Veterinary Wellness Data Portal with Segmented Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for collecting and displaying animal wellness information in veterinary practices are limited in their ability to efficiently operate and provide comprehensive support for veterinarians, lacking integrated solutions for data collection, filtering, and compliance monitoring.

Innovation Solution

A digital web portal system that includes an animal device with biocompatible sensors to collect and transmit wellness data, a veterinarian device with a graphical user interface for displaying business-related functions, and an animal segmentation module to filter and segment animal records, along with a messaging module for alerts on medication compliance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a comprehensive system for collecting and displaying animal wellness information is implemented, then veterinary practice efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveveterinary practice efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into distinct functional modules including an animal device for data collection, a network for communication, and a veterinarian device for data display and analysis. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together to improve overall veterinary practice efficiency without overwhelming complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The veterinarian device serves multiple functions including receiving wellness data, displaying information, filtering records, segmenting animals, and sending alerts. This multi-functionality consolidates what could be multiple separate systems into a single integrated platform, improving efficiency while managing complexity through consolidation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If biocompatible sensors are used to monitor medication compliance, then compliance monitoring accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemedication compliance monitoring accuracyVSAvoidanimal device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The biocompatible sensor automatically monitors medication compliance without requiring active participation from the animal or manual intervention from veterinarians. The sensor self-registers, self-monitors, and transmits data automatically, achieving high measurement precision while minimizing the complexity burden on the overall system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Physical or manual monitoring methods are replaced with electronic biocompatible sensors that automatically detect and report medication compliance. This substitution provides more accurate measurements while reducing the mechanical and operational complexity of traditional monitoring approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If animal records are filtered and segmented for targeted messaging, then communication efficiency is improved, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary filtering and segmentation of animal records before messaging operations are needed. By pre-organizing data into relevant groups based on compliance status or other criteria, the system enables efficient targeted communication without requiring complex processing at the moment of message delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from monitored data to automatically segment animals into different groups for targeted messaging. This feedback-driven segmentation improves communication efficiency by delivering relevant information to appropriate groups while the automated nature of the process manages data processing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3129906B1System for supporting a veterinary practice
Publication Date: 2022.11.30 ZOETIS SERVICES LLC
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AI summary

Systems and techniques for supporting a veterinary practice are provided. Further, systems and techniques for the collection and display of animal wellness information are provided. Animal wellness data relating to a single animal patient or group of animal patients are collected and subsequently displayed at a desired remote location or on a mobile device so that a veterinarian can review the information.