Animal Detection Camera With Adaptive Light and Sound Deterrence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for managing unauthorized animal access are labor-intensive, lack effectiveness across various animal types and behaviors, and struggle to differentiate between trespassing animals and permitted pets, often requiring constant human intervention and lacking humane deterrents.
Innovation Solution
A camera system equipped with a processor, sound emitting device, and light emitting device that analyzes visual data to distinguish between trespassing animals and pets, employing tailored light and sound emissions to deter specific behaviors or presences in a humane and efficient manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional methods are used to control animal access, then human supervision can identify and manage animals, but labor intensity increases and constant human intervention is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service operation by automatically detecting, classifying, and responding to animals without human intervention. The camera captures images, the processor classifies animals as trespassing or pets, and the system automatically activates appropriate deterrents, eliminating the need for constant human supervision while maintaining reliable animal access control
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual human supervision with an automated electronic system comprising a camera, image processing unit, and deterrent devices. This substitution of mechanical/human operations with automated technology reduces labor intensity while maintaining or improving the reliability of animal access control
2Reliability
If conventional deterrents are used, then some animal access can be prevented, but effectiveness varies across different animal types and behaviors
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts its response based on real-time animal classification. The processor analyzes captured images to determine whether each animal is a trespassing animal or a permitted pet, then dynamically selects and activates the appropriate deterrent level - from no response to mild deterrents for pets, to strong deterrents for trespassing animals - ensuring both effectiveness and adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters based on animal type classification. Different deterrent parameters (sound intensity, light intensity, activation timing) are adjusted according to whether the detected animal is a trespassing animal or a permitted pet, optimizing effectiveness for each animal category while maintaining versatility
3Measurement precision
If conventional methods are used, then unauthorized animals can be detected, but differentiation between trespassing animals and permitted pets is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex manual differentiation processes with automated image recognition technology. The camera captures visual data and the processor automatically analyzes features to classify animals as trespassing or pets, achieving high classification accuracy without requiring complex manual inspection procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary image processing layer between animal detection and response activation. The processor acts as a mediator that analyzes captured images, compares them against classification criteria, and determines animal status before triggering any deterrent response, enabling precise differentiation while keeping the overall system design straightforward
4Extent of automation
If automated systems are implemented, then human intervention is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated system is segmented into distinct functional modules: an image capture component (camera), an analysis component (processor with classification algorithms), and an execution component (deterrent devices). This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function with simple, well-defined logic, achieving high automation while managing overall system complexity through modular design
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AI summary
Presented herein are systems and methods for a camera that can detect a trespassing animal or unauthorized pet activity. A system can include a camera, light emitting device, sound emitting device, and processor. The camera can capture visual data of an area. The processor can be in communication with the camera, the sound emitting device, and the light emitting device. The processor can analyze the visual data to detect presence of an animal within the area; determine, based on the analysis, whether the animal is a trespassing animal; and responsive to determining that the animal is a trespassing animal or is pet engaging in the unauthorized activity activate the sound emitting device to emit a sound or the light emitting device to emit a light selected to deter the trespassing animal or pet engaging in the unauthorized activity.