Computer implemented animal management system

• US 9,844,206 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2014
• Issued: 12/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ST Reproductive Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Bella Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Rettedal, Nicholas P., Weilnau, Stephen M., Cockroft, Scott R., Yeager, Billy J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A.
• Application Number:
  US14/474,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20140368338A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• Field of Search: 34053913, 34053912, 3405721, 340 101, 119 5102
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/006 Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals identification systems for access to feeding pens A01K1/0209; ear tags with electronic identification means A01K11/004
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/008 incorporating GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Specifically, a computer implemented animal management program having modules which function to match animal information retrieved from a radiofrequency identification device(s) implanted in an animal(s) with animal information retrieved from a database of at least one computer to assess animal condition and time treatment events.

Claims

1. A computer implemented animal management system, comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer readable media containing program instructions executable to;

retrieve animal identification information from an RFID device;

retrieve sensed animal information from said RFID device, said sensed animal information generated by a sensor coupled to said RFID device;

match said sensed animal information retrieved from said RFID device to animal information of said animal stored in a database including an amount of milk production or a number of days in milk;

enter said sensed animal information retrieved from said RFID device and said animal information stored in said database as logical variables into at least one logical expression; and

solve said at least one logical expression to obtain a corresponding at least one logical value.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said animal identification information further comprises said animal identification information correspondingly generated by a plurality of RFID devices implanted in a plurality of animals.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said sensed animal information comprises said sensed animal information generated by said plurality of RFID devices implanted in said plurality of animals.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensed animal information comprises sensed physiological information of said animal, and wherein said animal information stored in said database comprises health information associated with said animal, and wherein said logical value indicates an occurrence of an illness of said animal.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein said sensed animal information comprises sensed location information of said animal, and wherein said animal information of said animal stored in said database comprises animal location information of said animal.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein said animal identification information further comprises said animal identification information correspondingly generated by a plurality of RFID devices implanted in a plurality of animals, wherein said sensed animal information comprises said sensed animal information generated by said plurality of RFID devices implanted in said plurality of animals, wherein said at least one logical expression solves as to a selected period of time as to said plurality of animals correspondingly associated with said animal identification information if a greater than selected number of said illness have occurred.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said plurality of animal locations comprises a plurality of pens each having pen definition based on amount of days in milk or an amount of milk production.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said at least one logical value indicates in which of said plurality of pens each of said plurality of animals should be located based on said amount of milk production or said number of days in milk.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein said plurality of animal locations comprises a plurality of pens each having a pen definition based on reproductive status of said animal.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said at least one logical value indicates in which of said plurality of pens each of said plurality of animals should be located based on said reproductive status of each of said plurality of animals.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein said amount of animal information of said animal stored in said database of said computer comprises date-time information as to administration of a first compound to each of said plurality of animals, and wherein said logical value indicates occurrence of said date-time to administer a second compound to each of said plurality of animals.

12. A computer implemented animal management system, comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer readable media containing program instructions executable to;

retrieve animal identification information from an RFID device implanted in an animal;

retrieve sensed animal location information from said RFID device;

match said sensed animal location information retrieved from said RFID device to animal information associated with said animal identification information stored in a database;

enter said sensed animal location information retrieved from said RFID device and said animal information stored in said database as logical variables into at least one logical expression; and

solve said at least one logical expression to obtain a corresponding at least one logical value indicating if as to a selected period of time said sensed animal location matches said location information stored in said database.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said animal location information stored in said database comprises a plurality of pen locations each having a pen definition based on health status of an animal, wherein said animal information stored in said database further comprises health status of said animal associated said animal identification information, and wherein said logical variable value indicates which of said plurality of pens to locate said animal associated with said animal identification information based on said health status.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein said animal location information stored in said database comprises a plurality of pen locations each having a pen definition based on a number of days in milk of an animal, wherein said animal information stored in said database further comprises said number of days in milk of said animal associated with said animal identification information, and wherein said logical variable value indicates which of said plurality of pens to locate said animal associated with said animal identification information based on said number of days in milk.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein said animal location information stored in said database comprises a plurality of pen locations each having a pen definition based on milk production of an animal, wherein said animal information stored in said database further comprises milk production information of said animal associated with said animal identification information, and wherein said logical variable value indicates which of said plurality of pens to locate said animal associated with said animal identification information in based on said milk production.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein said animal location information stored in said database comprises a plurality of pen locations each having a pen definition based on reproductive status of an animal, wherein said animal information stored in said database further comprises reproductive status of said animal associated with said animal identification information, and wherein said logical variable value indicates which of said plurality of pens to locate said animal associated with said animal identification information in based on reproductive status.

17. A computer implemented animal management system, comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer readable media containing program instructions executable to;

retrieve animal identification information from an RFID device implanted in an animal;

retrieve sensed animal information from said RFID device;

retrieve date-time information from said RFID device;

match said sensed animal information retrieved from said RFID device to animal information stored in a database;

enter said sensed animal information retrieved from said RFID device and said animal information stored in said database as logical variables into at least one logical expression; and

solve said at least one logical expression to obtain a corresponding at least one logical value.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said sensed animal information comprises sensed physiological information of said animal, and wherein said animal information stored in said database comprises health information associated with said animal, and wherein as to a selected period of time said at least one logical value indicates occurrence of an illness of said animal associated with said animal identification information.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said animal identification information further comprises said animal identification information correspondingly received from a plurality of RFID devices implanted in a plurality of animals, and wherein said sensed animal information comprises said sensed animal information receive from said plurality of RFID devices implanted in said plurality of animals, and wherein said logical value indicates a number of occurrences of said illness in a plurality of animals.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said logical value indicates occurrence of a greater than a pre-selected number of said illness in said plurality of animals.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein said sensed animal information comprises sensed location information of said animal, and wherein said animal information stored in said database comprises location information associated with said animal, and wherein as to a selected period of time said at least one logical value indicates if said sensed location information of said animal occurs at said location information associated with said animal.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said plurality of animal locations comprises a plurality of GPS locations.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein said animal information stored in said database of said computer comprises date-time information to administer a first compound or second compound to each of a plurality of animals, and wherein said logical value indicates occurrence of said date-time information to administer said first compound or second compound to said plurality of animals.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein said animal information stored in said database of said computer comprises date-time information of administration of a first compound or second compound to each of said plurality of animals, and wherein said logical value indicates elapsed period after administration of said a first compound or second compound.