US 12,219,933 B1
System and method for tracking an animal and for preventing the animal from attacking another animal
Terry Anderton, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Assigned to Protect Animals with Satellites, LLC
Filed by Protect Animals with Satellites, LLC, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/484,235.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/082,739, filed on Sep. 24, 2020.
Int. Cl. A01K 27/00 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 27/009 (2013.01) [A01K 29/005 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smart collar for deterring an animal from attacking, the smart collar comprising:
a power supply;
a deterrent device configured to output a corrective action to discourage the animal from attacking;
a warning mechanism configured to output a sound;
a microphone configured to detect sound output by the animal and output sound data;
an accelerometer configured to detect movement of the animal and output movement data;
an altimeter configured to detect an altitude of the smart collar and output altitude data;
a memory configured to store behavior patterns corresponding to one or more actions that are indicative of the animal being likely to attack;
a primary processor configured to:
determine if the sound data, the movement data, and the altitude data are indicative of the animal being likely to attack by determining if the detected sound, detected movement, and detected altitude correspond to one or more of the stored behavior patterns based, at least in part, on determining that the detected movement comprises a sequence of a stop, a crouch, and then a burst of speed;
in response to determining that the sound data, the movement data, and the altitude data are indicative of the animal being likely to attack:
cause the deterrent device to output the corrective action to discourage the animal from attacking; and
cause the warning mechanism to output the sound to warn nearby animals or persons; and
in response to determining that the smart collar is connected to a predetermined WIFI network indicative of the smart collar being in a safety zone, prevent the deterrent device from outputting the corrective action,
wherein the microphone is further electronically connected to a secondary processor, the secondary processor being configured to consume less energy than the primary processor.