| CPC A01K 29/005 (2013.01) [A01K 11/004 (2013.01); A01K 11/006 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A device to dispose within the gastrointestinal tract of a livestock ruminant animal comprising:
a network interface;
a housing that defines a cavity, the cavity including disposed therein:
an identification tag;
a weighted element disposed within the cavity;
a power source comprising a capacitor and a battery;
a temperature sensor coupled with the power source, the temperature sensor to acquire at least one of temperature data of the livestock animal temperature data of the feed or temperature of water consumed by the livestock animal;
an accelerometer coupled with the power source, the accelerometer to acquire movement data of the livestock animal;
a data processing system having at least one processor and memory, the data processing system coupled with the power source and communicatively coupled with the temperature sensor and the accelerometer, the memory configured to store the temperature data and the movement data, the data processing system to acquire the temperature data and the movement data, the data processing system to transmit, via the network interface, the temperature data and the movement data; and
an activation receiver to receive an activation signal to activate the data processing system;
wherein the activation signal is a first connection request, and comprising the data processing system to:
receive, from the temperature sensor of the device, additional temperature data of the livestock animal;
receive, from the accelerometer of the device, additional movement data of the livestock animal;
transmit, responsive to the activation signal, via the network interface, to the server, a second connection request to establish a connection with the server; and
transmit, via the network interface using a connection with the server, the temperature data, the movement data, the additional temperature data, and the additional movement data.
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