Selective Predator Incapacitation Device & Methods (SPID)
OwnerPaul J. Weberinventor
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Abstract
Selective predator incapacitation devices, along with related methods and systems. In some embodiments, the device may comprise an enclosure comprising an exterior opening. A gate may be positioned within the exterior opening, which gate may be selectively openable to allow for receipt of a head of a predator therethrough. Some embodiments may incorporate facial recognition or other anatomical feature recognition to ensure that only the desired predator, or only mostly the desired predator, is captured and/or incapacitated by the device. The device may further comprise means for incapacitating the predator.
Claims20
A predator incapacitation device, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising an exterior opening;
- a gate positioned within the exterior opening, wherein the gate is selectively openable to allow for receipt of a head of a predator therethrough;
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- means for incapacitating the predator.
A predator detection and incapacitation device, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising an exterior opening;
- an attractant configured to draw a predator towards the exterior opening;
- a camera positioned and configured to take images of an external environment adjacent to the enclosure;
- one or more processors configured to receive images from the camera;
- an anatomical recognition module operably coupled with the camera and the one or more processors, wherein the anatomical recognition module is configured to use images from the camera to identify a likelihood that an animal adjacent to the enclosure is a selected predator;
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- means for incapacitating the predator.
A predator incapacitation device, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising an exterior opening;
- a gate configured to selectively open the exterior opening;
- a camera positioned and configured to take images of an external environment adjacent to the enclosure;
- one or more processors configured to receive images from the camera;
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- an anatomical recognition module operably coupled with the camera and the one or more processors, wherein the anatomical recognition module is configured to use images from the camera to selectively actuate the gate to open the exterior opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.