and managing at least one additional feedlot management action including at least one of feeding an animal and treating the animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing an animal feedlot comprising:
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determining, using a vehicle GPS receiver, a position of a feedlot vehicle; receiving electronic signals indicative of the coordinates of the feedlot vehicle; processing data representing the coordinates of the feedlot vehicle; providing a local information acquisition subsystem for acquiring coordinate information regarding an object in the feedlot, enabling viewing of the object in a first display screen; generating electronic signals indicative of locations of objects within the feedlot, the objects including the feedlot vehicle and at least one other object, including an animal; and generating, by a computer processor, a 3-D geometric model of the feedlot and objects therein, including the animal and the feedlot vehicle, displayed on a second display screen, within the feedlot vehicle, for purposes of navigating the feedlot vehicle and managing at least one additional feedlot management action including at least one of feeding the animal and treating the animal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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