JP2005182827A - Carrier pigeon confirmation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier pigeon confirmation system used for a flight race. <P>SOLUTION: This system is provided with at least one participation registration device, electronic rings for pigeons, and at least one detection device in a home pigeon house. Each electronic ring for a pigeon allows read and write without contacting the participation registration device, and is equipped with a transponder having a memory readable without contacting the detection device. The detection device is provided with a reading device, a timer, loaded transponder data, and a memory writable by an arrival time linked to it. In addition, the detection device is connected to at least one electronic camera, an image of the carrier pigeon having returned can be recorded by using the camera, and the recorded image data of the carrier pigeon can additionally be written in the memory of the detection device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a message pigeon confirmation system according to the premise part of claim 1.

  The pigeon confirmation system is a safe method against manipulation and is used in flight competition to determine the flight speed that has passed through the distance between the release position and the home pigeon in relation to the required flight time. It is used for the purpose of detecting the arrival time of the used pigeon. This size determines the location of the pigeon to use.

  Typically, a flight competition using a message pigeon is performed as follows. Each breeder transports his message pigeon equipped with an electronic ring for pigeons to the clubhouse, where the message pigeon is “entered” in the flight competition. The message pigeons with the electronic rings for pigeons attached to their legs are successively guided through the antenna of the participation registration device, and the participation registration is performed without contacting the participation registration device. As a result, transponder data can be read and / or exchanged and stored.

  Thereafter, the registered pigeons that have been registered for participation are "crated", i.e., placed in a transport cage and carried to the start position using a transport vehicle. At the start position (also called the pigeon position), the pigeons are “released”. In this case, all the transfer cages are opened simultaneously by the assistant or by the mechanical device at the start time, so that all the pigeons can leave the transfer cage and start flying towards the home pigeons.

  Upon arrival at the home pigeon house, the message pigeon is confirmed, that is, the arrival time of the message pigeon is detected by being linked to the ring number of the pigeon electronic ring. This is carried out without contact with the breeder's detection device, and the reading antenna of the detection device is arranged in the arrival area of the home pigeon, and reads the transpod data when the returned pigeon passes through the arrival area.

  Thereafter, the breeder transmits confirmation data of the returned pigeons to the club participation registration device. This may be accomplished through long distance data transfer or by transporting the detection device or at least the mobile memory to the club's registration device and transmitting the location data. Finally, all of the club data is analyzed by the club itself or with other competing clubs to determine the order of arrival.

  All keepers pay the start money, so the highest-paid pigeon keepers will win high winning prizes out of the money and their pigeons will be appreciated. Therefore, a pigeon breeder with a lower rank is tempted to perform a deception operation in the end, trying to acquire a high winning prize bonus only once. These cheating operations are intended to make it appear as if the pigeon arrived earlier than it actually arrived at the detection device in the home pigeon house.

  If the breeder can register his / her own message pigeon with the club registration device, the breeder will carry the pigeon's electronic ring hidden in his / her body and register the ring with the message pigeon. As a result, even if the electronic pigeon ring is not attached to the leg of the message pigeon, the registration device reads the data from the transponder memory and stores it in the registration device memory. Get written.

  Later, the breeder can manually move the pigeon electronic ring in the home pigeon near the reading antenna of the detection device, making it appear that his message pigeon has arrived within the expected recording time.

  By making it possible for the breeder to no longer register his / her own message pigeon, but to register only the other pigeon, it is possible to avoid the possibility of this cheating operation. However, this influences a favorite pigeon that malicious breeders can do and intentionally hurts or even kills the pigeon to prevent it from participating in the flight competition during registration. It can happen.

  If the breeder is unable to register his / her message pigeon with the club's registration device, the breeder will have the same second pigeon's electronic ring transponder memory with a copy of the registered pigeon's transponder data. This second ring can then be brought manually to the read antenna of the home pigeon detector. In this way, the breeder can appear as if his message pigeon arrived within the expected recording time.

  A number of means have been developed to counter such attempts of cheating, thereby making it more difficult to make copies, for example, encryption, read checking and modification of pigeon electronic ring data Rewrite or identify. However, these means increase the expense of software and hardware in terms of participation registration devices, pigeon electronic rings and detection devices, and data transmission time during participation registration and detection. Economic and technical limits are therefore set here.

  The rules for migrating pigeons in certain countries also impose additional checks. For example, a Dutch breeder must notify the club of the arrival of the pigeon by phone within 10 minutes after the arrival of the pigeon. In this way, if there is a suspicion of cheating operation, the latest inspection of the breeder's report is possible. In Taiwan, keepers must even bring pigeons to the clubhouse within 10 minutes after arrival of the pigeons to prove the return of the pigeons.

  The present invention aims to implement a message pigeon confirmation system based on the premise of claim 1 and is more reliable against attempts of cheating operation.

  This object is achieved by the features of the claims of the present patent application for the pigeon confirmation system according to the preamble of claim 1.

  Improvements and advantageous embodiments arise from the subclaims.

The present invention takes into account that, in addition to the pigeon electronic ring, if the valid confirmation data must include evidence that the message pigeon itself passes through the arrival area of the home pigeon, it will be more difficult to perform the aforementioned cheating operation. Based on. This can be achieved by adding additional image data for the message pigeon, which can then be compared in the club with the image data for the registered message pigeon. Since pigeons can be uniquely distinguished based on feather and eye color, images are a possible means of identification.
This can also make it unnecessary to transport directly to the clubhouse as evidence of arrival at the home pigeon.

  The detection device preferably comprises an encryption system, by which the transponder data, the arrival time and the image data can be inseparably linked to each other.

  In this way, it is more difficult to attempt cheating operations by subsequently replacing or processing individual data.

  Furthermore, the detection device can additionally comprise an analysis device for geographical coordinates from satellite satellite system reception data, and the memory of the detection device can additionally be writable by geographical coordinates.

  The additional consideration of geographic coordinates makes it more difficult to perform tricky operations. For example, in addition to a home pigeon, there are keepers who maintain a second pigeon some distance away. If the second pigeon is closer to the release position than the main pigeon, the breeder can use the message pigeon from the second pigeon but can identify the club as a message pigeon from the main pigeon. This type of cheating operation can only be found if the geographic coordinates of the location where the return of the pigeon is detected are also registered. If the position is not the home pigeon but the second pigeon, it is automatically distinguished that the coordinates are not the coordinates of the home pigeon.

  This auxiliary data can also be inseparably linked to the rest of the data by the encryption system, so that data exchange or subsequent processing and modification is more difficult.

  Furthermore, at least one camera may be coupled to the detection device via a bus system or a wireless interface.

  In this way, commercially available components (eg web cameras) can be used, the image data of which is supplied to the detection device in the same way as read transponder data via a read antenna. And this data can all be linked together in a modern way.

  In the case of multiple reading antennas and cameras of the same reading device, this can be achieved by providing image data with a time stamp during generation and / or temporary storage, thereby further reducing the time during reading and / or temporary storage. This can be accomplished by providing transponder data with stamps and finally linking image data and transponder data via identical or similar time stamps. The time stamp can be a relative time stamp or a real time stamp. In the case of relative time stamps, it is also related to the real time stamp provided by the timer. By combining the image data and the time stamp, an image sequence made up of a large number of individual images can be assigned in the correct order of the instants at which the transponder data is read.

  Preferably, the camera is attachable to a holder disposed on a landing plate on which a reading antenna of the detection device is mounted.

  This device makes it easy to mount and position the camera, and in addition, the uniform receiving direction and uniform receiving distance are determined in advance, so that the differentiated criteria for the registered registered pigeons are reliable and reproducible Once detected, the image data shows a uniform image and can be compared better.

  The camera on the holder is preferably already pointed at the landing plate.

  This makes it easy for the breeder to attach and ensures that the image at the moment of detection actually contains the differentiation criteria for the message pigeon. In this case, the holders can be located on both sides of the landing plate so as to position the cameras according to the arrangement of the arrival area towards the sun, so that the image is not directly damaged by incident sunlight.

  Furthermore, a lighting device can be attached to the holder.

  This allows the field to illuminate to produce a complete image, even in twilight and even when the camera is installed in a home pigeon to be better protected from direct sunlight or weather effects .

  If the multi-landing board is equipped with a reading antenna and a camera facing it, the landing board may include optical means for allocating between the reading antenna and the camera.

  In this way, installation and setup is simplified for the breeder. This is because the assignment between the reading antenna and the camera can be achieved automatically by the detection device.

  In addition, the camera can be used connected to a detection device via a serial bus and can include a dynamic address. In this type of camera, no fixed assignment is given to the reading antenna to which the camera is facing, and the camera assignment must therefore be detected again for each start of the pigeon confirmation system.

Accordingly, the present invention provides the following.
1. At least one participation registration device, an electronic ring for pigeons, and at least one detection device in the home pigeon house,
The electronic ring for pigeons has a memory that is readable and writable without contacting the registration device and having a readable memory without contacting the detection device;
A dove identification system comprising: a reading device; a timer; and a memory, the detection device writable by the read transponder data and the arrival time linked thereto,
The detection device is further connected to at least one electronic camera and can be used to record a camera image of the return of the message pigeon, and the memory of the detection device stores the image of the recorded message pigeon A message pigeon confirmation system, which is further writable by data.
2. 2. The pigeon confirmation system according to item 1, wherein the memory of the detection device is writable by the image data linked to the arrival time.
3. 3. The pigeon confirmation system according to item 1 or 2, characterized in that the detection device comprises an encryption system, by which the transponder data, arrival time and image data can be inseparably linked to each other. .
4). Item 1. The detection device further comprises an integrated analysis device of geographic coordinates from data received from a satellite navigation system, wherein the memory of the detection device is further writable by the geographic coordinates. 3. A pigeon confirmation system according to any one of 3 above.
5). Item 5. The pigeon confirmation system of item 4, wherein the transponder data, arrival time, image data, and geographic coordinates can be inseparably linked to each other by using the cryptographic system.
6). 6. The message pigeon confirmation system according to any one of items 1 to 5, wherein the at least one camera is connected to the detection device via a bus system or a wireless interface.
7). 7. The information pigeon confirmation system according to any one of items 1 to 6, wherein the camera can be attached to a holder disposed on a landing plate on which a reading antenna of the reading device is mounted.
8). Item 8. The pigeon confirmation system according to item 7, wherein the camera on the holder is already directed to the landing plate.
9. 9. The information pigeon confirmation system according to item 7 or 8, characterized in that an illumination device can be attached to the holder.
10. Where there is a composite landing board equipped with a reading antenna and a camera pointed to it, the landing board comprises optical means for making an automatic assignment between the reading antenna and the camera, The message pigeon confirmation system according to any one of items 1 to 9.
11. If there is a composite landing board equipped with a reading antenna and a camera pointed to it, a time stamp meter is installed,
The time stamp meter is assigned a prior read antenna to link image data to the time stamp, transponder data to time stamp and / or the camera,
From item 1, characterized in that the transponder data linked to the time stamp and / or the image data linked to the time stamp can be linked further to a real time or relative time stamp written in a time meter and memory. 10. The pigeon confirmation system according to any one of 10 above.
12 If transponder data is linked to a time stamp and image data is linked to a time stamp, the transponder data and image data can be assigned via the time stamp and the assigned transponder data, Item 12. The pigeon confirmation system of item 11, wherein the data can be linked to a real time or relative time stamp that is jointly written to the time meter and memory.
13. Item 1 wherein the detection device comprises an interface, through which the data stored in the memory can be transmitted to a club registration device and / or a breeder's mobile data terminal. To 12 of the pigeon confirmation system.

  In the following, the present invention is illustrated in more detail by way of illustration of the illustrated embodiment.

  A component of the home pigeon house of the pigeon confirmation system includes a detection device 10, one interface 12 of which is connected to multiple reading antennas 14, 14 ′, 14 ″, 14 ′ ″, and the other interface. 16 is connected to multiple cameras 18, 18 ′, 18 ″, 18 ′ ″.

  The detection device 10 itself includes a computer 20 having a memory 22, a transmission / reception component 24, a multiplexer 26 for read antennas 14, 14 ', 14 ", 14"', a timer 28, and a satellite navigation system. And an apparatus 30 for analyzing geographic coordinates from received data. Since the complex data of the satellite navigation system also includes the clock time, a separate timer that provides a real-time stamp may also be essential and the geographic coordinate analyzer 30 can undertake this task. The timer 28 and the analysis device 30 are integrally disposed in the detection device 10, and as a result, it is considerably difficult to perform deception. Only the satellite antenna is arranged externally. In addition to controlling the individual components, the computer 20 can take on the encryption and combination of all data written to the memory 22.

  An interface 50 is provided to transmit the data in the memory 22 to the club registration device. Via this, the data in the memory 20 can be sent to the club's participation registration device via long distance data transmission or by bringing the entire reading device 10 directly for data transmission. A third possibility is to load data into the mobile memory 52 via the interface 50 and then output the data to the registration device after being transported to the club. However, the interface 50 can also be used to send data over the communication network to the breeder's mobile data terminal when the breeder is not in the home pigeon. Finally, the detection device 10 also has a display device 32 for visual display of the detected and stored data.

  In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1, four read antennas 14, 14 ', 14 ", 14" "are provided. They can also be implemented as double antennas with two loops between which the detector switches alternately, but each loop is only assigned to one arrival hole. In addition to the connectivity via interface 12 shown in FIG. 1, a read antenna with active components can also be coupled to interface 48 via a serial bus system. Read antennas with their active elements generate their own time stamps, which can be linked with the transponder data before it is transmitted to the computer 20, and again from the timer 28 real time data or satellite signals. The obtained analysis device 30 can be linked to real-time data.

  In addition to the reading antennas 14, 14 ′, 14 ″, 14 ′ ″, optical means 34, 34 ′, 34 ″, 34 ′ ″ (in this case LEDs) are also arranged on the arrival plate, tentatively a multiple camera Are used, they are sequentially activated at the moment of reading the read antenna, if the system is set up to allow the camera role for a particular read antenna.

  The four cameras are connected to the reading device 10 via the hub 36 and the USB interface. Similarly, in this case, the image data is generated when the cameras 18, 18 ′, 18 ″, 18 ′ ″ and / or the temporary storage or hub 36 of the cameras 18, 18 ′, 18 ″, 18 ″ ′ are generated. , Linked to its own timestamp. The description of the read antenna applies analogously to the processing of those time stamps. The time stamp is used for the purpose of recalculating so as to be able to specify a real time value during confirmation, taking into account time delay or data processing on the serial bus.

  In addition, a light source 38, 38 ′, 38 ″, 38 ′ ″ of the lighting system can also be provided, which can be turned on upon detecting the return of the pigeon and obtain a properly illuminated image. it can.

  In order to set up a reading device for confirming the return of the pigeon, first the cameras 18, 18 ', 18 ", 18'" are assigned to the reading antennas 14, 14 ', 14 ", 14"'. The This is accomplished by a setup mode controlled by the computer 20, where the optical means 34, 34 ', 34 "and 34'" are turned on in sequence, and the camera image is then projected by the optical means. Based on the image data, it is automatically linked to the reading antenna that the camera is facing.

  Alternatively, this procedure can also be accomplished manually by moving a dummy pigeon with an electronic ring from one to the next towards the reading antenna. The associated read antenna is then identified by the read procedure, and the camera is manually assigned to the associated read antenna to which it is facing in comparison of the camera image whether or not there is a dummy pigeon. Thereafter, the reading device is ready.

  If the pigeon returns after a competitive flight, the transponder data will be detected by the appropriate antenna via the electromagnetic coupling of the transponder of the pigeon electronic ring, and the pigeon will be in the arrival area so that it can be temporarily stored in the computer. Confirmation is achieved when passing through. At the same time, geographical data, clock time and date are also detected and stored temporarily. In addition, images taken by the camera are provided with a time stamp and temporarily stored.

  Subsequently, all data is then inseparably linked or encrypted by computer 20 and written to memory 22. The data can then be transmitted through the interface 50 already described above to the club registration device and / or to the caretaker's mobile data terminal. The image of the registered pigeon for participation is also stored in the club registration device or other storage media of the club, and it is possible to compare the content of the communication pigeon that has been confirmed for return with the registered registration pigeon.

  FIG. 2 shows a possible display of all data on the graphic interface. In the image of the pigeon taken by the camera, the following data is overlaid at the four corners of the image: the geographical coordinates of the home pigeons shown in the field 40, the flight number or the dove position shown in the field 42, eg The transponder data shown in the field 44 such as the identification number of the message pigeon, the pigeon ring number, and the association number of the message pigeon, the arrival time and the arrival date of the message pigeon shown in the field 46.

It is a figure which shows the schematic structure of the component part of the home pigeon house of a message pigeon confirmation system. FIG. 6 shows a possible display of all data on the graphic interface.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Detection apparatus 12 Interface 14, 14 ', 14'',14''' Read antenna 16 Interface 18, 18 ', 18'',18''' Camera 20 Computer 22 Memory 24 Transmission / reception component 26 Multiplexer 28 Timer 30 Analysis apparatus

Claims (13)

At least one participation registration device, an electronic ring for pigeons, and at least one detection device in the home pigeon house,
The electronic ring for pigeons has a memory that is readable and writable without contacting the registration device and having a readable memory without contacting the detection device;
A dove identification system comprising: a reading device; a timer; and a memory, the detection device writable by the read transponder data and the arrival time linked thereto,
The detection device is further connected to at least one electronic camera and can be used to record a camera image of the return of the message pigeon, and the memory of the detection device stores the image of the recorded message pigeon A message pigeon confirmation system, which is further writable by data. 2. The pigeon confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the memory of the detection device is writable by the image data linked to the arrival time. 3. A pigeon confirmation according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the detection device comprises an encryption system, using which the transponder data, arrival time and image data can be inseparably linked to each other. system. The detection device further comprises an integrated analysis device of geographic coordinates from data received from a satellite navigation system, and the memory of the detection device is further writable by the geographic coordinates. The pigeon confirmation system according to any one of items 1 to 3. 5. The pigeon confirmation system of claim 4, wherein the transponder data, arrival time, image data, and geographic coordinates can be inseparably linked to each other by using the cryptographic system. The message pigeon confirmation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the at least one camera is connected to the detection device via a bus system or a wireless interface. 7. The information pigeon confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the camera can be attached to a holder disposed on a landing plate on which a reading antenna of the reading device is mounted. 8. The pigeon confirmation system according to claim 7, wherein the camera on the holder is already directed to the landing plate. The message pigeon confirmation system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein a lighting device is attachable to the holder. Where there is a composite landing board equipped with a reading antenna and a camera pointed to it, the landing board comprises optical means for making an automatic assignment between the reading antenna and the camera, The message pigeon confirmation system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. If there is a composite landing board equipped with a reading antenna and a camera pointed to it, a time stamp meter is installed,
The time stamp meter is assigned a prior read antenna to link image data to the time stamp, transponder data to time stamp and / or the camera,
The time stamp and / or the transponder data linked to the image data linked to the time stamp may be further linked to a real time or relative time stamp written in a time meter and memory. To the pigeon confirmation system according to any one of 10 to 10. When transponder data is linked to a time stamp and image data is linked to a time stamp, the transponder data and image data can be assigned via the time stamp and the assigned transponder data, 12. The pigeon confirmation system of claim 11, wherein the data can be linked to a real time or relative time stamp that is jointly written to the time meter and memory. The detection device includes an interface, through which the data stored in the memory can be transmitted to a club registration device and / or a breeder's mobile data terminal. The pigeon confirmation system according to any one of 1 to 12.

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