Method for determining the biological age of a companion animal
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1. A method of determining a companion animal'"'"'s biological age, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one pressure detection unit having one or more pressure sensors;
ambulating the companion animal from a first region of the pressure detection unit to a second region of the pressure detection unit to collect footfall data;
analyzing the footfall data and converting the footfall data into movement data;
utilizing the movement data in a biological age equation from a representative class of animals, and determining a biological age for the companion animal;
wherein the biological age equation is selected from a group of two or more equations, the equations differing based at least on the chronological age of the companion animal.
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Abstract
A method for determining the biological age of the companion animal. A companion animal ambulates from a first region to a second region of a pressure detection unit and the footfall data is utilized in the determination of the biological age of the companion animal.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of determining a companion animal'"'"'s biological age, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one pressure detection unit having one or more pressure sensors; ambulating the companion animal from a first region of the pressure detection unit to a second region of the pressure detection unit to collect footfall data; analyzing the footfall data and converting the footfall data into movement data; utilizing the movement data in a biological age equation from a representative class of animals, and determining a biological age for the companion animal; wherein the biological age equation is selected from a group of two or more equations, the equations differing based at least on the chronological age of the companion animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for evaluating a companion animal'"'"'s biological age with respect to a biological age of a representative class of animals, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one pressure detection unit comprising one or more pressure sensors; ambulating the companion animal from a first region of the pressure detection unit to a second region of the pressure detection unit to collect footfall data; analyzing the footfall data and converting the footfall data into movement data and utilizing the movement data in a biological age equation from a representative class of animals and determining a biological age for the companion animal; and comparing the biological age of the companion animal to an average biological age of said representative class of animals; wherein the biological age equation is selected from a group of two or more equations, the equations differing based at least on the chronological age of the companion animal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A database comprising a biological age of at least one companion animal, said biological age determined by a method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one pressure detection unit comprising one or more pressure sensors; ambulating the companion animal from a first region of the pressure detection unit to a second region of the pressure detection unit to collect footfall data; analyzing the footfall data and converting the footfall data into movement data and utilizing the movement data in a biological age equation from a representative class of animals and determining a biological age for the companion animal, wherein the biological age equation is selected from a group of two or more equations, the equations differing based on the chronological age of the companion animal; and storing the biological age in the database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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