System and method for milking stall assignment using real-time location
US8950357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B15/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a method for milking stall assignment includes storing first location information associated with a dairy livestock, the first location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a milking parlor at a first time. The method further includes comparing the stored first location information associated with the dairy livestock with an area associated with each of a plurality of milking stalls of the milking parlor to identify a milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time and assigning the dairy livestock to the milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time such that data associated with milking of the dairy livestock may be associated with the dairy cow.
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