Patent CA-3092159-A1 (CA)
Title: Methods and apparatuses for providing a reference value to be used for controlling the calibration of a milk meter
Inventor: PERSSON PER
IPC: A01J5/01
Filed: 2019-04-09
Abstract: CA 03092159 2020-08-24 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1 11111 1111111 11 111111 111 11111 11111111 1 1 111 11111111111111 1111 1111 111 11111111111 111 1111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2019/199223 Al 17 October 2019 (17.10.2019) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: HR, HU, ED, EL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, AO1J 5/01 (2006.01) KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (21) International Application Number: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, PCT/SE2019/050330 SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (22) International Filing Date: TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. 09 April 2019 (09.04.2019) (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (25) Filing Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (26) Publication Language: English UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (30) Priority Data: TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 1850426-6 13 April 2018 (13.04.2018) SE EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, EE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (71) Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB [SE/SE]; P.O. TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, Box 39, 147 21 Tumba (SE). KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (72) Inventor: PERSSON, Per; c/o: DeLaval International AB, P.O. Box 39, 147 21 Tumba (SE). Declarations under Rule 4.17: ¨ as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a (74) Agent: LILLIEHORN, Tobias; DeLaval International -- patent (Rule 4. 17(ii)) AB, Intellectual Property Support/Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 39, 147 21 Tumba (SE). Published: ¨ with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every = kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (54) Title: METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING A REFERENCE VALUE TO BE USED FOR CONTROLLING THE CALIBRATION OF A MILK METER (57) Abstract: This disclosure generally relates milking systems and, in particular, FIGURE 5 5.Q.Q automatic milking systems. The disclosure presents methods, apparatuses and corn-. Wan FM flow deb3 delerrnine rnilk fow profile oio puter program for providing a reference value to be used for controlling a calibration tes br Record id& flow ------ indrodual nclking ,511 of at least one milk meter in a milking system. In accordance with one embodiment, a &misda each 1 minel method may comprise obtaining (510) milk flow data for a plurality of milking animals ---------------------------- k--..)12 to determine a milk flow profile for each milking animal of the plurality of milking animals;comparing (520) the determined milk flow profiles to establish a subset of milk flow profiles that meets a pre-defined selection criteria; determining (530) said 520 reference value based on the established subset of milk flow profiles; and providing mom= ====Compere milk lc,o profiee to ertebrtrhrebe et ofrolk flow proflee (540) the determined reference value for controlling a subsequent calibration of at least one milk meter in a milking system. Compare nnik firm profiles agog target inlk low profile r.---'221 mENNEN 130 MENNEN mENNENDetermieerefereeceealry 540 OptionA 541 WM CMINallOn 542 OPt/On Transmit mange IneludIng deformed 543 reference value