Satellite based global positioning system for feedlot computer network and method
US6901369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/383
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer network and method for feeding animals in a feedlot, in which discretion and direct control over the various suboperations of the feed ration assignment and delivery process are distributed among the individual operators in the system, while the feedlot manager is capable of indirectly monitoring the performance of the various suboperations through use of a satellite based global positioning system.
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