US 5,979,359 A · Analysis of color tone in images for use in animal breeding

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device in animal breeding for recording information on individual animals and/or collectives of animals which are within a defined area of residence, one or more video cameras being used to record video signals including image information from the animal or animals, and monitoring, position and/or positioning data being extracted from the recorded image information, comprising: analyzing the recording image information in respect of this pixel related content of one or more color tones being characteristic of one or more animals and/or one or more defined portions and/or states thereof; examining, in the analysis, the color content of the pixels in respect of its pertinent to one or more predefined color tone volumes; and calculating the data on the basis of pixels whose color content falls within the one or more predefined color tone volumes.

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A method in animal breeding for recording information on at least one animal within a defined area of residence, at least one video camera being used to record video signals including image information from the at least one animal, and at least one of monitoring and position data being extracted from the recorded image information, comprising:

analyzing the recorded image information with respect to pixel related content of at least one colour tone characteristic of the at least one animal;
examining during the act of analyzing the colour content of pixels with respect to at least one predefined colour tone volume;
and
calculating said data on the basis of pixels whose colour content falls within said at least one predefined colour tone volume.

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A device in animal breeding for calculating at least one of monitoring and position data for at least one animal within a defined area of residence, using at least one video camera for recording video signals including image information from the at least one animal, said device comprising:

means for analyzing the recorded image information with respect to its pixel related content of at least one colour tone characteristic of at least one animal;
means for examining the colour content of said pixels with respect to its pertinent to at least one predefined colour tone volume;
and
means for calculating said data on the basis of pixels whose colour content falls within said at least one predefined colour tone volume.

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Analysis of color tone in images for use in animal breeding

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Analysis of color tone in images for use in animal breeding

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Abstract

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