SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CANINE TRAINING
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1. An animal training system, comprising:
- a computer system provided to a first wireless communication transceiver;
an animal collar provided to a second wireless communication transceiver, said animal collar having an identification code, said animal collar configured to communicate with said computer system using wireless two-way handshaking communication according to said identification code such that said computer system can send commands to said animal collar and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said commands from said animal collar, and said animal collar can send data to said computer system and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said data by said computer system, said computer system configured to send commands to said animal collar, said computer system configured to receive data from said animal collar related to one or more actions of an animal wearing said animal collar;
one or more sensors provided to said animal collar; and
at least one stimulus device provided to said animal collar, said computer system configured to use said stimulus device in connection with a training regimen, said animal collar configured to provide negative stimulus and positive stimulus, wherein said computer system receives current sensor data from said animal collar and selects a stimulus based, at least in part, on said current sensor data, said training regimen, and previous sensor data.
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Abstract
A computer-aided training and management system that uses a computer or other processor in wireless communication with an instrumented dog collar and/or optionally, one or more dog interaction devices, such as, for example, video monitors, loudspeakers, video cameras, training toys (e.g., ball, bone, moving toy, etc.), an animatronics “trainer,” a treat dispenser, a food dispensing and monitoring device, a water dispensing and monitoring device, tracking devices, a dog door, dog-monitoring doghouse, a dog-monitoring dog toilet, is described. In one embodiment, the instrumented dog collar is in two-way communication with a central computer system.
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1. An animal training system, comprising:
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a computer system provided to a first wireless communication transceiver;
an animal collar provided to a second wireless communication transceiver, said animal collar having an identification code, said animal collar configured to communicate with said computer system using wireless two-way handshaking communication according to said identification code such that said computer system can send commands to said animal collar and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said commands from said animal collar, and said animal collar can send data to said computer system and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said data by said computer system, said computer system configured to send commands to said animal collar, said computer system configured to receive data from said animal collar related to one or more actions of an animal wearing said animal collar;
one or more sensors provided to said animal collar; and
at least one stimulus device provided to said animal collar, said computer system configured to use said stimulus device in connection with a training regimen, said animal collar configured to provide negative stimulus and positive stimulus, wherein said computer system receives current sensor data from said animal collar and selects a stimulus based, at least in part, on said current sensor data, said training regimen, and previous sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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