Intensity variation device for training animals
AssigneeRadio Systems Corporation
InventorsGreg Gillis, James L. Jameson
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Abstract
An apparatus for an animal training device including audible and electrical stimulation. A transmitting unit provides control signals to a receiving unit, which includes a receiver, a processor, and a switch connected to a transformer and electrodes. The processor provides signals of that vary the current that produces electrical pulses of varying voltage levels, which are applied at the electrodes and provide electrical stimulation of an animal for training.
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An apparatus for training an animal in which an audible and a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said apparatus comprising:
- a transmitting unit sending a coded signal having an identification code, a stimulation type code, and a stimulation level code, said stimulation type code including a beep code and a shock code;
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- a receiver unit including
- a receiver responsive to said coded signal from said transmitting unit;
- a processor for decoding said coded signal;
- a speaker producing a beep in response to said beep code, said speaker controlled by said processor;
- a switch array controlled by said processor in response to said shock code, said processor controlling a plurality of pulse streams applied to said switch array, a number of said plurality of pulse streams related to a value of said stimulation level code;
- a transformer electrically connected to said switch array, said transformer producing an output pulse having a pulse voltage related to said number of said plurality of pulse streams applied to said switch array;
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- at least one electrode electrically connected to said transformer and located proximal the animal;
- whereby said animal is stimulated by said electrode when said electrode is energized by said transformer.
An apparatus for training an animal in which a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said apparatus comprising:
- a processor that monitors for a coded signal, verifies an identification code in said coded signal, determines whether an electrical stimulation is to be generated, and generates a plurality of pulse streams;
- a switch array controlled by said processor, said processor controlling a number of said plurality of pulse streams applied to said switch array;
- a transformer electrically connected to said switch array, said transformer producing an output pulse having a pulse voltage related to number of said plurality of pulse streams applied to said switch array;
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- at least one electrode electrically connected to said transformer and located proximal the animal;
- whereby said animal is stimulated by said electrode when said electrode is energized by said transformer.
An apparatus for training an animal in which a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said apparatus comprising:
- a processor that monitors a receiver for a coded signal, verifies an identification code in said coded signal, determines whether an electrical stimulation is to be generated, and generates a plurality of pulse streams;
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- a means for producing an electrical stimulation based on an output of said processor.
An apparatus for training an animal in which a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said apparatus comprising:
- a means for receiving a coded signal;
- a means for decoding said coded signal;
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- a means for producing an electrical stimulation based on said coded signal.
In an apparatus for training an animal in which a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, a memory medium comprising software programmed to provide for controlling the stimulation applied to the animal by a process comprising:
- a) receiving an electronic signal representing a request message to stimulate the animal, said request message including an identification code, and a stimulation level code;
- b) determining whether an electrical stimulation is to be generated to stimulate the animal;
- c) generating a plurality of pulse streams;
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- d) outputting said plurality of pulse streams to a switch array that produces a signal having a current corresponding to said stimulation level code.
A method for training an animal in which an audible and a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said method comprising:
- a) monitoring for a coded signal representing a request message to stimulate the animal, said coded signal including an identification code and a stimulation level code;
- b) determining whether an electrical stimulation is requested;
- c) producing said electrical stimulation if requested, said electrical stimulation based on a current level corresponding to said stimulation level code, said step of producing said electrical stimulation further including a step of outputting a plurality of pulse streams to a switch array that produces said current level.
A method for training an animal in which a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said method comprising:
- a) monitoring for a coded signal representing a request message to stimulate the animal, said coded signal including an identification code and a stimulation level code;
- b) determining whether an electrical stimulation is requested;
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- c) if said electrical stimulation is requested:
- c1) determining a number of pulse streams to be applied to a switch array to produce a current corresponding to said stimulation level code;
- c2) generating said number of pulse streams having a fixed pulse width, a fixed frequency, and a fixed pulse voltage;
- c3) generating a current from said number of pulse streams;
- c4) generating an output pulse stream from said current;
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- c5) making said output pulse stream available to the animal.
A method for training an animal in which a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said method comprising:
- a) monitoring a receiver for a coded signal representing a request message to stimulate the animal, said coded signal including an identification code and a stimulation level code;
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- b) if an electrical stimulation is requested by said coded signal:
- b1) determining a current corresponding to said stimulation level code;
- b2) generating said current from a switch array receiving at least one input pulse stream, said current being independent of a pulse width, a frequency, and a pulse voltage of each one of said at least one input pulse stream;
- b3) applying said current to a transformer to generate an output pulse stream;
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- b4) making said output pulse stream available to the animal.
A method for training an animal in which an audible and a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said method comprising:
- a) monitoring for a coded signal representing a request message to stimulate the animal, said coded signal including an identification code and a stimulation level code;
- b) determining whether an electrical stimulation is requested;
- c) producing said electrical stimulation if requested, said electrical stimulation based on a current level corresponding to said stimulation level code;
- d) determining whether an audible stimulation is requested;
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- e) producing said audible stimulation if requested.
A method for training an animal in which an audible and a variable level electrical stimulation is applied to the animal, said method comprising:
- a) monitoring for a coded signal representing a request message to stimulate the animal, said coded signal including an identification code and a stimulation level code;
- b) determining whether an electrical stimulation is requested;
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- c) producing said electrical stimulation if requested, said electrical stimulation based on a current level corresponding to said stimulation level code, said step of producing said electrical stimulation comprising:
- c1) determining said current level corresponding to said stimulation level code;
- c2) generating at least one input pulse stream having a fixed pulse width, a fixed frequency, and a fixed pulse voltage;
- c3) applying at least one input pulse stream to a switch array to produce said current level in a pulse transformer;
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- c4) producing a stimulation pulse stream from said at least one input pulse stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.