Animal Health Monitoring via Multi-Sensor Event Correlation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for monitoring animal health are cumbersome, inaccurate, and inconvenient, often leading to delayed treatment of illnesses or injuries in pets and animals, as they rely on manual observation and lack timely and reliable diagnostic capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising sensor devices that collect and analyze animal behavior data, including motion, orientation, and location data, to determine health conditions by identifying animal events such as feeding, drinking, urination, and defecation, and provide timely health assessments through a display device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual observation is used to determine animal health, then the method is simple to implement, but it is prone to inaccuracies, incompleteness, and forgetfulness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical observation with electronic sensor devices that automatically detect and record animal behaviors. Sensors capture motion, location, and activity data, which are then processed by a processor to objectively determine health conditions, eliminating human error and forgetfulness while providing precise, quantifiable measurements of animal behavior patterns
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-monitoring of animal health through automated sensor devices that continuously collect data without requiring constant human intervention. The processor automatically analyzes the collected data to identify health conditions, allowing the system to serve itself in monitoring and assessing animal welfare, reducing the burden on caregivers while maintaining high accuracy
2Productivity
If manual observation is used to monitor animal health, then the implementation is straightforward, but it is cumbersome and does not provide timely diagnosis
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor devices continuously monitor animal behaviors without interruption, collecting data on motion, location, and activity patterns at all times. This continuous monitoring enables immediate detection of health changes as they occur, providing timely diagnosis and allowing for rapid intervention, whereas manual observation can only occur periodically and may miss critical changes
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback by continuously analyzing sensor data and immediately identifying when animal behaviors indicate health conditions. The processor compares observed behaviors against expected patterns and instantly generates alerts or notifications when abnormalities are detected, enabling rapid response to health issues while maintaining ease of operation through automated decision-making
3Reliability
If multiple sensor devices are used to confirm animal events, then the reliability of health determination is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines data from multiple sensor devices (first sensor device and second sensor device) to collectively confirm animal events. The processor integrates information from different sensors to verify behaviors such as feeding, drinking, or elimination events, where one sensor may detect the event and another confirms it, thereby improving reliability through cross-validation while managing complexity through unified data processing
Data Source
AI summary
A system, apparatus, and/or method of determining a health condition of an animal is provided. First data may be received from a first sensor device. The first data may be indicative of an animal event of an animal. Second data may be received from a second sensor device. The second sensor may be separate and/or distinct from the first sensor device. The second data may confirm an occurrence of the animal event. The animal event may be a discharge event and/or a feeding event. The occurrence of the animal event may be identified based on the first data and the second data. The occurrence of the animal event may be displayed via a display device. A health condition of the animal may be determined based on the animal event. The determination of the health condition may be based on a quantity and/or a duration of the animal event.