Bark Stopper

Abstract

The utility model provides a bark-stopping device, which comprises: an adapting mechanism and a bark-stopping mechanism, wherein the bark-stopping mechanism is arranged on the adapting mechanism and is used to be worn on a dog; the bark-stopping mechanism comprises: a detection device, a bark-stopping device and a control device; the detection device and the bark-stopping device are respectively connected to the control device, and the bark-stopping device can prevent a quiet dog from being misjudged as barking and stop the quiet dog from barking.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a barking arrester. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, with the gradual improvement of people's quality of life, more and more people have started to keep dogs. However, dogs are sensitive to sound and are prone to barking. The barking of dogs often interferes with people's normal lives and brings great trouble to people. Existing barking stoppers use voice recognition technology to detect the barking of dogs and then stop the dogs from barking through static electricity or vibration. Such products are easily affected by the barking of other dogs and misjudged during actual application, causing quiet dogs to be triggered to bark. Utility Model Content

[0003] To this end, the utility model provides a barking control device using the following technical solutions to solve the above technical problems, specifically:

[0004] A bark-stopping device, the bark-stopping device comprises: an adapting mechanism and a bark-stopping mechanism, the bark-stopping mechanism is arranged on the adapting mechanism, and the adapting mechanism is used to be worn on a dog; the bark-stopping mechanism comprises: a detection device, a bark-stopping device and a control device; the detection device and the bark-stopping device are respectively connected to the control device.

[0005] Preferably, the detection device includes a camera module and a microphone.

[0006] Preferably, the detection device is mounted on the adapter mechanism via a fixing member.

[0007] Preferably, the detection device is rotatable in the fixing member.

[0008] Preferably, the detection device is used to detect predetermined features of the target dog and send the detection results to the control device;

[0009] The control device is used to send a control signal to the barking control device according to the detection result;

[0010] The barking-stopping device is used to act on a target dog to stop the target dog from continuing to bark;

[0011] The predetermined feature includes at least one of parameter information of the target dog's voice, image information of a part of the target dog where the predetermined feature is produced, and information of pressure change or shape change of the target dog's mouth.

[0012] Preferably, the barking suppression mechanism suppresses the barking of the target dog by applying at least one of electrostatic pulses, vibrations, sounds and ultrasounds to the target dog.

[0013] Preferably, the detection device includes a sensor for detecting changes in the pressure of the dog's mouth or a sensor for detecting changes in the shape of the dog's mouth, and a microphone.

[0014] Preferably, the sensor for detecting the change in pressure of the dog's mouth or the sensor for detecting the change in shape of the dog's mouth is arranged at the dog's mouth.

[0015] Preferably, the adapting mechanism comprises a first adapting portion and a second adapting portion, wherein the first adapting portion is worn on the neck of the target dog, and the second adapting portion is worn between the front and rear legs of the target dog.

[0016] Preferably, the adapting mechanism further includes a bearing member, the bearing member is used at least to bear the control device, and the bearing member is used to connect the first adapting portion and the second adapting portion.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the barking stopper compares the collected dog barking sound with the pre-stored barking timbre of the target dog, or, by combining voice and image, or by detecting the change in the shape of the dog's mouth through a sensor and combining it with voice, judges and analyzes whether the current dog barking sound is made by the target dog, thereby ensuring that the barking stopper accurately identifies whether it is the target dog that is barking, and preventing the target dog from being in an environment with multiple dogs and being activated by the barking of other dogs, causing a misjudgment, so that the barking stopper acts on the target dog that is in a quiet state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the bark arrester involved in the utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 The utility model is a three-dimensional diagram of a bark suppressor being worn on a model dog. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solution of the utility model is described in detail below. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The bark suppressor 10 of the present invention is described.

[0021] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the bark suppressor 10 includes an adapter mechanism 1 and a bark suppressor mechanism 2, wherein the adapter mechanism 1 is used to be worn on a dog. Hereinafter, the dog wearing the bark suppressor 10 will be referred to as a target dog. The bark suppressor mechanism 2 is arranged on the adapter mechanism 1 to suppress the barking of the target dog.

[0022] Commonly, the adapting mechanism 1 can be configured as a loop, a clip, etc., and its material can be metal, rubber, fabric, wood, bamboo products, etc., as long as the bark control device 10 can be worn on the target dog.

[0023] The barking prevention mechanism 2 includes a control device 21, a detection device 22 and a barking prevention device 23. The detection device 22 and the barking prevention device 23 are connected to the control device 21, specifically, by communication. The detection device 22 is used to detect and analyze the predetermined characteristics of the target dog, and send the detection and analysis results to the control device 23. The detection device 22 is installed on the adapter mechanism 1 through a fixing member. Preferably, the detection device 22 is rotatably arranged, that is, the detection device 22 is movable relative to the fixing member. The barking prevention device 23 is used to act on the target dog to stop the target dog from continuing to bark. The control device 21 determines whether to start the barking prevention device 23 to act on the target dog according to the result of the analysis of the predetermined characteristics by the detection device 22, and sends a control signal to the barking prevention device 23, so as to achieve the purpose of stopping the target dog from continuing to bark. Specifically, the predetermined characteristics include at least one of parameter information of the sound of the target dog, image information of the part of the target dog that produces the predetermined characteristics, and information on pressure changes or shape changes in the mouth of the target dog.

[0024] More specifically, the control device 21 is provided with a CPU for realizing the functions of the control device 21; the detection device 22 may include at least one of a camera and a microphone; the image information of the target dog's mouth can be collected by the camera, by continuously taking photos or videos with the camera and extracting frames of the taken videos as images to identify whether its mouth is in an open state; the parameter information of the target dog's sound can be collected by the microphone, and the microphone compares the collected sound amplitude A with the pre-stored sound amplitude P of the target dog. If the amplitude A is greater than the amplitude P, and the image recognition shows that the dog's mouth is in an open state, after the control device 21 receives the detection result sent by the detection device 22 (i.e., the camera and the microphone), it can be determined that the target dog is barking, and then the control device 21 activates the barking control device 23 to stop the target dog from barking.

[0025] In some embodiments, the camera is a conventional camera or an infrared camera.

[0026] In some embodiments, only a microphone may be set on the detection device 22 to collect sound parameter information of the target dog, wherein the sound parameter information is timbre. The timbre of the target dog pre-stored in the microphone or the control device 21 is compared with the timbre of the currently collected dog, and it is determined whether they belong to the same dog, and the determination result is sent to the control device 21. If the timbre comparison is the same, the control device 21 activates the barking control device 23.

[0027] In some embodiments, the analysis of the predetermined features of the target dog may also be performed by the control device 21 or the detection device 22 . Preferably, the analysis is performed by the detection device 22 .

[0028] The specific working mode of the barking-stopping device 23 includes applying at least one of static pulse, vibration, sound and ultrasound to the target dog to stop the dog from barking. Therefore, the barking-stopping device 23 and the control device 22 can be mechanically connected or electrically connected. Specifically, the barking-stopping device 23 can be an electrostatic pulser, a vibrator or a buzzer.

[0029] In some embodiments, the adapter mechanism 1 includes an adapter 1a, and the detection device 22 and the bark-stopping device 23 are both arranged on the adapter 1a. Preferably, the adapter 1a is arranged as a loop, so that the bark-stopping device 10 can be worn on the target dog more stably.

[0030] Specifically, the adapter 1a includes a first adapter part 1a1 and a second adapter part 1a2, wherein the first adapter part 1a1 and the second adapter part 1a2 are adapted to different parts of the target dog, and at least the detection device 22 is arranged on the first adapter part 1a1, and the first adapter part 1a1 is used to be worn near the part of the target dog that can produce the predetermined characteristics, that is, at least a part of the first adapter part 1a1 is closer to the part of the target dog that can produce the predetermined characteristics than the second adapter part 1a2; the second adapter part 1a2 is used to assist the barking control device 10 to be worn on the target dog.

[0031] In some embodiments, the adapter mechanism 1 further includes a carrier 1b, which is used at least to carry the control device 21. When the installation area that the first adapter portion 1a1 can provide is small, the control device 21 can be stably installed on the target dog by being carried by the carrier 1b. On the other hand, the carrier 1b can also be used to connect the first adapter portion 1a1 and the second adapter portion 1a2, or in other words, the first adapter portion 1a1 and the second adapter portion 1a2 are carried by the carrier 1b to improve the stability of the bark suppressor 10, especially when a plurality of second adapter portions 1a2 are provided, the plurality of second adapter portions 1a2 can also be connected by the carrier 1b.

[0032] In some embodiments, from the perspective of the position in which the adapter mechanism 1 is worn on the dog, the fixing part can be arranged on the side of the adapter mechanism 1 (i.e., on both sides of the dog's mouth) or below (i.e., below the dog's mouth, preferably diagonally below); preferably, the fixing part can be arranged as an elongated structure extending in the direction of the dog's mouth, which is more convenient for photographing changes in the shape of the dog's mouth.

[0033] In an embodiment of the utility model, the part of the target dog that can produce the predetermined feature is the mouth of the target dog, and the detection device 22 can be used to detect the opening feature of the target dog's mouth. The opening feature of the target dog's mouth includes the barking of the target dog, the opening state of the target dog's mouth, etc. Therefore, the detection device 22 can also be called a target dog's mouth opening state detection device.

[0034] like Figure 2 As shown, the first adapter portion 1a1 is worn on the neck of the target dog, and the second adapter portion 1a2 is worn between the front and rear legs of the target dog, so that the detection device 22 can be set closer to the mouth of the target dog, thereby the detection device 22 can obtain more complete predetermined features.

[0035] Furthermore, the detection device 22 of the bark suppressor 10 of this embodiment further includes a sensor connected to the control device 21, and the sensor is used to detect the mouth state of the target dog and collect sounds.

[0036] In one embodiment, the sensor is a pressure sensor, which is placed in advance inside or around the mouth of the target dog. When the mouth of the target dog opens, the pressure detected by the pressure sensor will change. Based on the pressure change, the control device 21 determines whether the mouth of the target dog is in an open state.

[0037] In one embodiment, the sensor is a resistive sensor, which is placed in advance inside or around the mouth of the target dog. When the mouth of the target dog opens, the shape of the mouth of the target dog detected by the resistive sensor will change. Based on the shape change, the control device 21 determines whether the mouth of the target dog is in an open state; preferably, the resistive sensor is a bending sensor.

[0038] It can be seen that the bark suppressor 10 in this embodiment can detect the pressure change or shape change of the target dog's mouth through the sensor, and then the control device 21 determines whether the target dog's mouth is in an open state.

[0039] After determining / analyzing that the mouth of the target dog is in an open state, the sound amplitude A of the target dog collected by the microphone can be further compared with the pre-stored amplitude threshold P as described above. If the amplitude A is greater than the amplitude P, it can be concluded that the target dog is barking. Subsequently, in the step of determining whether to activate the barking suppression device, the control device 21 activates the barking suppression device 23 to stop the target dog from barking.

[0040] As described above, the bark suppressor 10 involved in the present invention compares the collected dog barking sound with the pre-stored barking timbre of the target dog, or, by combining voice and image, or by detecting the change in the shape of the dog's mouth through a sensor and combining voice, to judge and analyze whether the current dog barking sound is made by the target dog, thereby ensuring that the bark suppressor 10 accurately identifies whether it is the target dog that is barking, and preventing the target dog from being in an environment with multiple dogs, and the bark suppressor 10 being activated by the barking of other dogs, causing a misjudgment, so that the bark suppressor 10 acts on the target dog that is in a quiet state.

Claims

1. A bark control device, comprising: The adapter mechanism and the barking prevention mechanism are provided on the adapter mechanism, and the adapter mechanism is used to be worn on a dog; characterized in that: The barking control mechanism comprises: a detection device, a barking control device and a control device; the detection device and the barking control device are respectively connected to the control device; The detection device is used to detect predetermined features of the target dog and analyze the detection results or send the detection results to the control device for analysis; The control device is used to determine whether the target dog is barking according to the detection result, so as to decide whether to stop the target dog from barking, and send a control signal to the barking stop device; The barking-stopping device is used to act on a target dog to stop the target dog from continuing to bark; The predetermined feature includes at least one of parameter information of the target dog's voice, image information of a part of the target dog where the predetermined feature is produced, and information of pressure change or shape change of the target dog's mouth.

2. The bark suppressor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection device includes at least one of a camera and a microphone.

3. The bark suppressor according to claim 2, characterized in that: The detection device is installed on the adapter mechanism through a fixing member.

4. The bark suppressor according to claim 3, characterized in that: The detection device is rotatable and movable in the fixing member.

5. The bark suppressor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The barking prevention mechanism prevents the target dog from barking by applying at least one of electrostatic pulses, vibrations, sounds and ultrasonic waves to the target dog.

6. The bark suppressor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection device includes a sensor for detecting changes in the pressure of the dog's mouth or a sensor for detecting changes in the shape of the dog's mouth, and a microphone.

7. The bark suppressor according to claim 6, characterized in that: The sensor for detecting the pressure change of the dog's mouth or the sensor for detecting the shape change of the dog's mouth is arranged at the dog's mouth.

8. The bark suppressor according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The fitting mechanism includes a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion, wherein the first fitting portion is worn on the neck of the target dog, and the second fitting portion is worn between the front and rear legs of the target dog.

9. The bark suppressor according to claim 8, characterized in that: The adapter mechanism further includes a bearing member, which is used at least to bear the control device, and is used to connect the first adapter portion and the second adapter portion.

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