Method and apparatus for providing training information regarding a pet

• US 6,944,421 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2002
• Issued: 09/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T F H Publications Incorporated
• Original Assignee: T F H Publications Incorporated
• Inventors: Axelrod, Glen S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Joe H.
• Application Number:
  US10/295,533
• Publication Number:
  US 20030118979A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,033 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/219, 434/307.R, 434/308, 434/323, 434/362, 434/365, 340/573.1, 340/573.3, 600/300, 600/303, 446/369, 702/178, 704/270.1, 705/26, 705/27, 382/181, 235/454, 244/30, 119/712, 119/719
• US Class Current: 434/317
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/00 Other apparatus for animal husbandry
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing textual, audio and/or video information regarding a pet to a user comprising supplying an electronic database which database has stored textual, audio and/or video information data files representative of animal/pet behavior, animal/pet identification, animal/pet selection, animal/pet characteristics, animal/pet training, and animal/pet care, and combinations thereof, selecting one of the stored textual, audio and/or video information data files and outputting the information regarding an animal/pet to said user either in either a textual, audio or video form.

Claims

1. A method of providing training information regarding an animal to a user comprising:

supplying an electronic database which database has stored training information data files, said training information data files selected from the group consisting of textual, audio, video and combinations thereof, representative of animal behavior, animal identification, animal selection, animal characteristics, animal training, and animal care, and combinations thereof;

selecting one of said stored training information data files and outputting said information regarding an animal to said user to an electronic device, said electronic device selected from the group consisting of a video display, audio output, and combinations thereof; and

inputting into said electronic database by said user information representative of said animal'"'"'s performance of said desired behavior, wherein said electronic database displays further information for the user to improve the animal'"'"'s performance of said desired behavior.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of selecting one of said training information data files regarding an animal comprises selecting and outputting a combination of textual, audio and video information.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said audio information in said database comprises audio information which includes a selected tonal emphasis to demonstrate to a user the proper tone to use when prompting an animal to perform a desired behavior.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic database comprises input controls.

5. An apparatus for providing training information regarding an animal to a user comprising:

an electronic database which database has stored training information data files representative of animal behavior, animal identification, animal selection, animal characteristics, animal training, and animal care, and combinations thereof;

input controls for selecting one of said stored training information data files and for inputting information representative of said animal'"'"'s performance of a desired behavior; and

output controls for outputting said training information data files to an electronic device, said electronic device selected from the group consisting of a video display, audio output, and combinations thereof, and said information includes further information for the user to improve the animal'"'"'s performance of said desired behavior.