Holding area and method executed in a holding area
AssigneeDeLaval Holding AB
InventorAnders UMEGÅRD
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Abstract
A holding area and method executed in the holding area arranged at a milking parlor of a farm are provided. A Location System is arranged at the holding area, and is configured to monitor animal movements in at least two directions. The Location System includes a controller, a tag, and transceivers configured to detect signals emitted by the tag, and communicate information with the controller. The method includes determining an arrival time of the animal and/or animal movement, identifying the animal, monitoring a waiting time of the animal in the holding area and/or animal movements of the animal, comparing the waiting time and/or animal movements with a respective reference threshold; and triggering an action, when the reference threshold is exceeded.
Claims18
A holding area disposed at a milking parlor of a farm, the holding area comprising:
- a Real-Time Location System disposed at the holding area, the Real-Time Location System being configured to monitor animal movements in at least two directions, the Real-Time Location comprising:
- a controller,
- a tag associated with an animal, and
- at least three transceivers disposed within the holding area configured to detect signals emitted by the tag when the tag enters within the holding area, and communicate information with the controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine one or more of (i) an arrival time of the animal into the holding area via the tag, and (ii) animal movement via the tag in the holding area,
- identify the animal via the tag of the animal,
- monitor, while the animal remains in the holding area, one or more of (i) a waiting time that has passed since the arrival time that the animal arrived to the holding area, and (ii) animal movements of the animal in the at least two directions,
- compare one or more of the monitored waiting time and the animal movements with a respective reference threshold;
- and
- trigger an action with respect to controlling access to one of the milking parlor, the holding area, and an additional grouping area, when one or more of the monitored waiting time and the animal movement exceeds the respective reference threshold.
A method executed in a holding area disposed at a milking parlor of a farm, a Real-Time Location System being disposed at the holding area, the Real-Time Location System being configured to monitor animal movements in at least two directions, the Real-Time Location System including a controller, a tag associated with an animal, and at least three transceivers configured to detect signals emitted by the tag, and communicate information with the controller, the method comprising:
- determining one or more of (i) an arrival time of the animal to the holding area via the tag, and (ii) animal movement via the tag in the holding area;
- identifying the animal via the tag of the animal;
- monitoring, while the animal remains in the holding area, one or more of (i) a waiting time that has passed since the animal arrived to the holding area, and (ii) animal movements of the animal in the at least two directions;
- comparing one or more of the monitored waiting time and the animal movements with a respective reference threshold;
- and
- triggering an action with respect to controlling access to one of the milking parlor and the holding area, when one or more of the monitored waiting time and the animal movements exceeds the respective reference threshold.
A method executed in a holding area disposed at a milking parlor of a farm, a Real-Time Location System being disposed at the holding area, the Real-Time Location System being configured to monitor animal movements in at least two directions, the Real-Time Location System including a controller, a tag associated with an animal, and at least three transceivers configured to detect signals emitted by the tag, and communicate information with the controller, the method comprising:
- determining one or more of (i) an arrival time of the animal to the holding area via the tag, and (ii) animal movement via the tag in the holding area;
- identifying the animal via the tag of the animal;
- monitoring, while the animal remains in the holding area, one or more of (i) a waiting time that has passed since the animal arrived to the holding area, and (ii) animal movements of the animal in the at least two directions;
- comparing one or more of the monitored waiting time with a waiting time threshold and the animal movements with one or more of a threshold distance and an amount of activity;
- and
- triggering an action with respect to controlling access to one of the milking parlor, the holding area, and an additional grouping area, when one or more of the monitored waiting time exceeds the waiting time threshold and the animal movements exceeds the one or more of the threshold distance and the amount of activity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.