Camera system for canines, felines, or other animals
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1. An animal management system, comprising:
- a computer system provided to a first wireless communication transceiver;
an animal system comprising to a second wireless communication transceiver and a first image sensor, wherein said animal system provides images from said first image sensor to said computer system, wherein said animal system communicates with said computer system using wireless two-way handshaking communication according to an identification code such that said computer system can send commands to said animal system and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said commands from said animal system, and said animal system can send data to said computer system and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said data by said computer system, wherein said computer system sends training commands using said animal system, wherein said computer system receives sensor data from said animal system related to one or more training command responses of an animal wearing said animal system, wherein said computer system trains the animal for a plurality of selected behaviors according to a training program, wherein said computer system sends commands to provide positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement to the animal based at least in part on said training command responses, behaviors of the animal, and learned behaviors based on the animal'"'"'s response to the training program, and wherein said computer system keeps records of at least a portion of said training command responses.
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Abstract
A computer-aided training and management system that uses a computer or other processor in wireless communication with an instrumented dog collar and/or optionally, one or more dog interaction devices, such as, for example, video monitors, loudspeakers, video cameras, training toys (e.g., ball, bone, moving toy, etc.), an animatronics “trainer,” a treat dispenser, a food dispensing and monitoring device, a water dispensing and monitoring device, tracking devices, a dog door, dog-monitoring doghouse, a dog-monitoring dog toilet, is described. In one embodiment, the instrumented dog collar is in two-way communication with a central computer system.
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1. An animal management system, comprising:
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a computer system provided to a first wireless communication transceiver; an animal system comprising to a second wireless communication transceiver and a first image sensor, wherein said animal system provides images from said first image sensor to said computer system, wherein said animal system communicates with said computer system using wireless two-way handshaking communication according to an identification code such that said computer system can send commands to said animal system and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said commands from said animal system, and said animal system can send data to said computer system and receive acknowledgement of receipt of said data by said computer system, wherein said computer system sends training commands using said animal system, wherein said computer system receives sensor data from said animal system related to one or more training command responses of an animal wearing said animal system, wherein said computer system trains the animal for a plurality of selected behaviors according to a training program, wherein said computer system sends commands to provide positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement to the animal based at least in part on said training command responses, behaviors of the animal, and learned behaviors based on the animal'"'"'s response to the training program, and wherein said computer system keeps records of at least a portion of said training command responses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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