Electronic pest monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. An electronic pest monitoring device, comprising:
- (a) a pest detector providing a pest detection signal in response to the current presence of a pest for a duration corresponding to the current presence of a pest; and
(b) a processor coupled to the pest detector to receive the pest detection signal and adapted to store in memory a plurality of times, wherein each time stored in memory corresponds to an initial time of occurrence of the pest detection signal, wherein the processor is additionally adapted to store in memory a plurality of durations, wherein each duration stored in memory corresponds to a duration of the pest detection signal corresponding to the current presence of a pest.
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Abstract
An electronic pest monitoring system includes an electronic pest monitoring device which may be used in combination with or separate from a bait box. The electronic pest monitoring device is adapted to be removably attached to a bait box. The electronic pest monitoring device includes a pest detector, such as a passive IR detector, which provides a pest detection signal in response to the presence of a pest. A processor coupled to the pest detector includes a real-time clock, and stores in memory a time and date of occurrence of the pest detection signal and a duration of the presence of the pest. Such pest detection event information may be transmitted from the electronic pest monitoring device over a wireless communications channel, such as an IR communications channel, to a hand-held computer unit for display and analysis.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic pest monitoring device, comprising:
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(a) a pest detector providing a pest detection signal in response to the current presence of a pest for a duration corresponding to the current presence of a pest; and
(b) a processor coupled to the pest detector to receive the pest detection signal and adapted to store in memory a plurality of times, wherein each time stored in memory corresponds to an initial time of occurrence of the pest detection signal, wherein the processor is additionally adapted to store in memory a plurality of durations, wherein each duration stored in memory corresponds to a duration of the pest detection signal corresponding to the current presence of a pest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic pest monitoring device, comprising:
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(a) a pest detector providing a pest detection signal indicating the current presence of a pest for a duration corresponding to the current presence of the pest; and
(b) a processor coupled to the pest detector to receive the pest detection signal and adapted to store in a memory a plurality of durations, wherein each duration stored in memory corresponds to a duration of the current presence of a pest. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of monitoring pest activity, comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting the current presence of a pest and the duration of the current presence of the pest using a pest detector; and
(b) storing in a memory a plurality of durations, wherein each duration stored in memory corresponds to the duration of the current presence of a pest detected by the pest detector. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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