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:
- a. providing at least one pressure detection unit having one or more pressure sensors;
b. 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;
c. analyzing the footfall data to convert the footfall data into movement data which is utilized in a biological age equation from a representative class of animals to determine a biological age for 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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1. A method of determining a companion animal'"'"'s biological age, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing at least one pressure detection unit having one or more pressure sensors; b. 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; c. analyzing the footfall data to convert the footfall data into movement data which is utilized in a biological age equation from a representative class of animals to determine a biological age for 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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a. providing at least one pressure detection unit comprising one or more pressure sensors; b. 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; c. analyzing the footfall data to convert the footfall data into movement data which is utilized in a biological age equation from a representative class of animals to determine a biological age of the companion animal; and d. comparing the biological age of the companion animal to an average biological age of said representative class of animals. - 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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a. providing at least one pressure detection unit comprising one or more pressure sensors; b. 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; c. analyzing the footfall data to convert the footfall data into movement data which is utilized in a biological age equation from a representative class of animals to determine a biological age of the companion animal; and d. storing the biological age in the database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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