Warning system for animal farrowing operations
AssigneeSwineTech, Inc.
InventorsAbraham Espinoza, Matthew Rooda, John Rourke
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Abstract
A vibratory detector for detecting a vibratory signal from one or more feeders. A processor is in communication with the vibratory detector and 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 is in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event. In an embodiment, the at least one characteristic of the vibratory signal can comprise the frequency or magnitude of the vibratory signal.
Claims20
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, wherein the processor is configured for determining its response based solely on the vibratory signal from one or more feeders detected by the vibratory detector, first to determine the possible action event and then to determine the pattern of possible action events;
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- a warning device in communication with the processor for providing an output in response to the likely action event.
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;
- determining with the processor a response based solely on the vibratory signal from one or more feeders detected by the vibratory detector when determining the possible action event and determining the pattern of possible action events;
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- providing with a warning device an output in response to the action event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.