Photon modulation management system for stimulation of a desired response in birds

• US 10,182,557 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2018
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiant Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Xiant Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Suntych, Jon Daren
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Monica L
• Application Number:
  US15/907,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20180184623A1
• Time in Patent Office: 328 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 39/012 filling automatically , e.g. by gravity from a reserve
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 45/00 Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/165 following a pre-assigned programmed sequence; Logic control [LC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for stimulating a desired response, such as ovulation and egg laying, fertility, hunger, growth, mood and sexual maturity in birds or aves, by controlling the pulsing of two or more different wavelength bands, duty cycle, and frequency of photon bursts within a photon signal to a bird, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the bird.

Claims

1. A system for inducing a desired response in a bird comprising:

at least one photon emitter;

at least one photon emission modulation controller in communication with said at least one photon emitter;

wherein said at least one photon emitter is configured to produce a photon signal to said bird, wherein said photon signal comprises two or more independent components, wherein said two or more independent components comprise;

a first independent component comprising a repetitive first modulated photon pulse group, wherein said first modulated photon pulse group has one or more photon pulse ON durations between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds with one or more intensities, has one or more photon pulse OFF durations between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours, and a wavelength color;

and

a second independent component comprising a repetitive second modulated photon pulse group, wherein said second modulated photon pulse group has one or more photon pulse ON durations between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds with one or more intensities, has one or more second photon pulse OFF durations between is between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours, and a wavelength color;

wherein the first independent component and the second independent component are produced within said signal simultaneously;

wherein the second modulated photon pulse group is different from the first modulated photon pulse group;

a master logic controller in communication with said at least one photon emission modulation controller, wherein said master logic controller sends commands to said at least one photon emission modulation controller controlling the modulated pulse groups of said first independent component and said second independent component from said at least one photon emitters; and

at least one sensor, wherein said at least one sensor is capable of monitoring at least one condition associated with said bird, wherein said at least one condition associated with said bird is an environmental condition associated with said bird or a physiological condition associated with said bird;

wherein said at least one sensor is operably linked to a first communication device, wherein said first communication device sends data from said at least one sensor to said master logic controller;

and

wherein said signal is emitted toward said bird from said at least one photon emitter, wherein the combined effect of first modulated photon pulse group and the second modulated photon pulse group of the signal produces a desired response from said bird.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a third or more independent component comprising a repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group, wherein said third or more modulated photon pulse group has one or more photon pulse ON durations between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds with one or more intensities, has one or more photon pulse OFF durations between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours, and a wavelength color;

wherein the third or more independent component, the first independent component and the second independent component are produced within said signal simultaneously;

wherein the repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group is different from the second modulated photon pulse group and the first modulated photon pulse group;

and

wherein said signal is emitted toward said bird from said at least one photon emitter, wherein the combined effect of the repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group, the first modulated photon pulse group and the second modulated photon pulse group of the signal produces a desired response from said bird.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least two photon emission devices are selected from the group of incandescent (Tungsten-halogen and Xenon), Fluorescent (CFL'"'"'s), high intensity discharge (Metal Halide, High-Pressure Sodium, Low-Pressure Sodium, Mercury Vapor), and light emitting diode.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said master logic controller is in communication with a power consumption sensor that monitors the power usage of said at least two photon emission devices and wherein said power consumption sensor is in communication with a host that is external to said master logic controller.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one photon emission modulation controller is selected from the group comprising a solid-state relay, a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, a field-effect transistor, a Zener diode, optical chopper and a device that induces modulation of a photon pulse.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said first wavelength color of said first wavelength band of said first modulated photon pulse is chosen from the group comprising near red, far-red, blue, infra-red, yellow, orange, and ultra-violet.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said second wavelength color of said second wavelength band of said second modulated photon pulse is chosen from the group comprising near red, far-red, blue, infra-red, yellow, orange, and ultra-violet.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group has a wavelength between 0.1 nm and 1 cm.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group has a wavelength between 0.1 nm and 1 cm.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said first ON duration with one or more intensities, first duration OFF and first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group is the same as said second ON duration with one or more second intensities, second OFF duration and second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said master logic controller adjusts said first ON duration with one or more intensities, first duration OFF, and first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group is the same as said second ON duration with one or more second intensities, second OFF duration, and second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising said master logic controller in communication with an irrigation source, wherein said irrigation source provides irrigation events to said bird.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said master logic controller is capable of adjusting the timing of an irrigation event to said bird based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said master logic controller is capable of adjusting the duration of an irrigation event to said bird based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising said master logic controller in communication with a nutrient source, wherein said nutrient source is capable of providing nutrient events to said bird.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said master logic controller is capable of adjusting the timing of a nutrient event to said bird based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said master logic controller is capable of adjusting the duration of a nutrient event to said bird based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one sensor is selected from the group comprising an air temperature sensor, humidity sensor, bird body temperature sensor, bird weight sensor, sound, movement sensor, infrared sensor, O₂ sensor, CO₂ sensor and CO and combinations thereof.