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Device and a method for providing information about animals when walking through an animal passage

US8488844B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

5References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

GEA Farm Technologies GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Springer · Beckum, DE
Karsten Schönrock · Hagen, DE
Elmar Nieswand · Herne, DE
Manfred Pohlkamp · Oelde, DE
Heinz Francke · Oelde, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 29, 2008
Grant date	Jul 16, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01K29/00
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and method for providing information about animals walking through an animal passage (I), the information comprising at least the number of animals walking through the animal passage, using a detection device having a sensor device connected to a processor for capturing animal data about animals walking through the animal passage, and an analysis device for recognizing animals in the data/signals captured by the sensor device for the purpose of outputting counter impulses when animals are detected in said signals, the sensor device being designed for producing 3D images, and the analysis device being designed for detecting animals in the 3D data of the 3D images and for counting the animals using said detection.

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