Wireless notification systems and methods for electronic rodent traps

A method of remotely monitoring an electronic rodent trapping device by a user, the trapping device having an RF transceiver, a base station in communication with said trapping device, and a server in communication with said base station and having a user interface, the method comprising:

• placing said trapping device in a set state;
• initiating, by said trapping device in response to detection of a rodent in the trapping device, an activation period;
• waiting, by the trapping device, a predetermined time period;
• determined by the trapping device, after the predetermined time period, in a first instance that the rodent has escaped from the trapping device and sending, by the trapping device, an RF transmission to said base station with a trap state indication of rodent has escaped;
• determining by the trapping device, after the predetermined time period, in a second instance that the rodent is still present in the trapping device and sending, by the trapping device, an RF transmission to said base station with a trap state indication of rodent presence still detected;
• and
• said base station being configured to receive said RF transmissions and to forward a notification to the server of the trap state indication when rodent presence is still detected,
• wherein the steps of determining by the trapping device whether the rodent has escaped or is still present include checking for an impedance consistent with a rodent across two conductive plates in the trapping device.

A method of remotely monitoring an electronic rodent trapping device by a user, the trapping device having a high-voltage output circuit and an RF transceiver, and a base station in communication with said trapping device and with a user interface, the method comprising:

• placing said trapping device in a set state;
• initiating, by said trapping device in response to a triggering condition, an activation period that includes activating the high-voltage output circuit for a time period;
• waiting, by the trapping device, a predetermined delay and then sending an RF transmission with an activation notification to said base station indicating the trapping device to be in a kill alert state;
• and
• storing a trapping device state data history that is accessible to the user through the user interface, said trapping device state data history including an activation notification history of the trapping device.