WIRELESS NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC RODENT TRAPS
First Claim
1. A remote notification electronic rodent trapping system comprising:
- a plurality of electronic rodent trapping devices each having an RF transceiver and configured to send RF transmissions containing trap status data;
a plurality of repeating devices configured to receive the RF transmissions with trap status data as message and to repeat the messages to another device; and
a base station computing device configured to receive said messages at a distance from said trapping devices and/or from said plurality of repeating devices and to provide an output to said computing device for review by a user, said base station computing device enabling the user to monitor status of the trapping devices without having to be in physical proximity to the traps.
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Abstract
A remote notification electronic rodent trapping system and method is provided having a plurality of electronic rodent trapping devices configured to wirelessly communicate trap information to each other and to a PC or wireless device. According to one embodiment, each trap is equipped with an RF transceiver and the rodent trapping devices form a mesh network with one another in which the trapping devices act as repeaters so that if one trap loses connectivity with the PC, information from that trap can be transmitted to the PC via another trap. According to an alternative embodiment, the traps individually report directly to the base station or to the base station via one or more repeaters, the repeaters enabling the range of the direct individual reporting configuration to be greatly increased.
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24 Claims
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1. A remote notification electronic rodent trapping system comprising:
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a plurality of electronic rodent trapping devices each having an RF transceiver and configured to send RF transmissions containing trap status data; a plurality of repeating devices configured to receive the RF transmissions with trap status data as message and to repeat the messages to another device; and a base station computing device configured to receive said messages at a distance from said trapping devices and/or from said plurality of repeating devices and to provide an output to said computing device for review by a user, said base station computing device enabling the user to monitor status of the trapping devices without having to be in physical proximity to the traps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 24)
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18. A method for remote monitoring of one or more electronic rodent trapping devices from a base station comprising:
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providing a system having a plurality of electronic trapping devices, a plurality of repeaters and a base station, each of said electronic trapping devices having a sleep state and an awake state, and further having an RF transceiver to send an RF transmission containing trap status data as a message, said base station computing device configured to receive said message at a distance from said trapping device and to provide a user with a computer output indicating the trap status data contained in said message; entering, by one of said electronic trapping devices, the awake state and transmitting a message containing said trap status data; upon completion of transmitting said message, electronic trapping device entering the sleep state; receiving, by a first one of said repeaters, said message and said first repeater repeating said message to the base station and/or to another repeater within range of said first repeater; receiving said message from said first repeater by said base station computing device; said base station computing device providing a user with a computer output indicating the trap status data contained in said message; and forwarding the computer output indicating the trap status data contained in said RF transmissions to a remote notification website where a user with an internet portal can review and monitor the trap status data by logging onto the website, said website sending an email and text notification to any remote device capable of receiving email or text messages.
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