Animal Condition Monitor
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1. An animal condition monitor for use with an animal, said animal condition monitor comprising:
- an environmental condition sensor measuring an environmental condition ambient to said environmental condition sensor and producing a first output corresponding to said environment condition;
a physiological condition sensor carried by the animal, said physiological condition sensor measuring a physiological condition of the animal and producing a second output corresponding to said physiological condition;
a controller in communication with said environmental condition sensor and said physiological condition sensor, said controller evaluating said first output and said second output against a set of criteria indicative of a selected condition to produce a result output; and
an output device in communication with said controller providing an indication of said result output.
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Abstract
An animal condition monitor. The animal condition monitor measures diagnostic parameters from the animal and determines whether the parameters indicate that the animal is at risk of a specified condition, such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, or hyperthermia. The condition assessment is considered in light of a profile containing information about the age/health of the animal. When warranted, the animal condition monitor provides notification of the condition of interest.
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1. An animal condition monitor for use with an animal, said animal condition monitor comprising:
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an environmental condition sensor measuring an environmental condition ambient to said environmental condition sensor and producing a first output corresponding to said environment condition; a physiological condition sensor carried by the animal, said physiological condition sensor measuring a physiological condition of the animal and producing a second output corresponding to said physiological condition; a controller in communication with said environmental condition sensor and said physiological condition sensor, said controller evaluating said first output and said second output against a set of criteria indicative of a selected condition to produce a result output; and an output device in communication with said controller providing an indication of said result output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An animal condition monitor for use with an animal, said animal condition monitor comprising:
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an environmental condition sensor carried by the animal, said environmental condition sensor measuring an environmental condition ambient to said environmental condition sensor and producing a first output corresponding to said environment condition; a physiological condition sensor carried by the animal, said physiological condition sensor measuring a physiological condition of the animal and producing a second output corresponding to said physiological condition; a profile selector allowing an operator to input profile information about the animal; a controller in communication with said environmental condition sensor, said physiological condition sensor, and said profile selector, said controller evaluating said first output and said second output against a set of criteria corresponding to said profile information, said set of criteria indicative of a selected condition to produce a result output; and an output device in communication with said controller providing an indication of said result output. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for providing a notification of a condition of an animal using an animal condition monitor including an environmental condition sensor, a physiological condition sensor, a controller in communication with the physiological condition sensor and the environmental condition sensor, and a condition indicator in communication with said controller, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) measuring at least one environmental condition proximate to an animal using said environmental condition sensor; (b) measuring at least one physiological condition of the animal using said physiological condition sensor; (c) providing at least one set of criteria associated with a condition of the animal; (d) evaluating said at least one environmental condition and said at least one physiological condition against said at least one set of criteria; and (e) providing a notification when said step of evaluating indicates a condition of the animal.
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26. A method for providing a notification of a condition of an animal using an animal condition monitor including an environmental condition sensor, a physiological condition sensor, a profile selector, a controller in communication with the physiological condition sensor, the environmental condition sensor, and the profile selector, and a condition indicator in communication with said controller, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) entering profile information about the animal using the profile selector; (b) measuring at least one environmental condition proximate to an animal using the environmental condition sensor; (c) measuring at least one physiological condition of the animal using the physiological condition sensor; (d) providing at least one set of criteria associated with a condition of the animal; (e) selecting evaluation criteria from said at least one set of criteria based upon said profile information; (f) evaluating said at least one environmental condition and said at least one physiological condition against said evaluation criteria; and (g) providing a notification when said step of evaluating indicates a condition of the animal.
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27. A method for providing a notification of a condition of an animal using an animal condition monitor including an environmental condition sensor, a physiological condition sensor, a profile selector, a controller in communication with the physiological condition sensor, the environmental condition sensor, and a threshold selector, and a condition indicator in communication with said controller, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) entering threshold information about the animal using the threshold selector; (b) measuring at least one environmental condition proximate to an animal using the environmental condition sensor; (c) measuring at least one physiological condition of the animal using the physiological condition sensor; (d) providing at least one set of criteria associated with a condition of the animal; (e) selecting evaluation criteria from said at least one set of criteria based upon said threshold information; (f) evaluating said at least one environmental condition and said at least one physiological condition against said evaluation criteria; and (g) providing a notification when said step of evaluating indicates a condition of the animal.
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