Patent ID: 9060679
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A01K,A61B

Abstract:
1. An animal health monitoring system, comprising: a ruminant bolus transponder comprising at least one physiological sensor, a microcontroller with memory, a low frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver, and a high frequency radio frequency transmitter; at least one high frequency radio frequency (RF) transceiver device comprising at least one physiological sensor, a microcontroller, and a high frequency radio frequency transceiver; and at least one base station comprising a high frequency radio frequency transceiver; wherein the high frequency radio frequency transceiver device is proximally located to the ruminant bolus transponder; wherein the ruminant bolus transponder periodically emerges from a low power dormant state and measures data comprising at least one sensor measurement comprising time and date data; wherein the ruminant bolus transponder is configured to store the measured data using the memory connected to the microcontroller in the ruminant bolus; wherein the ruminant bolus transponder periodically emerges from a low power dormant state and transmits the stored data in the memory to the proximally located device via high frequency RF transmission; and wherein the ruminant bolus transponder can be spontaneously activated by a low frequency scanner.