WIRELESS ANIMAL TRAINING, MONITORING AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20160021506A1
• Filed: 01/16/2015
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jr., Nicholas Jay Bonge
• Original Assignee: Jr., Nicholas Jay Bonge
• Inventors: Bonge, Nicholas Jay Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 10,349,631 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/008 incorporating GPS
• 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: A01K 15/022 Anti-barking devices
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/023 Anti-evasion devices
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/006 with light-emitting or ornamental devices
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/009 with electric-shock, sound, magnetic- or radio-waves emitting devices
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/16 Anti-theft; Abduction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/49 whereby the further system is an inertial position system, e.g. loosely-coupled
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/011 Identifying the radio environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/656 while running
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 : using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 : using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 : Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A method of updating firmware on a wireless animal communication system and communicating by the system including locating and downloading new firmware and wireless transferring to a device for the animal and send message in real time from the device for the animal to external devices.

Claims

1. A method for updating firmware on a wireless system comprising a device for an animal and a preprogrammed computer application configured to run on a wireless mobile device that is configured to wirelessly communicate with the device for the animal, comprising:

locating and downloading an external new firmware file from a server to the wireless mobile device, and

wirelessly transferring the new firmware file to the device for the animal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the new firmware file is transferred to a first electronic location in a processor in the device for the animal, said first electronic location being separate from a second electronic location in the processor wherein a current firmware file is located.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

running the processor on a current instruction set of a current firmware file, and

switching the processor from running on the current instruction set to running on a new instruction set of the new firmware file while keeping the current firmware file intact.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending an initial checksum of all data bytes contained in the new firmware file from the mobile device to the device for the animal prior to transferring the new firmware file,

sending a final checksum of all data bytes contained in the new firmware file from the wireless mobile device to the device for the animal after transferring of the new firmware file,

calculating at the device for the animal an actual checksum of all data bytes received by the device for the animal for the new firmware file;

comparing the initial checksum, the actual checksum and the final checksum; and

running the new firmware file if the initial checksum, the actual checksum and the final checksum are identical.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising restructuring the new firmware at the server based upon information received from the animal device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending messages from the server to the device for the animal.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending messages from the server to the wireless mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending input data from the device for the animal to an external device in real time.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the external device is the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the external device is the server.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the external device is a router.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the external device is an internet server.

13. A method of wirelessly communicating from a device for an animal having one or more inputs and outputs, a transceiver and processor comprising sending message data in real time from the device for the animal based upon input data received by the one or more inputs to an external device.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the external device is a mobile phone.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the external device is a server.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the external device is a router.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the external device is an internet server.

18. The method of claim 13 wherein the message data is a pre-recorded voice message.

19. The method of claim 13 wherein the message data is a text message.

20. The method of claim 14 further comprising sending a signal from the external device to the device for an animal and upon receipt of the signal sending an acknowledgment signal from the device for the animal back to the external device.

21. The method of claim 14 further comprising illuminating a lamp on the device for the animal upon receipt of the signal from the external device.

22. The method of claim 13 wherein the external device triggers outputs at the device for the animal

23. The method of claim 22 wherein said outputs at the device for the animal are triggered when the device for the animal comes within a predetermined distance from the external device.

24. The method of claim 13 wherein the device for the animal triggers outputs at the external device.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the device for the animal triggers outputs at the external device when the device for the animal comes within a predetermined distance from the external device.