Animal control system
AssigneeWildlife Protection Management, Inc.
InventorsRoch Hart, Jaime Pulido, Jonathan Michael West
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Abstract
An animal injection system under the control of a remote operator. The system may be used to inject animals with medications and/or RFID chips. Food bait is provided in such a manner as to require an animal to expose its chest and underside. Cameras are used to determine the orientation of the animal and its gender. Images of the animal are sent to the remote operator who determines whether or not to inject an animal. Cellphone networks may be used to transmit animal images to the remote operator and send commands from the operator to the injection system. The system may include a temperature control system to maintain medications in a pre-selected temperature range.
Claims20
An animal injection apparatus comprising:
- an animal bait bay;
- an injection system, including a fixed dart injection bay, disposed adjacent to the bait bay;
- a first camera positioned to enable a remote operator to detect when an animal has exposed its chest to said injection system;
- a second camera positioned to enable the remote operator to determine the gender of the animal;
- and
- a transmitter to send images from the cameras to the remote operator.
A method for injecting animals, the method comprising:
- providing a bait station to attract an animal;
- providing an injection station, including a fixed dart injection bay, adjacent to the bait station;
- transmitting one or more first images showing the presence of an animal at the bait station and one or more second images showing the underside of the animal to a remote operator;
- and
- injecting the animal based on a command by the operator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.