ANIMAL-HERD MANAGEMENT USING DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORKS
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1. A system for monitoring a herd of animals, the system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being attached to one of the animals and being in peer-to-peer communication with another of the sensors to define a dynamically networked arrangement of sensors;
a base station in communication with at least one of the sensors to access the dynamically networked arrangement of sensors; and
a central system in communication with the base station and having programming instructions to monitor a position of the herd with data collected by the sensors.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a herd of animals. Each of multiple sensors are attached to one of the animals and is in peer-to-peer communication with another of the sensors to define a dynamically network arrangement of sensors. A base station is in communication with at least one of the sensors to access the networked arrangement of sensors. A central system is in communication with the base station and has instructions to monitor a position of the herd with data collected by the sensors.
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1. A system for monitoring a herd of animals, the system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being attached to one of the animals and being in peer-to-peer communication with another of the sensors to define a dynamically networked arrangement of sensors;
a base station in communication with at least one of the sensors to access the dynamically networked arrangement of sensors; and
a central system in communication with the base station and having programming instructions to monitor a position of the herd with data collected by the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for monitoring a herd of animals, the method comprising:
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collecting data from a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being attached to one of the animals and being in peer-to-peer communication with another of the sensors to define a dynamically networked arrangement of sensors; and
monitoring a position of the herd with the data collected by the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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