Vibration Touch Button Animal Training Transmitter

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing animal training devices hinder tactile feedback when gloved hands press buttons, making it difficult to determine if the correct button has been pressed, and they lack clear identification of animals during training or hunting scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A vibration touch button-type animal training device with a transmitter and receiver system that generates distinct vibrations based on button type and displays animal identification data, allowing tactile feedback even through gloves and providing identification data on the receiver.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If gloves are worn to protect hands during animal training, then hand protection is improved, but tactile sensation of button press is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehand protectionVSAvoidbutton press detection
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a vibration feedback mechanism where the transmitter vibrates in response to button presses. This haptic feedback allows the operator to confirm button activation through tactile sensation even when wearing gloves, resolving the contradiction between hand protection and button detection capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses mechanical vibration of the transmitter body to provide tactile confirmation of button presses. The vibration motor generates detectable vibrations that can be felt through gloves, enabling the operator to sense button activation without direct tactile contact with the button surface

Inventive Principle:
Principle #18Mechanical vibration

2Productivity

If multiple dogs are trained together, then training efficiency is improved, but identification of individual dogs becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraining efficiencyVSAvoiddog identification
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses color-coded LED indicators on the receiver to represent different dogs. Each dog is assigned a specific color, allowing the operator to quickly identify which dog is currently receiving stimulation or being trained, thus maintaining individual identification when multiple dogs are trained together

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a display unit as an intermediary between the training system and the operator. The display shows numerical identifiers and status information for each dog, serving as a mediator that provides clear identification information without requiring direct observation of the dogs themselves

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If button press confirmation is required during animal training, then operational accuracy is improved, but operator attention is diverted from the animal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebutton press accuracyVSAvoidoperator attention
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service feedback where the system automatically provides vibration confirmation upon button press. This eliminates the need for the operator to visually check or mentally track button activation, as the tactile feedback serves the confirmation function automatically, allowing continuous attention on the animal

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables accurate button press detection and animal identification, reducing operational complexity and eliminating the need for additional name tags during training or hunting.

Implementation Method 1

a vibration generation unit for generating vibration in the body of the transmitter when any one of the button switches has been pressed

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic actuation: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentUS7607406B2Vibration touch button-type animal training device and method of controlling the same
Publication Date: 2009.10.27 SOS CO INC
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AI summary

Disclosed herein is a vibration touch button-type animal training device including a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a constant button switch, an intermittent button switch, a pager button switch, a beep tone button switch, a transmission control unit, a wireless transmission unit, a vibration generation unit, and a shock level switch. The transmission control unit receives signals from the respective button switches, and performs control such that corresponding signals are transmitted and vibrations are generated. The vibration generation unit generates vibration in response to a control signal from the transmission control unit. The receiver includes a wireless reception unit, a GPS reception unit, an input port unit, a reception control unit, a display unit, and a shock generation unit. The display unit displays data under the control of the reception control unit and the shock generation unit generates a shock under the control of the reception control unit.