Wireless Pet Behavior Control Device Using Bluetooth and GPS

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional physical leashes for controlling pets can lead to tangling issues for both dog owners and dogs, especially when multiple dogs are being walked, and there is a need for a more efficient and safe method to manage pet behavior in various settings.

Innovation Solution

A wireless system that uses Bluetooth connectivity to create an 'invisible leash' between a user device and a pet device, which includes sensors and output devices to monitor and control the pet's proximity, using GPS, audio, and haptic feedback to maintain a set distance, and can be applied to both pets and humans to manage behavior and proximity to objects or people.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If physical leashes are used to control pets, then pets can be kept close to owners, but both owners and pets can become tangled in the leash

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontrol effectivenessVSAvoidtangling risk

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical leash system with a wireless electronic control system. The physical leash that causes tangling is substituted with Bluetooth connectivity and GPS tracking, allowing the owner to control and monitor the pet's location without physical contact, thereby eliminating the tangling problem while maintaining control effectiveness

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary device (the electronic collar with GPS and Bluetooth) that mediates between the owner and the pet. Instead of direct physical connection through a leash, the control is transmitted through wireless signals and electronic components, allowing indirect control that avoids the harmful tangling effect

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If physical leashes are used to control multiple dogs, then all dogs can be managed, but the complexity of managing the leash increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemulti-pet management capabilityVSAvoidleash management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic collar device serves multiple functions simultaneously: GPS tracking, Bluetooth connectivity, proximity control, and wireless communication. This multi-functional device replaces multiple physical leashes, allowing one owner to manage multiple pets with a single device rather than needing to handle multiple physical leashes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical leash system with an electronic wireless system that can manage multiple pets simultaneously. The electronic collar with integrated GPS and Bluetooth allows the owner to control and monitor multiple pets through a smartphone application, eliminating the complexity of managing multiple physical leashes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20220346354A1Wireless behavior control device

Publication Date: 2022.11.03 MAGANZINI ADAM MARCO

AI summary

An “invisible” leash that wirelessly connects a pet device to a user device and provides signals to a pet device for controlling pet behavior is disclosed. The pet device can include one or more sensors and output devices to communicate instructions and control pet behavior.