US 11,877,062 B2
Camera winch control for dynamic monitoring
Barnaby John James, Los Gatos, CA (US); Tatiana Kichkaylo, Mountain View, CA (US); Peter Kimball, Mountain View, CA (US); and Christopher Thornton, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on May 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/319,614.
Application 17/319,614 is a continuation of application No. 16/785,252, filed on Feb. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,089,227.
Prior Publication US 2021/0274101 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); A01K 61/13 (2017.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/695 (2023.01) [A01K 29/00 (2013.01); A01K 61/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30242 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a biomass monitoring system, the method comprising:
receiving sensor data regarding livestock that is contained in an enclosure and that is monitored by one or more sensors that are positioned by a winch subsystem;
determining that a quality of the sensor data satisfies one or more repositioning criteria comprising:
determining that an approximate number of livestock detected by the one or more sensors satisfies a threshold number, or
determining that track angles formed between tracks of two or more of the livestock and a horizontal plane satisfy a threshold track offset value, or
determining that a track duration of the two or more of the livestock stasfy a track threshold duration;
based on determining that the quality of the sensor data satisfies the one or more repositioning criteria, determining to update a position of the one or more sensors that are coupled to the winch; and
transmitting an instruction to the winch subsystem to move the one or more sensors to the updated position.