Device for monitoring areas, animals, or other disturbances using camera technology and drones
A system with masts and AI-controlled drones provides comprehensive protection against wolf attacks and unauthorized entry, offering early detection and autonomous intervention for timely deterrence and documentation.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- STROTHMANN ECKHARD
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-11
AI Technical Summary
Existing protection measures against wolf attacks and unauthorized entry, such as fences and camera technology, are inadequate, particularly at night, leading to uncertainty and helplessness.
A system comprising masts with cameras and AI modules, drones equipped with lights, ultrasound, and noisemakers, providing wide-area monitoring, early detection, and timely deterrence, with AI-controlled or user-controlled status monitoring and documentation.
Enables comprehensive protection against wolf attacks and unauthorized entry with autonomous intervention, ensuring early detection and documentation for timely action.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] The invention relates to a device for protecting and monitoring pastureland or other areas requiring protection against possible wolf attacks, external influences or other dangers.
[0002] Currently, areas are primarily protected by fences and other means, sometimes additionally by electric fences, barbed wire, or other precautions. In both private and industrial settings, camera technology (providing images of all kinds) is occasionally used, but typically without active intervention for preventative defense, documentation, or deterrence. These measures, however, do not offer sufficient protection against wolves, for example. Attacks by wolves or unauthorized entry frequently occur in the dark, leading to uncertainty and helplessness in many situations.
[0003] Therefore, the invention aims to enable wide-area monitoring, the early detection of potential dangers, and timely intervention through deterrence. This is to be achieved autonomously using artificial intelligence, without regular active human intervention. Monitored areas are to be comprehensively protected by this technology through defensive measures (drones equipped with lights, ultrasound frequencies, noisemakers, warning messages, etc.). Furthermore, the drones' camera technology provides additional documentation of situations, allowing users to directly assess the situation and take further action if necessary.
[0004] The designated locations will be secured by one or more masts (approximately 5-6 meters high) equipped with day and night cameras, artificial intelligence modules and their applications, drones, and other technology. These locations can be networked, and the drones will enable monitoring of areas that are not visible from the outside. User-controlled or AI-controlled status monitoring of, for example, grazing animals and their births (even at night) is also possible. The resulting documentation can also provide health support. Reference symbol list: 1 mast 2 protective cages 3 drone platforms 4 roof 5-camera system 6 Protective roof
Claims
Device for monitoring areas and animals, characterized in that the function works together as a unit or individually using camera technology, drone technology, radio technology and AI technology (artificial intelligence). Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the functional unit can be mounted on one or more masts or similar structures. Device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the device can be equipped with one or more drones. Device according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that various camera technologies (e.g. night vision, thermal imaging or other technologies) are used. Device according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the device can work together individually or in a networked manner. Device according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the drone(s) can perform a deterrent by means of auxiliary equipment. Device according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the device can document all occurrences. Device according to claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the device can directly forward all occurrences. Device according to claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the device can monitor areas that are not visible by means of drone technology. Device according to claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the device can perform guiding and pointing functions. Device according to claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the information acquisition of the images can be carried out by all types of device and thereby a larger and wider overall image can be created.