Gesture-Based Animal Trainer Wireless Command System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional animal training methods require the animal to have an unobstructed view of the trainer's movements, limiting effectiveness when the animal is out of sight, such as over hills, around corners, or behind obstacles.
Innovation Solution
A gesture-based animal trainer system comprising a gesture unit that detects and translates human movements into command signals, which are wirelessly communicated to a receiver unit worn by the animal, providing a stimulus associated with the gesture command, allowing communication regardless of visual line of sight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional animal training methods using visual gestures are used, then the animal can understand training commands when in direct view, but the training becomes ineffective when the animal is out of sight behind obstacles or around corners
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gesture detection device worn by the trainer and a corresponding receiver device for the animal as intermediary components. The detection device captures gesture movements and transmits them wirelessly to the receiver device, which then provides feedback to the animal. This intermediary system enables command transmission without requiring direct visual contact between trainer and animal, resolving the contradiction between maintaining training reliability and extending communication versatility.
2Loss of information
If the animal must have an unobstructed view of the trainer to receive commands, then the training commands are clearly observable, but the training is limited to line-of-sight scenarios only
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical visual observation system with an electronic detection and wireless transmission system. Instead of relying on the animal's visual perception of physical gestures, the system uses sensors to detect gesture movements, converts them to electronic signals, and transmits them wirelessly to the animal's receiver. This substitution maintains command transmission accuracy while dramatically increasing training flexibility by eliminating line-of-sight requirements.
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AI summary
A gesture-based animal trainer is provided. The gesture-based animal trainer is configured to be used by a person that provides gesture commands to an animal. As used herein, the term “gesture commands” refers to gestures that are each associated with a respective animal training command, wherein a gesture is defined as a selected group of movements performed by a person. The gesture-based animal trainer detects whether the person performs a gesture command and provides a stimulus to the animal in accordance with the gesture command. Upon the animal associating the respective stimulus with the gesture command, the gesture-based animal trainer allows the animal to receive the gesture command regardless of whether the person is within the animal's line of sight.