Systems And Methods For Arc Energy Regulation Using Binary Adjustment
First Claim
1. A method performed by an apparatus, the apparatus for interfering with voluntary locomotion by a target by conducting a current through the target, the method comprising:
- monitoring the current delivered through the target, the current delivered in accordance with a goal, wherein the current causes pain or skeletal muscle contractions that interfere with voluntary locomotion by the target; and
adjusting the goal in accordance with a binary search in response to a result of monitoring.
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Abstract
An apparatus interferes with voluntary locomotion of a target by conducting a current through the target. The apparatus includes a current delivery circuit, a detector, and a processor. The current delivery circuit delivers the current in accordance with a goal for causing pain or skeletal muscle contractions that interfere with voluntary locomotion by the target. The detector detects the current delivered through the target to provide a result. The processor adjusts the goal in accordance with a binary search in response to the result.
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18 Claims
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1. A method performed by an apparatus, the apparatus for interfering with voluntary locomotion by a target by conducting a current through the target, the method comprising:
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monitoring the current delivered through the target, the current delivered in accordance with a goal, wherein the current causes pain or skeletal muscle contractions that interfere with voluntary locomotion by the target; and adjusting the goal in accordance with a binary search in response to a result of monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for interfering with voluntary locomotion of a target by conducting a current through the target, the apparatus comprising:
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a current delivery circuit that delivers the current in accordance with a goal for causing pain or skeletal muscle contractions that interfere with voluntary locomotion by the target; a detector that detects the current delivered through the target to provide a result; and a processor that adjusts the goal in accordance with a binary search in response to the result. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic control device comprising:
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an energy delivery circuit that attempts delivery, in accordance with a goal, of an energy for ionization and that after ionization delivers a current for interfering with control by a human or animal target of skeletal muscles of the target; an ionization detector that detects whether ionization occurred; and a processor that responsive to the ionization detector and in accordance with a binary search adjusts the goal to conserve energy expended for ionization. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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