Patent ID: 9301507
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A method for selectively controlling an access to a channel leading to a remote resource for an animal, using a processor performing the following steps: retrieving a specific animal record based on the output of an identification means; and issuing a control signal to allow an animal access to the remote resource if the retrieved animal record indicates priority animal status and an existing number of animals present in the channel is below a queue threshold value; employing the queue threshold value having a maximum queue threshold value used for preventing the access to the channel, and a marginal queue threshold value used for defining a range of queue length values to determine the animal access to a waiting queue, wherein the priority animal status is determined based on at least one of: a time period during which the animal is left unmilked exceeding a predetermined milking interval, an average milk amount produced from the animal at each milking, a number of visits of the animal to the waiting queue, and a predicted milk yield value associated with the animal due for milking.