Receiver collar
View Patent ↗An animal collar system including an animal collar, a housing mounted to the animal collar and an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit is enclosed in the housing and a built-in-test circuit is electrically connected to the electrical circuit.
1. A built-in circuitry testing system, comprising:
a housing adapted to be carried by an animal;
an electrical circuit enclosed in said housing;
an electrical processing circuit enclosed in said housing, said electrical processing circuit including a built-in-test circuit electrically connected to said electrical circuit; and
an indicator disposed at said housing and electrically connected to said built-in-test circuit, said indicator activated if said built-in-test circuit detects a problem with said electrical circuit.
2. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 1 , wherein said electrical processing circuit includes said built-in-test circuit in the form of at least one algorithm.
3. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 1 , wherein said indicator is at least one of a visual indicator and an audio indicator.
4. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 1 , wherein said electrical circuit includes a high voltage circuit and a receiver circuit.
5. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 4 , wherein said high voltage circuit is activated to produce an output pulse that is detected by said receiver circuit.
6. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 5 , wherein said output pulse is of a predetermined duration, said built-in-test circuit determining if a said receiver circuit detects said output pulse.
7. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 1 , further comprising a circuit that inhibits at least one function of said electrical circuit if said built-in-test circuit detects a problem with said electrical circuit.
8. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 7 , wherein said electrical circuit is a battery circuit with a voltage of said battery being tested by said built-in-test-circuit.
9. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 8 , further comprising an indicator that has a visual output that is dependent upon said voltage.
10. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 9 , wherein said visual output is at least one of changing a color of said visual output, changing a duration of said visual output and blinking said visual output.
11. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 1 , further comprising an indicator that has a visual output of an emission of light for a predetermined time period if said built-in-test circuit detects that said electrical circuit is functional.
12. The built-in circuitry testing system of claim 11 , further comprising:
a battery that powers said electrical circuit; and
a battery charging circuit that is removably electrically connected to said battery, said built-in-test circuit being prompted to test said electrical circuit by a removal of said battery charging circuit.