METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A PET PRODUCT WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS VIBRATORY OUTPUT

1 . A device adapted to be worn by a non-human animal, comprising:

i) at least one of a collar or a harness structured to fit the non-human animal; and

ii) at least one transducer located at least partially within the at least one collar or harness and structured to deliver a transcutaneous vibratory output to the non-human animal, the transcutaneous vibratory output having variable parameters comprising a perceived pitch, a perceived beat, and a perceived intensity.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one transducer is remotely controlled by a separate device.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one transducer is remotely controlled by an application executing on at least one of a smartphone, a mobile device, or a computer.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the transcutaneous vibratory output is generated by multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope generated using the perceived beat with a wave pattern generated using the perceived pitch.

5 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising, a sensor located at least partially within the at least one collar or harness and structured to sense an aspect of the non-human animal.

6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the sensor is at least one of a physiological sensor, a contextual sensor, an environmental sensor, a microphone, or a camera.

7 . The device of claim 5 , wherein a processor is in electronic communication with the at least one transducer and the sensor, the processor receiving data from the sensor and programmed to—

cause the at least one transducer to emit stimulation, wherein the stimulation comprises the transcutaneous vibratory output having parameters comprising the perceived pitch, the perceived beat, and the perceived intensity;

determine a state of the non-human animal based on the data from the sensor; and

alter the transcutaneous vibratory output based on a determination that the non-human animal is in the state.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein altering comprises at least one of (i) reducing a frequency of the perceived pitch, (ii) increasing an interval of the perceived beat, or (iii) reducing the perceived intensity of the transcutaneous vibratory output.

9 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further programmed to—

(i) receive data of a target state of the non-human animal;

(ii) determine from the data from the sensor whether the non-human animal has at least one of achieved or not achieved the target state, and if the non-human animal has not achieved the target state, the processor is further programmed to determine a distance from the target state; and

(iii) if the non-human animal has not achieved the target state, alter the transcutaneous vibratory output.

10 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising, a contextual sensor structured to identify a change in weather or a geospatial environment.

11 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising a processor in electronic communication with the at least one transducer and the contextual sensor, the processor receiving information about the change in weather or geospatial environment from the contextual sensor, and programmed to—

determine a state of the non-human animal based on the data from the contextual sensor; and

cause the at least one transducer to emit stimulation based on the determined state, wherein the stimulation comprises the transcutaneous vibratory output having parameters comprising the perceived pitch, the perceived beat, and the perceived intensity.

12 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising a processor in electronic communication with the at least one transducer and the contextual sensor, the processor receiving information about the change in weather or geospatial environment from the contextual sensor, and programmed to—

determine a state of the non-human animal based on the change in weather or geospatial environment;

determine a transcutaneous vibratory output to apply to a portion of the non-human animal to return the non-human animal from the state to at least one of a baseline state and a target state; and

communicate the determined transcutaneous vibratory output to the at least one transducer.

13 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising, an environmental sensor and the device is further configured to determine a baseline state of the non-human animal based on environment data from the environmental sensor.

14 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising, an environmental sensor and the device is further configured to adjust the transcutaneous vibratory output to the non-human animal based on environment data from the environmental sensor.

15 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:

determine a baseline of the non-human animal based on the data from the sensor; and

in response to determining deviations from the baseline of the non-human animal, cause the at least one transducer to emit stimulation configured to return the non-human animal to the baseline.

16 . A device, comprising:

i) a cushion structured to accommodate a non-human animal; and

ii) at least one transducer located at least partially within the cushion and structured to deliver a transcutaneous vibratory output to the non-human animal, the transcutaneous vibratory output having variable parameters comprising a perceived pitch, a perceived beat, and a perceived intensity.

17 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one transducer is remotely controlled by a separate device.

18 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one transducer is remotely controlled by an application executing on at least one of a smartphone, a mobile device, or a computer.

19 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the transcutaneous vibratory output is generated by multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope generated using the perceived beat with a wave pattern generated using the perceived pitch.

20 . The device of claim 16 , further comprising, a sensor located at least partially within the cushion and structured to sense an aspect of the non-human animal.

21 . The device of claim 20 , wherein the sensor is at least one of a physiological sensor, a contextual sensor, an environmental sensor, a microphone, or a camera.

22 . The device of claim 20 , wherein a processor is in electronic communication with the at least one transducer and the sensor, the processor receiving data from the sensor and programmed to—

cause the at least one transducer to emit stimulation, wherein the stimulation comprises the transcutaneous vibratory output having parameters comprising the perceived pitch, the perceived beat, and the perceived intensity;

determine a state of the non-human animal based on the data from the sensor; and

alter the transcutaneous vibratory output based on a determination that the non-human animal is in the state.

23 . The device of claim 22 , wherein altering comprises at least one of (i) reducing a frequency of the perceived pitch, (ii) increasing an interval of the perceived beat, or (iii) reducing the perceived intensity of the transcutaneous vibratory output.

24 . The device of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further programmed to—

(i) receive data of a target state of the non-human animal;

(ii) determine from the data from the sensor whether the non-human animal has at least one of achieved or not achieved the target state, and if the non-human animal has not achieved the target state, the processor is further programmed to determine a distance from the target state; and

(iii) if the non-human animal has not achieved the target state, alter the transcutaneous vibratory output.

25 . A method of assisting a non-human animal to reach a target state, comprising the steps:

obtaining input of a desired target state for the non-human animal; and

generating, using a motor located in at least one of a collar or a harness on the non-human animal, a transcutaneous vibratory output to be applied to a portion of a body of the non-human animal to assist the non-human animal in achieving the target state, the transcutaneous vibratory output having variable parameters comprising a perceived pitch, a perceived beat, and a perceived intensity, wherein generating comprises multiplicatively combining a sine wave-shaped envelope generated using the perceived beat with a wave pattern generated using the perceived pitch to produce the transcutaneous vibratory output.

26 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising:

determining a state of the non-human animal based on data from a sensor located on the non-human animal; and

altering the transcutaneous vibratory output based on a determination that the non-human animal is in the state.

27 . The method of claim 25 , further comprising:

(i) receiving data of the target state of the non-human animal,

(ii) determining from data from a sensor whether the non-human animal has at least one of achieved or not achieved the target state, and if the non-human animal has not achieved the target state, determining a distance from the target state; and

(iii) if the non-human animal has not achieved the target state, altering the transcutaneous vibratory output.