Granted Patent B2

US 12,616,173 · App. 16/872,747 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Richard Alan Seltzer (Knoxville, TN); Jon Huber (Knoxville, TN); Anita White (Knoxville, TN)

Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation

A01K27/009A01K15/022A01K27/001A01K29/005

Abstract

Claims (20)

1 . A pet training device comprising,

one of more applications running on at least one processor;

a sound generation component, at least one sensor, and a memory, wherein the sound generation component, the at least one sensor, the memory, and the one or more applications are communicatively coupled;

the at least one sensor for detecting auditory events;

the one of more applications configured to activate the sound generation component upon detection by the at least one sensor of an auditory event of the auditory events, wherein the activated sound generation component delivers an auditory stimulus at a sound pressure level, for a duration, and using a noise pattern, wherein the activating the sound generation device includes storing in the memory a time of the delivered auditory stimulus and parameters of the delivered auditory stimulus, wherein the parameters include the sound pressure level, the duration, and the noise pattern, the one or more applications configured to monitor elapsed time between occurrences of auditory events, the one or more applications configured to change at least one of the parameters when the elapsed time between occurrences falls below a first threshold value, the one or more applications configured to log an indication that parameters of a delivered auditory stimulus are effective parameters when the elapsed time between occurrences exceeds a second threshold value, wherein the activated sound generation component delivers an auditory stimulus using the effective parameters of sound pressure level, duration, and noise pattern upon a subsequent occurrence of an auditory event.

2 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the pet training device is worn by an animal.

3 . The pet training device of claim 2 , wherein the auditory events include bark events.

4 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the auditory stimulus comprises a broadband noise signal.

5 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the noise pattern comprises periodically cycling the broadband noise signal on and off throughout the duration.

6 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the noise pattern comprises randomly cycling the broadband noise signal on and off throughout the duration.

7 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the sound pressure level is equal to or greater than 85 dBA.

8 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the sound pressure level is equal to or less than 120 dBA.

9 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the delivering the auditory stimulus comprises ramping the auditory stimulus to the sound pressure level in 10 milliseconds or less.

10 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the delivering the auditory stimulus comprises periodically changing the sound pressure level throughout the duration.

11 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the delivering the auditory stimulus comprises randomly changing the sound pressure level throughout the duration.

12 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the duration is equal to or greater than 40 milliseconds.

13 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the duration is equal to or less than 4 seconds.

14 . The pet training device of claim 1 , wherein the sound generation component comprises audio drive circuitry and speaker.

15 . The pet training device of claim 14 , wherein the audio drive circuitry comprises an analog noise source driven into an audio amplifier.

16 . The pet training device of claim 14 , wherein the audio drive circuitry comprises digital patterns driven into an audio amplifier.

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