Smart Electronic Pet Collar System for training and tracking health, location, and accurate activity levels of pets

• US 20140331942A1
• Filed: 05/08/2013
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joshua Sarazyn
• Original Assignee: Joshua Sarazyn
• Inventors: Sarazyn, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US13/889,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20140331942A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/719
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/021 Electronic training devices specially adapted for dogs or cats
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating

Abstract

This feedback collar (“FC”) is an all-inclusive training, health and accurate activity tracking unit for pets that directly pairs with a pet owner'"'"'s smart phone, tablet, or other computer-like device that acts as a primary logging unit (“PLU”) for storing, accessing and managing data. The FC utilizes an array of sensors, radios and transmitters for logging and communicating information between one or more FCs and one or more PLUs. Utilizing the FC as a part of a smart electronic pet collar system (“SEPCS”), the owner will be able to access a history of the FC data from their phone, upload the data to a centralized web server, and share the data with other owner'"'"'s.

Claims

1. A system that tracks and logs the position and movement of a plurality of feedback collars for the purpose of sharing information among owners related to the health, activity levels, movement path and location of pets, which contains in combination:

a plurality of feedback collars;

a primary logging unit electronically coupled to a graphical user interface through which an owner can interact;

a 1^st electronic means that determines the 1^st location of one or more of the plurality of feedback collars;

a 2^nd electronic means that determines the 2^nd location of the primary logging unit;

a 3^rd electronic means to determine the basic movement of one or more of the plurality of feedback collars;

a 4^th electronic means to create a wireless communication link from a feedback collar to one or more other feedback collars or one or more primary logging units;

a 5^th electronic means to create a wireless communication link from a primary logging unit to one or more feedback collars or one or more other primary logging units;

a 6^th electronic means that acts as a processing unit that will enable the components of the feedback collar to interact with each other within a given feedback collar as well as with other feedback collars and primary logging units within the smart electronic pet collar system;

a 7^th electronic means for storing logged data on one or more of the plurality of feedback collars prior to the feedback collar syncing the logged data with the primary logging unit;

and, an 8^th electronic means for storing all history of logged data on the primary logging unit.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the system enables an owner to selectively encrypt data shared with another owner or owners.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the 1^st location is determined via a GPS chipset.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the 1^st electronic means records a history of data to determine the movement path of one or more feedback collars via a GPS chipset.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the 2^nd electronic means determines the location of one or more primary logging units via a GPS chipset.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising a method wherein the 3^rd electronic means determines the basic movement of one or more feedback collars via an accelerometer or pedometer-like sensor.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising a method to wirelessly transmit and share information between feedback collars and primary logging units based on the 1^st location and 2^nd location of said units determined by the 1^st electronic means and 2^nd electronic means, respectively.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising a primary logging unit that enables each owner to selectively grant permission to acquire and share logged pet data stored on the respective owner'"'"'s primary logging unit with at least one or more other owners utilizing their primary logging units.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein in the plurality of feedback collars additionally comprise a speaker to provide audible commands and feedback to the owner and pets.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein in the plurality of feedback collars additionally comprises one or more LED lights to provide information related to the state of the feedback collar.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein in the plurality of feedback collars additionally comprises a power supply to provide power to all components included within the feedback collar.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein in the plurality of feedback collars additionally comprises a button to interact with the functionality of the feedback collar.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein said feedback collar is attached to and carried by a standard/off-the-shelf collar worn around the neck of a pet.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the primary logging unit is an owner'"'"'s smartphone, tablet, PDA, other similar mobile device, or, in lieu of an owner possessing said mobile device, their personal computer will act as a primary logging unit.

15. The system of claim 1 comprising a wireless communication connection to transmit data and provide interaction between one or more primary logging units and one or more plurality of feedback collars.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the wireless communication is enabled by the 4^th electronic means contained in one or more feedback collars and the 5^th electronic means contained in one or more primary logging units.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the wireless communication connections utilize Bluetooth radio(s).