Michael M Do

US Patent:

20190080158, Mar 14, 2019

Filed:

Sep 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/760792

Inventors:

- Boston MA, US
- Cambridge MA, US
Michael T DO - Brookline MA, US
Alexander B Wiltschko - Brookline MA, US
Sandeep Robert Datta - Newton MA, US

Assignee:

Children's Medical Center Corporation - Boston MA
President and Fellows of Harvard College - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
A01K 1/03
A01K 29/00
G06K 9/20

Abstract:

A device for detecting and recording animal behavior is provided. The device includes at least one corral that defines a contained field, the base surface of the at least one corral being sensitive to the animal's footprint. The device also includes an image capturing device that cooperates with the base surface to capture a first video frame in which at least one of a tail, body and head of the animal is illuminated by a light below the animal and a second video frame in which both a profile of a full footprint and a profile of a toe print of the animal when the animal is standing on its toes is illuminated by a light that is totally internally reflected within the base surface. A control system is arranged to control the image capturing device to capture the first and second video frames.

US Patent:

20180260645, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

Sep 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/760768

Inventors:

- Boston MA, US
Clifford J. Woolf - Newton MA, US
Michael T. Do - Brookline MA, US

Assignee:

Children's Medical Center Corporation - Boston MA

International Classification:

G06K 9/20
A01K 29/00
A01K 1/03
A61B 5/00
A61B 5/11

Abstract:

A device for detecting and recording animal behavior is provided. The device includes at least one corral that defines a contained field, the base surface of the at least one corral being sensitive to the animal's footprint. The device also includes an image capturing device that cooperates with the base surface to capture both a profile of the animal's full footprint and a profile of the animal's toe print when the animal is standing on its toes. In some embodiments, a first light is totally internally reflected within the base surface and a second light illuminates at least one of a tail, body and head of the animal from below the animal. In some embodiments, the first and second lights are produced from first and second light sources.