System and Method for Milking Stall Assignment Using Real-Time Location

A system for milking stall assignment, comprising:

• one or more memory modules operable to store first location information associated with a dairy livestock, the first location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a milking parlor at a first time;
• and
• one or more processing modules operable to:
• compare the stored first location information associated with the dairy livestock with an area associated with each of a plurality of milking stalls of the milking parlor to identify a milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time;
• and
• assign the dairy livestock to the milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time such that data associated with milking of the dairy livestock may be associated with the dairy cow.

A method for milking stall assignment, comprising:

• storing entrance gate location information comprising a coordinate location of an entrance gate of the milking parlor;
• storing exit gate location information comprising a coordinate location of an exit gate of the milking parlor;
• comparing the entrance gate location information with a known closed position to determine whether the entrance gate is closed;
• comparing the exit gate location information with a known closed position to determine whether the exit gate is closed;
• in response to determining that the entrance gate and the exit gate are each closed, performing the following:
• storing first location information associated with a dairy livestock, the first location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a milking parlor at a first time;
• comparing the stored first location information associated with the dairy livestock with an area associated with each of a plurality of milking stalls of the milking parlor to identify a milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time;
• assigning the dairy livestock to the milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time such that data associated with milking of the dairy livestock may be associated with the dairy cow.
• storing second location information associated with the dairy livestock, the second location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a milking parlor at a second time;
• comparing the stored second location information associated with the dairy livestock with an area associated with each of a plurality of milking stalls of the milking parlor to identify a milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the second time;
• and
• determining whether the milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the second time is the milking stall assigned to the dairy livestock.