SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER-CONTROLLED PET WATER DISPENSER

• US 20080223300A1
• Filed: 06/02/2008
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nest Labs Incorporated (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nest Labs Incorporated (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kates, Lawrence
• Application Number:
  US12/131,767
• Publication Number:
  US 20080223300A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/72
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/02 Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals A01K15/04 takes precedence; Electric shock devices circuits therefor H03K3/537; Toys specially adapted for animals
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/021 Electronic training devices specially adapted for dogs or cats
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7034 Mounting or deployment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/7038 Signal details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/825 with exchange of information between interrogator and responder
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/86 Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/86 Combinations of sonar systems with lidar systems; Combinations of sonar systems with systems not using wave reflection
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2201/01 adapted for specific applications or environments
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 119/908 Electrical animal control or handling

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.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring condition of a pet, comprising;

sensing a measured amount of water consumed by the pet;

providing a measured amount to a computer system;

comparing said measured amount to an expected amount of water that the pet is expected to consume; and

sending a warning message when said measured amount differs from said expected amount by more than an acceptable difference over a specified time period.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring one or more ambient conditions.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring one or more ambient conditions and adjusting said expected amount based, at least in part, on said ambient conditions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said warning is sent when said measured amount falls below said expected amount according to said acceptable difference.