Pest control devices, systems, and methods
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1. A method, comprising:
- installing a plurality of pest control devices each including a respective bait for one or more species of pest, a respective pest sensor, and respective communication circuitry coupled to the respective pest sensor;
providing a stimulus to one of the pest control devices to cause the respective communication circuitry to output information about the respective pest sensor, the respective communication circuitry including a passive RF transponder and the stimulus being in the form of a RF signal; and
receiving information from the one of the pest control devices in response to the stimulus.
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Abstract
Among the embodiments of the present invention is a pest control device that includes a bait operable to be consumed by one or more species of pest, a pest sensing circuit, and a communication circuit coupled to the pest sensing circuit. The communication circuit includes an activation device to trigger interrogation of the pest sensing circuit with the communication circuit and an indicating device to provide information about the pest sensing circuit determined in response to the interrogation. A structure can also be included that is operable to position the bait, the pest sensing circuit, and the communication circuit in a predetermined spatial relationship relative to one another.
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1. 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 sensor, and respective communication circuitry coupled to the respective pest sensor; providing a stimulus to one of the pest control devices to cause the respective communication circuitry to output information about the respective pest sensor, the respective communication circuitry including a passive RF transponder and the stimulus being in the form of a RF signal; and receiving information from the one of the pest control devices in response to the stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A pest control system, comprising:
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a first pest control device including a first bait operable to be consumed or displaced by one or more species of pest, a first pest sensing member, a first electrical monitoring circuit to monitor status of said first pest sensing member, a first activation device operable to trigger operation of said first electrical monitoring circuit, and a first indicating device responsive to an output from said first electrical monitoring circuit to provide information about said first pest sensing member; and a second pest control device including a second bait operable to be consumed or displaced by the one or more species of pest, a second pest sensing member, a second electrical monitoring circuit to monitor status of said second pest sensing member, a second activation device operable to trigger operation of said second electrical monitoring circuit, and a second indicating device responsive to an output from said second electrical monitoring circuit to provide information about said second pest sensing member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A pest control device, comprising:
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a bait operable to be consumed or displaced by one or more species of pest; a pest sensing circuit; a communication circuit coupled to said pest sensing circuit, said communication circuit including an activation device to trigger interrogation of the pest sensing circuit with said communication circuit and an indicating device to provide information about said pest sensing circuit determined in response to the interrogation; and a structure operable to position said bait, said pest sensing circuit, and said communication circuit in a predetermined spatial relationship relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of pest control devices each including;
a bait operable to be consumed or displaced by one or more species of pest; and monitoring circuitry including a pest sensing circuit, an activation device and an indicating device, said activation device being operable to selectively activate said monitoring circuitry as directed by an operator and said indicating device being operable to provide the operator information about said pest sensing circuit in response to activation of said monitoring circuitry with said activation device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- a plurality of pest control devices each including;
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