Systems and Methods for Determining Data Relating to an Animal Based on Prioritized Information
Described herein are systems and methods for tracking an animal comprising—for example: an electronic device configured to be implanted within an animal and comprising: one or more sensors configured to determine information relating to the animal; a memory device configured to store the information relating to the animal; a communication interface configured to wirelessly and transcutaneously communicate the information to an external device according to predetermined priority rules; and a battery device for providing power to at least one of the one or more sensors or the communication interface.
1 . A system for tracking an animal comprising:
an electronic device configured to be implanted within an animal and comprising:
(a) one or more sensors configured to determine information relating to the animal;
(b) a memory device configured to store the information relating to the animal;
(c) a communication interface configured to wirelessly and transcutaneously communicate the information to an external device according to predetermined priority rules; and
(d) a battery device for providing power to at least one of the one or more sensors or the communication interface.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises an accelerometer, a magnetometer, and a gyroscope.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the communication interface is configured to wirelessly and transcutaneously communicate to the external device information derived from the accelerometer, the magnetometer, and the gyroscope, the information derived from the accelerometer having a higher priority than the information derived from the magnetometer and gyroscope.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the information derived from the magnetometer is used with the information derived from the accelerometer to estimate a distance and direction traveled by the animal.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the information derived from the gyroscope is used with the information derived from the accelerometer to estimate a distance traveled by the animal.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the priority of the information derived from the accelerometer and magnetometer is lowered during light activity periods of the animal.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the light activity periods of the animal comprise periods in which the animal is resting, sleeping, eating, urinating, or defecating.
8 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the priority of the information derived from the gyroscope is heightened during periods in which the animal is performing intense physical activity.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the periods in which the animal is performing intense physical activity comprise periods in which the animal is running or jumping.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is configured to wirelessly communicate the information via Wi-Fi.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is configured to wirelessly communicate the information via one or more of Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, or a Medical Implant Communication System band.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is configured to wirelessly communicate the information via an unlicensed band.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured to determine biometric information relating to the animal.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the biometric information comprises at least one of glucose information relating to the animal, heart rate information relating to the animal, blood oxygen information relating to the animal, respiration rate information relating to the animal, or temperature information relating to the animal.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured to be injected within the animal.
16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface is configured to wirelessly and transcutaneously communicate the information according to a schedule.
17 . A method for tracking an animal comprising:
implanting an electronic device within an animal, the electronic device comprising:
(a) one or more sensors configured to determine the information relating to the animal;
(b) a memory device operably coupled to the one or more sensors;
(c) a communication interface operably coupled to the one or more sensors or the memory device; and
(d) a battery device for providing power to at least one of the one or more sensors or the communication interface determining, using the one or more sensors, information relating to the animal;
storing, by the memory device, the information relating to the animal; and
wirelessly and transcutaneously communicating, by the communication interface, the information relating to the animal to an external device according to predetermined priority rules.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the electronic device comprises an accelerometer, a magnetometer, and a gyroscope.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the communication interface is configured to wirelessly and transcutaneously communicate to the external device information derived from the accelerometer, the magnetometer, and the gyroscope, the information derived from the accelerometer having a higher priority than the information derived from the magnetometer and gyroscope.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the priority of the information derived from the accelerometer and magnetometer is lowered during light activity periods of the animal.