Wildlife detection and deterrent system and method for environmental instrumentation
US12279606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2001/4266
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described herein is a deterrence system for deterring animals from a vicinity of an environment monitoring apparatus, the system includes: a detector system having at least one sensor configured to generate a presence signal indicative of the presence of an object within a predefined vicinity of the environment monitoring apparatus; a deterrence processing system; and a repulsion system, wherein the deterrence processing system is configured to: monitor the presence signal; determine, from the presence signal, the presence of an object within the predefined vicinity of the environment monitoring apparatus; and communicate a command for the repulsion system to perform a sequence of one or more repulsion events actions in response to determining that an object is present, and wherein the repulsion system is configured to: perform one or more repulsion events responsive to receipt of the command from the deterrence processing system.
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