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US 2014/0112105 A1Published application
Portable Noisemaker
AssigneeBird-B-Gone, Inc.
InventorBruce Donoho
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Abstract
An animal deterrent has a housing and a power source, a processor, and a sound emitter. The deterrent can be programmed by a user to perform one or more tasks. The deterrent can be manipulated via a touch-screen, a button, or a remote control and receiver. A sensor can be included to send a sensor signal when a temperature, sound, light, or other environmental condition is detected.
Claims18
A bird deterrent device, comprising:
- a housing that houses a sound emitter, a processor and a power supply;
- wherein the processor is coupled to a first database that is configured to allow storage of a plurality of sound files;
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- wherein the first database is configured to sync with a second database that is remote to the first database.
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A bird deterrent device, comprising:
- a housing that houses a sound emitter, a processor and a power supply;
- wherein the processor is coupled to a first database configured to allow storage of a plurality of sound files;
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- a sensor coupled to the housing, wherein the sensor is configured to detect at least one of a temperature, a light, a motion and a sound, and produce a sensor signal;
- and
- wherein the processor is configured to cause at least one of a sound emission, a change in volume, a change in frequency of sound emission, a powering on, and a powering off, as a function of the sensor signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.