# US 11,304,415 B2 · Wireless control system for outdoor recreation motors > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,304,415 B2 - Document ID: US11304415B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/931,537 - Filed: 2020-05-13 - Published: 2020-12-03 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-01 - Assignees: Pinteal, LLC - Applicants: Pinteal, LLC - Inventors: Christian Herrington; Daniel Salzman; Christopher Leypoldt - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11304415B2 ## CPC - A01M 31/06: Decoys - G08C 17/02: using a radio link - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Apparatus and associated methods relate to an integrated and packaged control system that can be implemented in and compatible with different types of decoys such that the decoys can be remotely controlled via a user's personal computing device. In an illustrative example, the control system may include a package that houses a package that houses a processing engine, a communication interface, a connector, and a data store. The data store may contain different settings of different types of decoys and corresponding control signals. The input/output terminal may be configured to communicate electrical signals between the interior of the package and the exterior of the package. By providing the control system, different types of decoys may be controlled remotely. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control system, comprising: an input/output terminal; a processing engine; a communication interface operably coupled to the processing engine, wherein the communication interface is configured to provide interconnection between the control system and a personal computing device; a connector, operably connected to the input/output terminal and the processing engine; and, a data store coupled to the processing engine and containing a program of instructions that, when executed by the processing engine, cause the processing engine to perform operations to control one or more motors in response to a user command signal, the operations comprising: (a) determining, by the processing engine, a type of decoy connected with the control system in response to a user's command signal to control the connected decoy; (b) retrieving, by the processing engine, corresponding control signals from the data store in response to the user's command signal and the determined type of decoy; and, (c) instructing, by the processing engine, the connector to send the control signals to regulate one or more motors of the connected decoy, a portable package, configured to be supported by the connected decoy, that houses the input/output terminal, the processing engine, the communication interface, the connector and the data store, wherein the input/output terminal is configured to be pluggably and operably coupled with the connected decoy to communicate electrical signals, through the connector, between an interior of the portable package and at least one existing element of the connected decoy exterior to the portable package. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control system of claim 1, wherein the portable package comprises a unitary body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control system of claim 1, wherein the connector is configured to couple with at least one motor and battery in the decoy, the at least one existing element of the decoy comprising the at least one motor and battery. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The control system of claim 1, further comprising: a reverse voltage protection circuit operably coupled to the connector; and, a voltage regulator operably coupled to the reverse voltage protection circuit and the processing engine. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The control system of claim 4, wherein the portable package further houses the reverse voltage protection circuit and the voltage regulator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The control system of claim 1, wherein the communication interface comprises a Bluetooth chip. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The control system of claim 1, wherein the communication interface comprises a transceiver circuit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The control system of claim 4, further comprising: a LED indicator electrically coupled to the voltage regulator and the processing engine. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control system of claim 1, further comprising: a data transfer interface configured to receive or transmit data from an outside data storage device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The control system of claim 9, wherein the outside data storage device comprises a flash drive. ### Claim 11 A control system, comprising: an input/output terminal; a processing engine; a communication interface operably coupled to the processing engine, wherein the communication interface is configured to provide interconnection between the control system and a personal computing device; a connector, operably connected to the input/output terminal and the processing engine; a motor driver, operably connected to the connector and the processing engine; and, a data store coupled to the processing engine and containing a program of instructions that, when executed by the processing engine, cause the processing engine to perform operations to control one or more motors in response to a user command signal, the operations comprising: (a) determining, by the processing engine, a type of decoy connected with the control system in response to a user's command signal to control the connected decoy; (b) retrieving, by the processing engine, corresponding control signals from the data store in response to the user's command signal and the determined type of decoy; and, (c) instructing, by the processing engine, the connector to send the control signals to regulate one or more motors of the connected decoy, a portable package, configured to be supported by the connected decoy, that houses the input/output terminal, the processing engine, the communication interface, and the data store, wherein the input/output terminal is configured to be pluggably and operably coupled with the connected decoy to communicate electrical signals, through the connector, between an interior of the portable package and at least one existing element of the connected decoy exterior to the package. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The control system of claim 11, wherein the portable package comprises a unitary body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The control system of claim 11, wherein the connector is configured to couple with at least one motor and battery in the decoy, the at least one existing element of the connected decoy comprising the at least one motor and battery. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The control system of claim 11, further comprising: a reverse voltage protection circuit operably coupled to the connector; and, a voltage regulator operably coupled to the reverse voltage protection circuit and the processing engine. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The control system of claim 14, wherein the portable package further houses the reverse voltage protection circuit and the voltage regulator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The control system of claim 11, wherein the communication interface comprises a Bluetooth chip. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The control system of claim 11, wherein the communication interface comprises a transceiver circuit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The control system of claim 14, further comprising: a LED indicator electrically coupled to the voltage regulator and the processing engine. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The control system of claim 11, further comprising: a data transfer interface configured to receive or transmit data from an outside data storage device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The control system of claim 19, wherein the outside data storage device comprises a flash drive.