Patent ID: 11937580
Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a plurality of networked cameras, each camera configured and arranged to capture images of a livestock feed area;
machine-vision logic circuitry configured and arranged to, for each of the captured images,
characterize an amount of available feed in the livestock feed area depicted in the captured image over time, and
characterize the presence of livestock in the livestock feed area depicted in the captured image over time; and

feed-control logic circuitry configured and arranged to, for each respective feed area characterized by the plurality of networked cameras,
assign time-based condition values to the feed area based on the characterized amount of available feed and the characterized presence of livestock provided via the machine-vision logic circuitry, and
output an instruction characterizing the presentation of feed in the feed area based on the assigned time-based condition values and a current time.