MX2020011625A - Sistema de monitoreo de la salud de un animal de compa?ia. - Google Patents
Sistema de monitoreo de la salud de un animal de compa?ia.Info
- Publication number
- MX2020011625A MX2020011625A MX2020011625A MX2020011625A MX2020011625A MX 2020011625 A MX2020011625 A MX 2020011625A MX 2020011625 A MX2020011625 A MX 2020011625A MX 2020011625 A MX2020011625 A MX 2020011625A MX 2020011625 A MX2020011625 A MX 2020011625A
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- MX
- Mexico
- Prior art keywords
- companion animal
- health monitoring
- animal health
- monitoring system
- temperature
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K29/00—Other apparatus for animal husbandry
- A01K29/005—Monitoring or measuring activity
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K11/00—Marking of animals
- A01K11/006—Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals
- A01K11/008—Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals incorporating global positioning system [GPS]
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
- G08C17/00—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
- G08C17/02—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q9/00—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q2209/00—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems
- H04Q2209/40—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems using a wireless architecture
- H04Q2209/47—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems using a wireless architecture using RFID associated with sensors
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q2209/00—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems
- H04Q2209/50—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems using a mobile data collecting device, e.g. walk by or drive by
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- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Environmental Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Animal Husbandry (AREA)
- Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
- Birds (AREA)
- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
- Biophysics (AREA)
- Zoology (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Measuring And Recording Apparatus For Diagnosis (AREA)
- Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
- Selective Calling Equipment (AREA)
- Telephone Function (AREA)
Abstract
Se describen sistemas y métodos para monitorear la salud de un animal de compañía; en una modalidad, un sistema de monitoreo de la salud de un animal incluyendo un ensamblaje electrónico ubicado en un animal de compañía incluyendo un microprocesador, una fuente de energía conectada al microprocesador, y un transceptor y un microchip implantado en el animal de compañía e incluyendo memoria que almacena datos de identificación y un sensor de temperatura que mide la temperatura del animal de compañía, en donde el ensamblaje electrónico interroga el microchip para obtener datos de identificación y datos de temperatura y transmite los datos de identificación y los datos de temperatura.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US201462075745P | 2014-11-05 | 2014-11-05 | |
| US14/932,212 US9894884B2 (en) | 2014-11-05 | 2015-11-04 | Companion animal health monitoring system |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| MX2020011625A true MX2020011625A (es) | 2020-12-07 |
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Family Applications (2)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| MX2017005942A MX391639B (es) | 2014-11-05 | 2015-11-05 | Sistema de monitoreo de la salud de un animal de compañía. |
| MX2020011625A MX2020011625A (es) | 2014-11-05 | 2017-05-08 | Sistema de monitoreo de la salud de un animal de compa?ia. |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| MX2017005942A MX391639B (es) | 2014-11-05 | 2015-11-05 | Sistema de monitoreo de la salud de un animal de compañía. |
Country Status (11)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US9894884B2 (es) |
| EP (1) | EP3188648B1 (es) |
| JP (3) | JP6805434B2 (es) |
| CN (2) | CN112188323A (es) |
| AU (1) | AU2015343012B2 (es) |
| BR (1) | BR112017009451B1 (es) |
| CA (1) | CA2958699C (es) |
| ES (1) | ES2778301T3 (es) |
| MX (2) | MX391639B (es) |
| NZ (1) | NZ729229A (es) |
| WO (1) | WO2016073754A1 (es) |
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