Patent ID: 6104294
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A01K,A61B

Abstract:
A method of monitoring the motion intensity of a domestic animal, the animal being provided with sensor means for different motion states including a first, normal state and a second, particular state, and a transmitter operatively connected to the sensor means, comprising the steps of:determining by the sensor means, at periodically repeated times having time intervals therebetween of a first predetermined length, whether the animal during a next time interval has adopted the second, particular state and upon determining that the animal has adopted the second, particular state, counting the number of the first times; andtransmitting from the transmitter, at periodically repeated times occurring less frequent than the first time and having time intervals therebetween of a second predetermined length that is greater than the first predetermined length, information to an evaluation station, the transmitted information including the counted number of the first times corresponding to how many times after at least one previous transmission that the second, particular state has been adopted.