Improving detection, prevention, and reaction in a warning system for animal farrowing operations

A warning system for preventing injury to feeders by a mother in an animal farrowing location, the system comprising:

• a vibratory detector for detecting a vibratory signal from one or more feeders;
• a processor in communication with the vibratory detector configured for determining from at least one characteristic of the vibratory signal a possible action event and for determining from a pattern of possible action events a likely action event;
• a warning device in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event;
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• at least one false positive sensor in communication with either the processor or the warning device or both of the processor and the warning device for stopping the output from the warning device upon a predetermined condition, wherein the at least one false positive sensor comprises of a transceiver in communication with the processor and in communication with a separate warning system for detecting a vibratory signal from one or more separate feeders in a separate location, and wherein in response to receiving an “it is me” signal from the separate warning system, which indicates that the separate warning system detected the vibratory signal from the one or more separate feeders in the separate location, the transceiver communicates to the processor the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device.

A warning system for preventing injury to feeders by a mother in an animal farrowing location, the system comprising:

• a vibratory detector for detecting a vibratory signal from one or more feeders;
• a processor in communication with the vibratory detector configured for determining from at least one characteristic of the vibratory signal a possible action event and for determining from a pattern of possible action events a likely action event;
• a warning device in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event;
• at least one false positive sensor in communication with either the processor or the warning device or both of the processor and the warning device for stopping the output from the warning device upon a predetermined condition, wherein the at least one false positive sensor comprises of a transceiver in communication with the processor and in communication with a separate warning system for detecting a vibratory signal from one or more separate feeders in a separate location;
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• a comparator in communication with the processor and with the transceiver and for receiving from the processor a vibratory signal level of the vibratory signal and for receiving from the transceiver a separate vibratory signal level from the separate warning system for detecting the vibratory signal from one or more separate feeders in the separate location, wherein the comparator compares the vibratory signal level to the separate vibratory signal level and wherein the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device occurs when the separate vibratory signal level is greater than the vibratory signal level.

A method for preventing injury to feeders by a mother in an animal farrowing location, the method comprising:

• detecting with a vibratory detector a vibratory signal from one or more feeders;
• deriving with a processor at least one characteristic of the vibratory signal;
• determining with the processor from the at least one characteristic of the vibratory signal a possible action event;
• determining with the processor from a pattern of possible action events a likely action event;
• providing with a warning device an output in response to the action even, wherein the at least one characteristic of the vibratory signal comprises at least one chosen from a frequency and a magnitude of the vibratory signal;
• providing at least one false positive sensor in communication with either the processor or the warning device or both of the processor and the warning device for stopping the output from the warning device upon a predetermined condition;
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• providing at least one chosen from the following false positive sensors:
• a discrete switch for stopping the output from the warning device for a health or safety of the mother;
• an accelerometer worn by the mother, wherein no movement of the mother within a predetermined period of time prior to the likely action event is the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device;
• a transceiver in communication with the processor and in communication with a separate warning system for detecting a vibratory signal from one or more separate feeders in a separate location, wherein in response to receiving an “it is me” signal from the separate warning system, which indicates that the separate warning system detected the vibratory signal from the one or more separate feeders in the separate location, the transceiver communicates to the processor the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device, and a comparator in communication with the processor and with the transceiver and for receiving from the processor a vibratory signal level of the vibratory signal and for receiving from the transceiver a separate vibratory signal level from the separate warning system for detecting the vibratory signal from one or more separate feeders in the separate location, wherein the comparator compares the vibratory signal level to the separate vibratory signal level and wherein the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device occurs when the separate vibratory signal level is greater than the vibratory signal level;
• a timer for stopping the output from the warning device in the event a prior output occurred within a pre-determined period of time;
• a thermometer worn by the mother for determining a temperature of the mother and wherein the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device occurs when the temperature of the mother exceeds a predetermined threshold;
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• a camera in communication with the processor for taking pictures of the mother and determining a relative position between the mother and the one or more feeders, wherein the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device occurs when the relative position indicates that the likely action event is a false positive.

A warning system for preventing injury to feeders by a mother in an animal farrowing location, the system comprising:

• a detector for detecting a signal from one or more feeders;
• a processor in communication with the detector configured with an artificial intelligence module and a library of pre-recorded action events and for comparing the signal with the library of pre-recorded action events and determining a likely action event;
• a warning device in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event;
• a comparator in communication with the processor and with a transceiver and for receiving from the processor a signal level of the signal and for receiving from the transceiver a separate signal level from the separate warning system for detecting the signal from one or more separate feeders in a separate location, wherein the comparator compares the signal level to the separate signal level and wherein a predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device occurs when the separate signal level is greater than the signal level.

A warning system for preventing injury to feeders by a mother in an animal farrowing location, the system comprising:

• a detector for detecting a signal from one or more feeders;
• a processor in communication with the detector configured with an artificial intelligence module and a library of pre-recorded action events and for comparing the signal with the library of pre-recorded action events and determining a likely action event:
• a warning device in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event;
• at least one false positive sensor in communication with either the processor or the warning device or both of the processor and the warning device for stopping the output from the warning device upon a predetermined condition, wherein the at least one false positive sensor comprises of a discrete switch for stopping the output from the warning device for a health or safety of the mother, wherein the at least one false positive sensor comprises of an accelerometer worn by the mother, wherein no movement of the mother within a predetermined period of time prior to the likely action event is the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device, and wherein in response to receiving an “it is me” signal from a separate warning system, which indicates that the separate warning system detected the signal from the one or more feeders in a separate location, a transceiver communicates to the processor the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device.

A warning system for preventing injury to feeders by a mother in an animal farrowing location, the system comprising:

• a detector for detecting a signal from one or more feeders;
• a processor in communication with the detector configured with an artificial intelligence module and a library of pre-recorded action events and for comparing the signal with the library of pre-recorded action events and determining a likely action event:
• a warning device in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event;
• at least one false positive sensor in communication with either the processor or the warning device or both of the processor and the warning device for stopping the output from the warning device upon a predetermined condition, wherein the at least one false positive sensor comprises of a discrete switch for stopping the output from the warning device for a health or safety of the mother, wherein the at least one false positive sensor comprises of an accelerometer worn by the mother, wherein no movement of the mother within a predetermined period of time prior to the likely action event is the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device;
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• a comparator in communication with the processor and with a transceiver and for receiving from the processor a signal level of the signal and for receiving from the transceiver a separate signal level from the separate warning system for detecting the signal from one or more separate feeders in a separate location, wherein the comparator compares the signal level to the separate signal level and wherein the predetermined condition for stopping the output from the warning device occurs when the separate signal level is greater than the signal level.