Portable noisemaker
An animal deterrent has a housing and a power source, a processor, and a sound emitter. The deterrent can be programmed by a user to perform one or more tasks. The deterrent can be manipulated via a touch-screen, a button, or a remote control and receiver. A sensor can be included to send a sensor signal when a temperature, sound, light, or other environmental condition is detected.
1. A bird deterrent device, comprising:
a housing that houses a sound emitter, a processor, a geo-location tool, and a power supply;
wherein the processor is coupled to a first database that is configured to allow storage of a plurality of sound files; and
wherein the first database is configured to sync with a second database that is remote to the first database; and
wherein the processor is programmed to:
obtain location information associated with the device from the geo-location tool;
select a sound file from the plurality of sound files based on the obtained location information; and
cause the sound emitter to output the selected sound file.
2. The bird deterrent device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sound files comprises at least one ultrasonic predator call file.
3. The bird deterrent device of claim 2 , wherein the sound emitter is coupled to an ultrasonic sound generator.
4. The bird deterrent device of claim 2 , wherein the sound emitter comprises an ultrasonic sound generator.
5. The bird deterrent device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to receive instructions from a remote device.
6. The bird deterrent device of claim 1 , further comprising a power switch.
7. The bird deterrent device of claim 1 , further comprising a photovoltaic cell.
8. The bird deterrent device of claim 1 , wherein the power supply includes a rechargeable battery.
9. The bird deterrent device of claim 1 , wherein the first database is local to the device.
10. The bird deterrent device of claim 1 , further comprising a receiver coupled to the sound emitter, wherein the receiver is configured to receive at least one of an infrared signal and a radio frequency signal.
11. A bird deterrent device, comprising:
a housing that houses a sound emitter, a geo-location tool, a processor and a power supply;
wherein the processor is coupled to a first database configured to allow storage of a plurality of sound files; and
a sensor coupled to the housing, wherein the sensor is configured to:
detect at least one of a temperature, a light, a motion and a sound; and produce a sensor signal; and
wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain location information associated with the device from the geo-location tool;
select a sound file from the plurality of sound files based on the obtained location information;
cause the sound emitter to output the selected sound file as a sound emission; and
cause at least one of a change in volume of the sound emission,
a change in frequency of the sound emission, a powering on, and a powering off, as a function of the sensor signal.
12. The bird deterrent device of claim 11 , further comprising a feedback device coupled to the sensor.
13. The bird deterrent device of claim 12 , wherein the feedback device is a second sound emitter configured to alert a user of an environmental condition.
14. The bird deterrent device of claim 13 , wherein the environmental condition is a temperature.
15. The bird deterrent device of claim 13 , wherein the second sound emitter is different from the first sound emitter.
16. The bird deterrent device of claim 11 , further comprising a timer.
17. The bird deterrent device of claim 11 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a motion, and the processor is configured to cause a sound emission.
18. The bird deterrent device of claim 11 , further comprising a screen configured to provide an interface to a user.