Patent ID: 8412315

Claim:
A method of operating a processor for assessing health condition of a non-human animal from a preselected animal species under study, the method comprising: receiving heart rate information at the processor from the non-human animal under study over a wireless communication link until sufficient data has been collected for reliable health condition assessment; performing heart rate variability (HRV) analysis by the processor on the received heart rate information for determining autonomic dynamics of the animal under study with respect to a species of which the animal under study is a member, wherein the HRV analysis relates to time domain HRV data and frequency domain HRV data of the received heart rate information that are evaluated with respect to physiological states and corresponding health condition for the time domain HRV data and frequency domain HRV data for the species of the animal under study; generating a health condition report by the processor for the animal under study based on a plurality of data values generated from the HRV analysis such that the data values are substantially within a range of numerical magnitude that corresponds to a predetermined health condition report characterization of the animal under study, wherein the characterization indicates whether the animal under study is fit for physical exertion; wherein the received heart rate information includes data that provides accurate information relating to heart rate and heart interbeat interval (IBI) of the animal species under study.