Long range low power livestock monitoring
AssigneeSieck Ranch, Inc.
InventorBrent Allen Sieck
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Abstract
Systems for long range low power cattle monitoring include a tail patch for sensing mounting activity and communicating the sensed activity via low power communications techniques. Low power, LoRaWAN, communications with long range capabilities can provide extended range for monitoring breeding activity while conserving energy use.
Claims21
A long range livestock monitor for communicating breeding periods of an animal asset, the monitor comprising:
- a flexible tail mount housing for securing about the animal asset's tail head near the asset's hindquarters,
- a mount detector arranged within the tail mount housing, the mount detector configured to sense physical effect of asset mounting and to responsively generate a mount indicator signal, and
- a communications control system in communication with the mount detector, the communications control system including a processor for receiving the mount indicator signal from the mount detector and determining mounting activity based on the mount indicator signal, and a transmitter for communicating a mounting signal indicating mounting responsive to determination of mounting activity, the communications control system comprising a flexible control board within the flexible tail mount housing and arranged to extend by flexing across the tail head of the asset with conforming curvature.
A long range livestock monitoring system for communicating breeding periods of an animal asset, the system comprising:
- a flexible tail mount housing for securing to the animal asset's tail head near the asset's hindquarters,
- a mount detector configured to sense physical effect of asset mounting and to responsively generate a mount indicator signal, the mount detector arranged within the flexible tail mount housing to receive impact upon asset mounting, and
- a communications control system in communication with the mount detector, the communications control system including a processor for receiving the mount indicator signal from the mount detector and determining mounting activity based on the mount indicator signal, and a transmitter for communicating a mounting signal indicating mounting responsive to determination of mounting activity, the communications control system comprising a flexible control board within the flexible tail mount housing and arranged to extend by flexing across the tail head of the asset with conforming curvature.
A long range livestock monitoring system for communicating breeding periods of an animal asset, the system comprising:
- a flexible tail mount housing for securing to the animal asset's tail head near the asset's hindquarters,
- a mount detector arranged with the tail mount housing, the mount detector configured to sense physical effect of asset mounting and to responsively generate a mount indicator signal, and
- a communications control system in communication with the mount detector, the communications control system including a processor for receiving the mount indicator signal from the mount detector and determining mounting activity based on the mount indicator signal, and a LoRa transmitter for communicating a mounting signal indicating mounting responsive to determination of mounting activity, the communications control system comprising a flexible control board within the flexible tail mount housing and arranged to extend by flexing across the tail head of the asset with conforming curvature.
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