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  • US 10,789,432 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2017
  • Issued: 09/29/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of associating sensor data with a first animal in an environment with multiple animals, comprising a device or a cooperatively communicating multiple devices for performing the steps of:

  • identifying a first ambiguation event involving the first animal not yet identified from the multiple animals;

    identifying a second ambiguation event involving the first animal;

    wherein the second event occurs after the first event and there is no ambiguation event involving the first animal in between the first and second ambiguation events;

    identifying a continuous first animal path between the first and second ambiguation events;

    identifying a unique identity of the first animal, distinct from all other animals in the environment, at any point in the first animal path;

    collecting, communicating, and storing sensor data associated with the first animal;

    wherein the sensor data was collected in real time between the first and second ambiguation events;

    associating the sensor data with the unique identity.

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