Detection and control of pests
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1. A method comprising:
- operating a plurality of pest control devices each including a respective bait for one or more species of pest, a respective pest sensing circuit, a respective visual indicator arrangement, and a respective controller circuit; and
providing light from the respective visual indicator arrangement of one of the pest control devices in accordance with a periodic pattern of variation to represent one state of the respective pest sensing circuit of the one of the pest control devices;
wherein said one of the pest control devices includes a respective housing, said respective housing including said respective bait for one or more species of pest, said respective pest sensing circuit, said respective visual indicator arrangement, and said respective controller circuit.
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Abstract
Among the embodiments of the present invention are pest control devices (1010, 1110, 1210) each operable to detect the presence of pests. The pest control device (1010, 1110, 1210) has a bait (1032) that is consumed or displaced by one or more species of pest, a pest sensing circuit (1052, 1152, 1252), and a monitoring circuit (1069, 1169, 1269). The pest sensing circuit (1052, 1152, 1252) can be altered by pest activity. The monitoring circuit (1069, 1169, 1269) detects this alteration and reports it automatically or in response to an external stimulus or interrogation to indicate pest presence.
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1. A method comprising:
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operating a plurality of pest control devices each including a respective bait for one or more species of pest, a respective pest sensing circuit, a respective visual indicator arrangement, and a respective controller circuit; and providing light from the respective visual indicator arrangement of one of the pest control devices in accordance with a periodic pattern of variation to represent one state of the respective pest sensing circuit of the one of the pest control devices; wherein said one of the pest control devices includes a respective housing, said respective housing including said respective bait for one or more species of pest, said respective pest sensing circuit, said respective visual indicator arrangement, and said respective controller circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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installing a plurality of pest control devices each including a respective bait for one or more species of pest, a respective pest sensing circuit, a respective visual indicator arrangement, and a respective controller circuit; emitting light of a first color from, the respective indicator arrangement of one of the pest control devices to represent a first state of the respective pest sensing circuit; detecting a change in status of the respective pest sensing circuit with the respective controller circuit for the one of the pest control devices; adjusting one or more output signals from the respective controller circuit of the one of the pest control devices in response to the change in status; and emitting light of a second color different than the first color from the respective visual indicator arrangement of the one of the pest control devices to represent a second state of the respective pest sensing circuit; wherein said one of the pest control devices includes a respective housing, said respective housing including said respective bait for one or more species of pest, said respective pest sensing circuit, said respective visual indicator arrangement, and said respective controller circuit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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