US 12,461,116 B2
Control unit and a liquid container insertable in a milk analysis apparatus
Claus Dallerup Rasmussen, Tumba (SE); and John Slaaby, Tumba (SE)
Assigned to DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba (SE)
Appl. No. 17/618,812
Filed by DELAVAL HOLDING AB, Tumba (SE)
PCT Filed Jun. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/SE2020/050585
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 13, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/251459, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1950718-5 (SE), filed on Jun. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0232797 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 35/00 (2006.01); A01J 5/013 (2006.01); G01N 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 35/00722 (2013.01) [A01J 5/0131 (2013.01); G01N 33/04 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system (10) comprising:
a milk analysis apparatus (120) comprising a first wireless communication device (210) and a control unit (240);
a liquid container (135);
a milk extracting arrangement (110) operating in conjunction with the milk analysis apparatus (120) to extract milk from a dairy animal,
wherein the liquid container (135) is insertable into the milk analysis apparatus (120),
the liquid container comprising a memory device (230) and a second wireless communication device (220) configured for information exchange with the control unit (240) of the milk analysis apparatus (120) when the liquid container (135) is inserted into the milk analysis apparatus (120),
wherein the memory device (230) is configured to receive information concerning a remaining amount of liquid in the liquid container (135) from the control unit (240) of the milk analysis apparatus (120), via the second wireless communication device (220), and store the received information,
wherein the milk analysis apparatus (120) is comprised of the first wireless communication device (210) for communication with the memory device (230) of the liquid container (135) via the second wireless communication device (220) comprised in the liquid container (135), and
wherein the control unit (240) is configured to:
obtain a signal associated with a consumed liquid amount of the liquid container (135), during a liquid extraction session; and
transmit information related to the consumed liquid amount via the first wireless communication device (210), for storage in the memory device (230) of the liquid container (135).