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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Src, Inc., North Syracuse, NY (US);
Timothy Francis Moshier, Fulton, NY (US);
Kenton Arthur Doctor, East Syracuse, NY (US);
Stephanie A. C. Schuckers, Canton, NY (US);
Sean K. Banerjee, Hannawa Falls, NY (US);
Boyang Li, Potsdam, NY (US);
ACUMEN DETECTION, INC., Cazenovia, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for identifying a dairy animal, the method comprising the steps of: providing an identification system comprising an imaging device and a database of stored vein patterns; obtaining at least one image of at least a portion of an udder of the dairy animal; extracting a vein pattern from the at least one image; comparing the extracted vein pattern to the database of stored vein patterns; and identifying, based on said comparison, the dairy animal in the database of stored vein patterns.