# US 10,310,140 B2 · Disaster alert mediation using nature > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,140 B2 - Document ID: US10310140B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/397,876 - Filed: 2013-05-08 - Published: 2015-06-04 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2012-05-08 - Assignees: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V. - Applicants: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Wissenschaften E.V. - Inventors: Martin Wikelski; Uschi Müller; Wolfgang Arne Heidrich; Franz Xaver Kümmeth - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310140B2 ## CPC - G01W 1/10: Devices for predicting weather conditions (computers per se G06; display devices G09) - A61B 5/02055: {Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature} - A61B 5/16: Devices for psychotechnics (using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00); Testing reaction times {; Devices for evaluating the psychological state} - A61B 5/42: {Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the gastrointestinal, the endocrine or the exocrine systems (A61B1/00, A61B5/4857, A61B5/486, A61B5/4866, A61B5/4869 take precedence)} - G01V 1/01: Measuring or predicting earthquakes - G06Q 50/265: {Personal security, identity or safety} - A61B 5/1112: {Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS} - A61B 5/1118: {Determining activity level} - A61B 2503/40: Animals - G16H 40/63: for local operation - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - G16H 50/70: for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients - G01W: METEOROLOGY (radar, sonar, lidar or analogous systems, designed for meteorological use G01S13/95, G01S15/88, G01S17/95) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G01V: GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS (means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried, persons A63B29/02) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract A method for forecasting an environmental event/a type of environmental event includes acquiring at least one test data set of at least one behavioral and/or physiological parameter of a population of animals; generating a test profile based on said at least one test data set, representing behavior and/or physiological status of the population of animals; calculating a ratio between the test profile and a first reference profile; and setting an alert, if said ratio reaches a predefined threshold value. A system for forecasting an environmental event/a type of environmental event employs at least one data acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one data set of at least one behavioral and/or physiological parameter of a population of animals; at least one profile generation unit configured to generate at least one first reference profile and/or at least one test profile wherein each profile is based on at least one data set; at least one ratio calculation unit configured to calculate at least one ratio between the at least one test profile and one of the at least one first reference profile; at least one alert unit configured to raise an alert if at least one of the at least one calculated ratio reaches a predefined threshold value. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for use in forecasting an environmental event or a type of the environmental event, comprising: acquiring at least one test data set of at least one of a behavioural parameter and a physiological parameter, of a population of animals; generating a test profile based on said at least one test data set, representing at least one of a behaviour status and a physiological status of the population of animals; and setting an alert, when a ratio between the test profile and a first reference profile reaches a predefined threshold value, wherein the acquiring comprises acquiring the behavioural parameter of the population of animals, and the method further comprises attaching a data acquisition circuitry to an animal of the population of animals and acquiring the at least one test data set from the data acquisition circuitry, the data acquisition circuitry comprising a 3D-acceleration sensor configured to provide roll-pitch-yaw angle data and a global positioning system (GPS) receiver configured to generate location coordinates, wherein the at least one test data set is acquired based on 3D-acceleration activity obtained by the 3D-acceleration sensor and diurnal unidirectional movement obtained by the GPS receiver, and wherein the diurnal unidirectional movement is obtained based on a total daily distance in a linear direction travelled by the population of animals from a nocturnal resting location to a following evening resting location. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: acquiring at least one first data set of the at least one of the behavioural parameter and the physiological parameter of the population of animals in an absence of the type of the environmental event; and generating the first reference profile based on said at least one first data set, representing at least one of a normal behaviour status and a normal physiological status of the population of animals. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the forecasted type of the environmental event is at least one event from among an earthquake, a marine earthquake, a tsunami, and a volcanic event. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the population of animals comprises at least one of feral animals, semi-domestic animals, domestic animals, and animals in zoos. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the population of animals comprises at least one of land animals, aquatic animals, and aerial animals. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the population of animals comprises animals of the same species. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the population of animals comprise at least one of goats, sheep, elephants, dogs, donkeys, monkeys, apes, and frogs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the population of animals comprises at least 5 animals. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the behavioural parameter further comprises nocturnal activity. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the threshold value is a ratio of 2. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the threshold value is a ratio of 1.3. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: acquiring at least one second data set of the at least one of the behavioural parameter and the physiological parameter of the population of animals in a presence of the type of the environmental event; generating a second reference profile based on said at least one second data set, representing an abnormal behaviour status of the population of animals. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 wherein the presence of the type of the environmental event is detected using methods comprising at least one of visual observation, acoustical observation, and seismological measurement. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 wherein the threshold value is determined using the first and second reference profiles. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the alert is raised at least 2 hours prior to the environmental event. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the data acquisition circuitry further comprises a sensor configured to measure at least one physiological parameter of the animal using at least one of an electrocardiograph, an electroencephalograph, a clinical thermometer, an endocrinological measurement device, and an electromyograph. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer program product comprising one or more non-transitory computer readable media having computer executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1. ### Claim 18 A system, for forecasting a type of an environmental event, comprising: a data acquisition circuitry configured to acquire a data set of at least one of a behavioural parameter and a physiological parameter, of a population of animals; a profile generation circuitry configured to generate: at least one first reference profile, and at least one test profile, each based on at least one said data set; an alert mechanism configured to raise an alert when a ratio between the at least one test profile and the at least one first reference profile reaches a predefined threshold value, wherein the data acquisition circuitry acquires the behavioural parameter, and the data acquisition circuitry, comprising a 3D-acceleration sensor configured to provide roll-pitch-yaw angle data and a global positioning system (GPS) receiver configured to generate location coordinates, is attached to an animal of the population of animals, wherein the data acquisition circuitry is configured to acquire the data set based on 3D-acceleration activity obtained by using the 3D-acceleration sensor and diurnal unidirectional movement obtained by using the GPS receiver, and wherein the diurnal unidirectional movement is obtained based on a total daily distance in a linear direction travelled by the population of animals from a nocturnal resting location to a following evening resting location. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18 wherein: the profile generation circuitry is further configured to generate a second reference profile based on at least one data set, and wherein said threshold value is determined based on a ratio between the second reference profile and the at least one first reference profile. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18 wherein the data acquisition circuitry is attached to the animal of the population of animals by using a neck collar. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18 wherein the data acquisition circuitry comprises at least one of a data memory and a data transmitter. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21 wherein the data transmitter comprises a VHF transceiver configured to transmit the at least one of the acquired data set, the at least one generated profile, and the ratio between the at least one test profile and the at least one first reference profile to a remote server. ### Claim 23 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18 wherein the data acquisition circuitry comprises a power supply. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The system of claim 23 wherein the power supply comprises at least one of a battery, a rechargeable battery, and a solar cell. ### Claim 25 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18 further comprising a remote server having at least one of a data memory, the profile generation circuitry, and the alert mechanism.