Patent ID: 6216053
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A01K,H04N

Abstract:
An animal feedlot management system for installation in an animal feedlot, comprising:a plurality of feedlot vehicles;a database for maintaining information representative of a model of said feedlot and objects contained therein; anda plurality of computer systems installed on-board said plurality of feedlot vehicles, each said computer system including a subsystem for viewing an aspect of said model maintained in said database, vehicle information acquisition means for acquiring vehicle information regarding (i) the position of said feedlot vehicle relative to a first prespecified coordinate reference frame, and/or (ii) the state of operation of said feedlot vehicle, and information transmission means for transmitting said vehicle information to said database to specify in the position and/or the state of operation of said feedlot vehicle represented within said model of said feedlot.