System and method for analyzing meting behavior of an animal species

A system for influencing mating behavior of an animal species, comprising:

• at least one image-capturing device configured to capture a plurality of time-successive image frames,
• a processor, and
• wherein the system is configured to, via the processor,
• detect at least one male of the animal species in space based on at least one image frame of the plurality of time successive image frames, and
• detect at least one female of an animal species based on at least one image frame of the plurality of time successive image frames,
• wherein the system is further configured to:
• track a male of the detected at least one male of the animal species based on the at least one image frame of the animal species,
• track a female of the detected at least one female of the animal species based on the at least one image frame of the animal species,
• register at least one motion pattern of at least one of the tracked male and the tracked female,
• compare the registered at least one motion pattern with at least one predetermined motion patterns,
• determine the likelihood of at least one action associated with a mating behavior between the tracked male and the tracked female based on the comparison of the registered at least one motion pattern with the at least one predetermined motion patterns, and
• determine the likelihood of a mating between the tracked male and the tracked female based on the determined likelihood of the at least one action associated with the mating behavior between the tracked male and the tracked female;
• at least one light-emitting device arranged to emit light in the space, wherein the system is further configured to, based on at least one of the registered at least one motion pattern and the determined likelihood,
• control at least one property of the at least one light-emitting device.

A method for analyzing a mating behavior of an animal species using a processor, comprising:

• detecting at least one male of the animal species based on at least one image frame of a plurality of time successive image frames captured by the at least one image-capturing device,
• detecting at least one female of an animal species based on at least one image frame of the plurality of time successive image frames,
• tracking a male of the detected at least one male of the animal species based on the at least one image frame of the animal species,
• tracking a female of the detected at least one female of the animal species based on the at least one image frame of the animal species,
• registering at least one motion pattern of at least one of the tracked male and the tracked female,
• comparing the registered at least one motion pattern with at least one predetermined motion patterns,
• determining the likelihood of at least one action associated with the mating behavior between the tracked male and the tracked female based on the comparing of the registered at least one motion pattern with the at least one predetermined motion patterns, and and
• determining the likelihood of a mating between the tracked male and the tracked female based on the determined likelihood of the at least one action associated with the mating behavior between the tracked male and the tracked female.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executed by a computer for causing the computer to perform a method for analyzing a mating behavior of an animal species, comprises steps of:

• detecting at least one male of the animal species based on at least one image frame of a plurality of time successive image frames captured by the at least one image-capturing device,
• detecting at least one female of an animal species based on at least one image frame of the plurality of time successive image frames,
• tracking a male of the detected at least one male of the animal species based on the at least one image frame of the animal species,
• tracking a female of the detected at least one female of the animal species based on the at least one image frame of the animal species,
• registering at least one motion pattern of at least one of the tracked male and the tracked female,
• comparing the registered at least one motion pattern with at least one predetermined motion patterns,
• determining the likelihood of at least one action associated with a mating behavior between the tracked male and the tracked female based on the comparing of the registered at least one motion pattern with the at least one predetermined motion patterns, and
• determining the likelihood of a mating between the tracked male and the tracked female based on the determined likelihood of the at least one action associated with the mating behavior between the tracked male and the tracked female.