Defecation alert system and related control system and process
First Claim
1. A process carried out with respect to a defecation control system, the process comprising the steps of:
- activating a communication circuit of at least one ingestible tracker having a size and shape for ingestion and travel to a rectum of a host and a transmission circuit of a monitor fixable to the host at a substantially constant distance relative to the rectum;
generating at least one tracking distance based at least in part on communication between the communication circuit of the ingestible tracker and the transmission circuit of the monitor;
comparing the tracking distance to a predetermined trigger distance stored in a database; and
operating an electronic accessory when the tracking distance is within a predetermined threshold of the trigger distance indicating the host needs to defecate.
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Abstract
The defecation control system process disclosed herein includes activating a communication circuit of at least one ingestible tracker having a size and shape for travel to a rectum of a host and a transmission circuit of a monitor fixable to the host at a substantially constant distance relative to the rectum, generating at least one tracking distance based at least in part on communication between the communication circuit of the ingestible tracker and the transmission circuit of the monitor, comparing the tracking distance to a predetermined trigger distance stored in a database, and activating an electronic accessory when the tracking distance is within a predetermined threshold of the trigger distance.
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30 Claims
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1. A process carried out with respect to a defecation control system, the process comprising the steps of:
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activating a communication circuit of at least one ingestible tracker having a size and shape for ingestion and travel to a rectum of a host and a transmission circuit of a monitor fixable to the host at a substantially constant distance relative to the rectum; generating at least one tracking distance based at least in part on communication between the communication circuit of the ingestible tracker and the transmission circuit of the monitor; comparing the tracking distance to a predetermined trigger distance stored in a database; and operating an electronic accessory when the tracking distance is within a predetermined threshold of the trigger distance indicating the host needs to defecate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A defecation alert system, comprising:
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an ingestible tracker having a size and shape for ingestion and travel to a rectum of a host and including a communication circuit; a monitor fixable to the host at a substantially constant distance relative to the rectum and having a transmission circuit for communication with the communication circuit of the ingestible tracker, wherein communication between the communication circuit and the transmission circuit establishes at least one tracking distance the ingestible tracker is from the rectum of the host; a controller including a network adapter that can communicate with the monitor and/or the ingestible tracker to at least receive the at least one tracking distance for comparison to a trigger distance stored in a database, wherein when the tracking distance is within a predetermined threshold of the trigger distance, the controller can identify that the host needs to defecate; and an electronic accessory configured to at least receive operational instructions from the controller, wherein the controller can issue at least one operational instruction to change the electronic accessory from a first non-use state before the controller identifies that the host needs to defecate to a second use state after the controller identifies that the host needs to defecate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A process carried out with respect to a defecation control system, the process comprising the steps of:
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activating a communication circuit of an ingestible tracker having a size and shape for ingestion and travel to a rectum of a host; capturing at least one image within a tractus digestorius of the host with a camera associated with the ingestible tracker; analyzing the at least one image for biological characteristics; comparing the biological characteristics to trigger characteristics; and operating an electronic accessory when the biological characteristics are within a predetermined percentage of the trigger characteristics indicating the ingestible tracker is in a location at or near the rectum such that the host needs to defecate. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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