Robert Jason Daniel

US Patent:

20050217589, Oct 6, 2005

Filed:

Apr 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/816660

Inventors:

Brace Daniel - Brownsboro AL, US
David Salazar - Huntsville AL, US
Robert Daniel - Nashville TN, US

International Classification:

A01K001/10

US Classification:

119051020

Abstract:

An adaptable and configurable automated, trackless, and self-propelled robot system for agitating the poultry within the corrosive environment of a poultry house. Use of our system will help to maximize poultry growth-to-feed-consumed ratios, as well as save time, effort, and expense for poultry farmers agitating their birds by walking them or having them walked.

US Patent:

62126490, Apr 3, 2001

Filed:

Dec 30, 1997

Appl. No.:

9/001119

Inventors:

Jeffrey S. Yalowitz - Huntsville AL
Robert S. Daniel - Huntsville AL
Laura L. Pullum - Dacula GA
Peter A. Kiss - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

Sentar, Inc. - Huntsville AL

International Classification:

G06F 1100

US Classification:

714 31

Abstract:

The application of a fault tolerance technique to the intelligent agent technology to create a highly-reliable distributed computing system. The present invention relates to the merger of software fault tolerance techniques to cooperative intelligent agents to provide highly reliable coordination of interactions between computer systems, even when data is corrupt, when available information is incomplete, or when synchronization of the computer systems is imperfect. Agents engaged in an interaction exchange information. Received information is acceptance tested to determine if the information indicates the occurrence of a fault. If the information is outside a range of expected values, or otherwise does not take the form of expected information, a fault is indicated. A fault tolerance technique is employed to overcome the fault. One such technique is the retry block software fault technique.