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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Hurnik, Prince Edward Island, CA;
William P Ireland, Prince Edward Island, CA;
Barry W Stahlbaum, Prince Edward Island, CA;
Wendell E Dawson, Prince Edward Island, CA;
Assignee:
University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128774 ; 119174 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for remote sensing of livestock, using a thermographic image sensing system, in order to determine one or more of the number, weight, location, temperature, carcass pH, etc., of animals in a surveillance area. A thermographic image comprising pixels of the area is sent to a digitizing board in a microcomputer, where the image is converted into a number array. The numbers are then interpreted by software to provide the desired information in a decipherable form.