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US 11,895,989 B2Granted
Automated beehive control and management
AssigneeBeewise Technologies LTD
InventorsEliyah Radzyner, Hallel Ilan Schreier, Rya Seltzer
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for automated beehive control and management. Information related to a content of a beehive is acquired by at least one sensor. The information from the at least one sensor is received and analyzed to determine at least one attribute of at least one substance monitored in the content. Based on the at least one attribute, at least one actuator of the beehive is instructed to maneuver at least one mechanical component affecting at least a portion of an internal environment of the beehive.
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A system for automated beehive control and management, comprising:
- at least one processing circuitry being in communication with at least one sensor configured for acquiring information related to a content of a beehive and with at least one actuator of the beehive, the beehive having a plurality of states mechanically configurable using the at least one actuator to maneuver at least one mechanical component affecting at least a portion of an internal environment of the beehive, the plurality of states differing from one another in respective spatial distributions of the content within an interior portion of the beehive induced thereby,
- the at least one processing circuitry being adapted for:
- receiving the information from the at least one sensor;
- analyzing the information to determine at least one attribute of at least one substance monitored in the content, wherein the at least one attribute comprises at least one of a substance type and a substance chemical composition, and wherein determination of the at least one attribute comprising identifying in the content at least one substance brought in by bees to the beehive;
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- based on the at least one attribute, instructing the at least one actuator to maneuver the at least one mechanical component for configuring a state of the beehive from the plurality of states in response to the determination, wherein the state corresponds to at least one requirement for at least one produce of the beehive;
- wherein the beehive is adapted to accommodate a plurality of comb frames, wherein the at least one actuator is adapted to maneuver the at least one mechanical component for performing at least one of removing from and inserting into the beehive at least one comb frame,
- wherein the beehive comprising a plurality of size adjustable openings via which bees enter and exit the beehive, wherein the at least one actuator controls a size of the at least one adjustable opening by selectively enlarging and diminishing the at least one adjustable opening,
- wherein configuring the state of the beehive comprising at least one of:
- insertion of at least one comb frame into the beehive, removal of at least one comb frame from the beehive, substitution of at least one comb frame in the beehive by another comb frame of a different type, and adjusting a size of at least one of the plurality of size adjustable openings.
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A method for automated beehive control and management, comprising:
- receiving from at least one sensor information related to a content of a beehive, the beehive having a plurality of states mechanically configurable using at least one actuator of the beehive to maneuver at least one mechanical component affecting at least a portion of an internal environment of the beehive, the plurality of states differing from one another in respective spatial distributions of the content within an interior portion of the beehive induced thereby;
- analyzing the information to determine at least one attribute of at least one substance monitored in the content, wherein the at least one attribute comprises at least one of a substance type and a substance chemical composition, and wherein determination of the at least one attribute comprising identifying in the content at least one substance brought in by bees to the beehive;
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- based on the at least one attribute, instructing the at least one actuator to maneuver the at least one mechanical component for configuring a state of the beehive from the plurality of states in response to the determination, wherein the state corresponds to at least one requirement for at least one produce of the beehive;
- wherein the beehive is adapted to accommodate a plurality of comb frames, wherein the at least one actuator is adapted to maneuver the at least one mechanical component for performing at least one of removing from and inserting into the beehive at least one comb frame,
- wherein the beehive comprising a plurality of size adjustable openings via which bees enter and exit the beehive, wherein the at least one actuator controls a size of the at least one adjustable opening by selectively enlarging and diminishing the at least one adjustable opening,
- wherein configuring the state of the beehive comprising at least one of:
- insertion of at least one comb frame into the beehive, removal of at least one comb frame from the beehive, substitution of at least one comb frame in the beehive by another comb frame of a different type, and adjusting a size of at least one of the plurality of size adjustable openings.
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A computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;
- program instructions for executing, by a processor, a method for automated beehive control and management, the method comprising:
- receiving from at least one sensor information related to a content of a beehive, the beehive having a plurality of states mechanically configurable using at least one actuator of the beehive to maneuver at least one mechanical component affecting at least a portion of an internal environment of the beehive s the plurality of states differing from one another in respective spatial distributions of the content within an interior portion of the beehive induced thereby;
- analyzing the information to determine at least one attribute of at least one substance monitored in the content, wherein the at least one attribute comprises at least one of a substance type and a substance chemical composition, and wherein determination of the at least one attribute comprising identifying in the content at least one substance brought in by bees to the beehive;
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- based on the at least one attribute, instructing the at least one actuator to maneuver the at least one mechanical component for configuring a state of the beehive from the plurality of states in response to the determination, wherein the state corresponds to at least one requirement for at least one produce of the beehive;
- wherein the beehive is adapted to accommodate a plurality of comb frames, wherein the at least one actuator is adapted to maneuver the at least one mechanical component for performing at least one of removing from and inserting into the beehive at least one comb frame,
- wherein the beehive comprising a plurality of size adjustable openings via which bees enter and exit the beehive, wherein the at least one actuator controls a size of the at least one adjustable opening by selectively enlarging and diminishing the at least one adjustable opening,
- wherein configuring the state of the beehive comprising at least one of:
- insertion of at least one comb frame into the beehive, removal of at least one comb frame from the beehive, substitution of at least one comb frame in the beehive by another comb frame of a different type, and adjusting a size of at least one of the plurality of size adjustable openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.