Shark repellent system

Abstract

A light sequence generation system is provided on human associated aquatic objects such as surfboards, boogie boards, and kayaks to deter shark attacks. Light sources such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) are configured to emit sequences of pulses in arrangements and/or patterns that are unnatural to sharks. Batteries and/or capacitors may be used along with solar panels to power the light sources. The batteries and/or capacitors can also power electromagnetic repellents or may be completely shield to prevent attractant effects. The unnatural light sequence generation system can be used in conjunction with other chemical and electromagnetic repellents.

1 - 21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . A human associated aquatic object, comprising:
 a plurality of light emitters;   memory configured to maintain a sequence effective for repelling a particular type of shark;   a transmitter configured to signal the plurality of light emitters using the sequence, wherein the sequence is configured to portray non-natural phenomena.   
     
     
         23 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 22 , wherein the sequence comprises variations in duration and intensity. 
     
     
         24 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 22 , wherein the sequence includes non-naturally occurring light sequences. 
     
     
         25 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 22 , wherein potential shark exposure information includes water condition information. 
     
     
         26 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 22 , wherein the sequence includes non-naturally occurring electroma.gnetic sequences. 
     
     
         27 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 22 , wherein the human associated aquatic object comprises a battery and/or capacitor. 
     
     
         28 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 27 , wherein the human associated aquatic object further comprises solar panels. 
     
     
         29 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 28 , wherein the human associated aquatic object is a wetsuit. 
     
     
         30 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 28 , wherein the human associated aquatic object is a surfboard. 
     
     
         31 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 28 , wherein the human associated aquatic object is a boogie board. 
     
     
         32 . The human associated aquatic object of  claim 22 , wherein the light sources are electromagnetically shielded. 
     
     
         33 . A method, comprising:
 retrieving a sequence from memory, the sequence effective for repellin a particular type of shark;   transmitting the sequence to a plurality of light emitters, the plurality of light emitters included in a human associated object, wherein the sequence is configured to portray non-natural phenomena.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the sequence comprises variations in duration and intensity. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the sequence includes non-naturally occurring light sequences. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein potential shark exposure information includes water condition information. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the sequence comprises non-rr u ally occurring electromagnetic sequences. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the human associated aquatic object comprises a battery and/or capacitor. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein the human associated aquatic object further comprises solar panels. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein the human associated aquatic object is a wetsuit. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein the human associated object is a board.