Social group management system and method therefor
In a method and system for managing a social group, the method includes determining a group member behavior from a member position relative to the social group, and inferring a member state from the member behavior. Spatial, spatio-temporal, and biometric data may be used. A social group management system includes an inference engine that infers a member state from the behavior of a monitored member. Another social group management method includes characterizing a first monitored member of the social group as a first discrete element; characterizing at least a second monitored member of the social group as at least a second discrete element; and determining a characteristic displacement between the first monitored member and at least the second monitored member in accordance with a discrete element method.
1. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of passive tags coupled with each animal of a plurality of animals over a period of time, each signal comprising geospatial data;
determining spatiotemporal distribution of the plurality of animals within an observation region over a period of time based on the geospatial data from each of the plurality of passive tags;
determining a wellness state of a first animal of the plurality of animals based on the spatiotemporal distribution of the plurality of animals; and
transmitting an alert in response to the wellness state.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wellness state comprises a breeding state or a health state of the first animal.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the wellness state of the first animal includes determining the proximity of the first animal to a point or region of attraction within the observation region.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the point or region of attraction includes one or more of water, shade, swales, food, mineral supplements, and water supplements.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the wellness state of the first animal includes determining the proximity of the first animal to a point or region of repulsion within the observation region.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the point or region of repulsion includes one or more of mound, dips, unevenly illuminated areas, toxic plants, trees, washes, fences, and bluffs.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining a wellness state of a first animal of the plurality of animals includes referencing a record database for data on the first animal of the plurality of animals.
8. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of passive tags coupled with each animal of a plurality of animals over a period of time, each signal comprising geospatial data;
determining spatiotemporal distribution of the plurality of animals within an observation region over a period of time based on the geospatial data from each of the plurality of passive tags;
determining a wellness state of a subset of animals of the plurality of animals based on the spatiotemporal distribution of the plurality of animals; and
updating a record database that includes information about the plurality of animals with the wellness state of the subset of animals.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the record database includes one or more of the following: predetermined attributes of each animal, empirical observations about each animal, and biometric data about each animal.
10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the wellness state comprises a breeding state or a health state of the first animal.
11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein determining the wellness state of the first animal includes determining the proximity of the first animal to a point or region of attraction within the observation region.
12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the point or region of attraction includes one or more of water, shade, swales, food, mineral supplements, and water supplements.
13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein determining the wellness state of the first animal includes determining the proximity of the first animal to a point or region of repulsion within the observation region.
14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the point or region of repulsion includes one or more of mound, dips, unevenly illuminated areas, toxic plants, trees, washes, fences, and bluffs.
15. The method according to claim 8 , wherein determining a wellness state of a first animal of the plurality of animals includes referencing a record database for data on the first animal of the plurality of animals.
16. A system comprising:
a wireless input channel;
a record database that includes information about the plurality of animals;
a process communicatively coupled with the wireless input channel and the record database, the processor includes instructions to:
receive a plurality of signals from a plurality of passive tags coupled with each animal of a plurality of animals over a period of time via the wireless input, each signal comprising geospatial data;
determine spatiotemporal distribution of the plurality of animals within an observation region over a period of time based on the geospatial data from each of the plurality of passive tags;
determine a wellness state of a subset of animals of the plurality of animals based on the spatiotemporal distribution of the plurality of animals; and
updating the record database with the wellness state of the subset of animals.
17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein determining the wellness state of the first animal includes determining the proximity of the first animal to a point or region of attraction within the observation region.
18. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the point or region of attraction includes one or more of water, shade, swales, food, mineral supplements, and water supplements.
19. The system according to claim 16 , wherein determining the wellness state of the first animal includes determining the proximity of the first animal to a point or region of repulsion within the observation region.
20. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the point or region of repulsion includes one or more of mound, dips, unevenly illuminated areas, toxic plants, trees, washes, fences, and bluffs.