WO2005110074A2 - Rising stimulation modification - Google Patents
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- WO2005110074A2 WO2005110074A2 PCT/US2005/013379 US2005013379W WO2005110074A2 WO 2005110074 A2 WO2005110074 A2 WO 2005110074A2 US 2005013379 W US2005013379 W US 2005013379W WO 2005110074 A2 WO2005110074 A2 WO 2005110074A2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K15/00—Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes
- A01K15/02—Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals ; Electric shock devices ; Toys specially adapted for animals
- A01K15/021—Electronic training devices specially adapted for dogs or cats
- A01K15/023—Anti-evasion devices
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K15/00—Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes
- A01K15/02—Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals ; Electric shock devices ; Toys specially adapted for animals
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S119/00—Animal husbandry
- Y10S119/905—Breaking or training method
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S119/00—Animal husbandry
- Y10S119/908—Electrical animal control or handling
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- the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for modifying the behavior of animals, and, more particularly, to a rising stimulation method of obtaining animal behavioral compliance.
- An animal behavior modification system such as an electrical training system, no- bark collar or containment system typically includes a collar-mounted receiver worn by the animal and a wireless transmitter.
- the wireless transmitter may include a radio frequency transmitter having a wire loop transmitting a radio frequency signal.
- the wire loop antenna may define the boundary in which the animal is to be confined.
- the animal wears the receiving unit attached to its collar. When the animal gets within a predetermined distance of the wire loop antenna, the receiver unit detects the radio frequency signal transmitted from the loop antenna, whereupon a correcting stimulus, such as a good tone/bad tone, electrical stimulation, vibration, citronella spray, etc., is administered to the animal.
- a correcting stimulus such as a good tone/bad tone, electrical stimulation, vibration, citronella spray, etc.
- the receiver unit which may apply an electrical stimulation to the animal, typically includes a pair of electrode probes, which extend from the receiver unit, through the collar and contact the skin of the animal. An electrical potential is applied between the electrode probes resulting in electrical current flowing through the skin of the animal to thereby apply an electrical stimulation to the animal.
- Animal training systems may also include a handheld transmitter allowing an operator to interact with the animal to ensure compliance with verbal or other instructions.
- the system may also be self-contained such as a no-bark collar that detects behavior and applies a stimulation to the animal , The stimulation applied to an animal, as it approaches a boundary, barks or displays other undesirable behavior, is increased to a level of compliance. When the animal is compliant the stimulation level reverts to an initial value.
- the present invention provides a method of controlling a stimulation level to obtain more rapid compliance by the animal.
- the invention comprises, in one form thereof, a method of modifying the behavior of an animal including the steps of increasing a stimulation level of a stimulation device in stimulating contact with the animal, the stimulation level associated with one of a plurality of levels, the plurality of levels including a minimum level, applying a stimulation to the animal associated with the stimulation level, determining a compliant behavior of the animal and reducing the stimulation level to one of the plurality of levels between a current stimulation level and the minimum level dependent upon the determining step.
- An advantage of the present invention is that the method quickly delivers an effective stimulation to the animal. Another advantage of the present invention is that levels of stimulation, which prove insufficient to obtain compliant behavior, are not utilized. A further advantage of the present invention is that battery life of the stimulation device is prolonged since ineffective stimulation levels are obviated. Yet another advantage of the present invention is that the stimulation level applied to the animal is reduced when the animal quickly responds.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one embodiment of the apparatus that utilizes the method of the present invention
- Fig. 2 illustrates applied stimulations to the animal based upon non-compliant behavior of the animal of Fig. 1
- Fig. 3 illustrates the calculated stimulation level as applied by the present invention of Fig. 1
- Fig. 4 illustrates a continuous stimulation level that may be utilized in another embodiment of the method of the present invention that is applied to the animal of Fig. 1
- Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the method of the present invention utilized by the apparatus of Fig. 1 and associated with Figs. 2-4.
- Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
- a confinement system 10 which utilizes an embodiment of a method of the present invention of rising stimulation.
- Confinement system 10 is illustrated with an animal 12 wearing a receiver collar 14 that uses information it receives to confine animal 12 within inner-boundary 16.
- Receiver collar 14, also known as a stimulation device 14, utilizes the information to determine if animal 12 should receive one or more stimulations from receiver collar 14.
- Inner-boundary 16 and outer-boundary 18 are used to define enforcement zone 20 therebetween.
- a stimulation is applied during these time periods.
- the stimulation level utilized, in this example, to enforce compliance with animal 12, during time period 12 is one increment less than the maximum applied in the previous stimulation, time period 7.
- non- compliance is again detected and the current stimulation level is applied, since the response was not immediate the stimulation level at time period 13 is elevated.
- stimulation is applied at level 6, which is one incremental level lower than the previous applied stimulation at time period 13. Since animal 12 responded immediately at time period 17, no additional stimulations were applied during time period 18. Then in accordance with the present invention, the stimulation level is lowered to level 5 as illustrated in Fig. 3.
- animal 12 again violates enforcement zone 20 and stimulation is applied at level 5, corresponding to the stimulation level as shown in Fig. 3. Again, animal 12 delays compliance until a second time period and the applied stimulation is increased by one level at time period 22.
- the present invention adjusts the stimulation level to be responsive to the sensitivity of animal 12. As long as animal 12 quickly responds to the stimulation, the stimulation level is adjusted accordingly. If animal 12 should go beyond outer-boundary 18, receiver collar 14 is deactivated until animal 12 is again within inner-boundary 16.
- Fig. 4 there is illustrated a continuous stimulation level increase, thereby indicating that the stimulation level may vary in an analog fashion rather than in a digital fashion as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.
- Fig. 5 there is shown an embodiment of the present method of rising stimulation 100 in block diagram form. Upon initiation of method 100, the current stimulation level is set to a minimum value at step 102.
- step 108 animal 12 is again checked for compliance. If animal 12 is not compliant, method 100 proceeds to step 110 where the current stimulation level is increased as illustrated in Fig. 2, 3 and or 4. With the stimulation level increased, method 100 returns to step 106 where the stimulation is again applied to animal 12, but at the increased stimulation level. If, at step 108 animal 12 is now determined to be compliant, then method 100 proceeds to step 112. At step 112, method 100 lowers the stimulation level by an increment as illustrated at time period 8 of Fig. 3. The stimulation level is lowered only one increment in order to receive more immediate response from animal 12 in the event of a repeated non-compliant behavior.
- step 112 method 100 returns to step 104.
- the stimulation levels may be decreased by more than one step, but not immediately to the minimal level, thereby preserving an effective stimulation level for a more immediate response from animal 12. This approach advantageously reduces power consumption by the receiver collar 14 by obtaining quicker response from animal 12 to the stimulation. While this invention has been described as having a preferred design, the present invention can be further modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This apphcation is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention using its general principles. Further, this apphcation is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains and which fall within the limits of the appended claims.
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