Patent ID: 11963515
Assignee: S.C.R. (ENGINEERS) LIMITED
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for detecting abnormalities in the behavior of one or more animals within a predetermined region of space, the system comprising:
one or more location means, wherein at least some of the one or more location means are positioned within said predetermined region of space, configured to generate one or more location signals associated with the location of at least one animal of said one or more animals over a period of time; and,
a data processing system in communication with said one or more location means configured to:
receive said one or more location signals associated with the location of said at least one animal over said period of time;
determine from said one or more location signals at least one movement pattern of said at least one animal over said period of time;
determine from said at least one movement pattern at least one behavior of said at least one animal, wherein each of said at least one movement pattern is associated with a corresponding behavior; and,
define the at least one behavior of said at least one animal to be abnormal if the time spent by the animal in performing said behavior changes by more than a predetermined amount.