Animal feeding system

1. An animal feeding system, comprising:

at least two animal feeders, a first animal feeder being configured to be separated from at least one other animal feeder by a first distance, the first distance being sufficient to prevent a first animal from simultaneously eating from the first feeder and interfering with at least one other animal eating from the at least one other feeder;

the first animal feeder being configured to allow access to the first animal feeder by a first animal when a condition to allow access by the first animal is met, and to communicate with at least one other animal feeder different from the first animal feeder to facilitate coordinating at least one action between the first animal feeder and the at least one other animal feeder;

the at least one other animal feeder being configured to allow access by at least one other animal different from the first animal when a condition to allow access by the at least one other animal is met, and to communicate with the first animal feeder to facilitate coordinating at least one action between the first animal feeder and the at least one other animal feeder,

where an animal feeder comprises:

a computing device;

a food container;

a cover coupled to the food container, the cover being moveable between a closed position and an open position, the food container being inaccessible to an animal when the cover is in the closed position, the food container being accessible to the animal when the cover is in the open position;

a cover-moving device operably coupled to the cover, the cover-moving device being operable, in response to a signal from the computing device, to move the cover from a closed position to an open position, and from an open position to a closed position;

a power supply;

a communication circuit operable to communicate with at least one other animal feeder;

an animal detection logic; and

an animal notification device.

2. The system of claim 1 , where the communication circuit is configured to communicate with the at least one other animal feeder using wireless communication.

3. The system of claim 1 , comprising a user communication logic, the user communication logic being operable to communicate with a remote user by one or more of, email, text message, picture mail, cellular phone call, and social media updates.

4. The system of claim 1 , comprising a fail-safe logic, the fail-safe logic being configured to detect a loss of power to the animal feeding system, and to cause the cover to move to the open position upon detection of a loss of power to the animal feeding system.

5. The system of claim 1 , comprising a digital camera, the digital camera being configured to record an image of the animal accessing the animal feeding system upon the access of the animal feeding system by the animal.

6. The system of claim 1 , the animal detection logic comprising:

at least one RFID transceiver located in the first animal feeder;

at least one RFID tag, the RFID tag comprising, a unique identifier associated with the animal feeder;

the RFID tag being attached to the first animal.

7. The system of claim 1 , the animal detection logic comprising:

a two-dimensional barcode reader located in the first animal feeder; and

a two-dimensional barcode tag, the tag comprising:

a two-dimensional barcode; and

a unique identifier associated with the tag;

the tag being attachable to the first animal.

8. The system of claim 1 , the power source comprising:

a primary power supply, and;

a backup power supply.

9. The system of claim 1 , the computing device being configured to store information on a history of feeding events.

10. The system of claim 1 , the computing device being configured to store information on the feeding of the animals, the information including the association of at least one RFID tag with at least one animal feeder, conditions to allow access by the at least one animal, fail-safe conditions, and feeding schedules.

11. The system of claim 1 , the computing device comprising an input/output device, the input/output device being configured to allow the user to change the information stored on the computing device.

12. An animal feeding system, comprising:

at least two animal feeders;

means for detecting a first animal within a first proximity of the first animal feeder;

means for controlling the first animal feeder to allow access by the first animal to the first animal feeder upon determining if a condition to allow access by a first animal to the first animal feeder is met;

means for communicating the access by the first animal to the first animal feeder to the at least one other animal feeder;

means for controlling the at least one other animal feeder to emit a signal detectable to the second animal;

means for controlling the at least one other animal feeder to allow access by the at least one other animal to the at least one other animal feeder;

means for recording an image of an animal feeding event;

means for communicating the occurrence of an animal feeding event to the user;

means for detecting a loss of power to the animal feeding system; and,

means for allowing access to the animal feeding system upon detection of a loss of power to the animal feeding system.