Reconfigurable animal training apparatus and system

Abstract

An animal training apparatus including a stimulation generator/stimulator module to generate the stimulation and deliver the stimulation to the animal, and a microprocessor comprising control logic programmed to control the stimulation generator/stimulator module to deliver the stimulation to the animal when a preset condition is satisfied, wherein at least a portion of the control logic is reprogrammable by a user. Also, an animal training system further includes a remote controller to control the animal training apparatus, wherein at least a portion of user input or functions of the remote controller is reconfigurable by the user. The user may reset, reconfigure, and reprogram the control logic of the animal training apparatus or the user input of the remote controller, or various functions provided by the animal training system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An animal training apparatus which is worn on an animal to deliver stimulation for scolding or encouraging the animal when the animal does or does not do a particular behavior, the animal training apparatus comprising:
 a stimulation generator/stimulator module to generate the stimulation and deliver the stimulation to the animal; and   a microprocessor comprising control logic programmed to control the stimulation generator/stimulator module to deliver the stimulation to the animal when a preset condition is satisfied,   wherein at least a portion of the control logic is reprogrammable by a user.   
     
     
         2 . The animal training apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a communication interface to electrically connect the microprocessor to an external computer terminal wiredly or wirelessly, and   wherein reprogramming of the at least a portion of the control logic is executed by the external computer terminal using the communication interface.   
     
     
         3 . The animal training apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the external computer terminal is any one of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and a smartphone. 
     
     
         4 . The animal training apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the control logic of which the at least a portion is reprogrammable is logic that determines whether the preset condition is satisfied. 
     
     
         5 . The animal training apparatus according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a sensor to detect whether the animal did or did not do the particular behavior, and   wherein the logic determines whether the preset condition is satisfied based on an intensity of a signal outputted from the sensor.   
     
     
         6 . The animal training apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the control logic of which the at least a portion is reprogrammable is logic that sets at least one of a type, a duration, and an intensity of the stimulation to be delivered to the animal. 
     
     
         7 . The animal training apparatus according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a sensor to detect whether the animal did or did not do the particular behavior, and   wherein the logic is reprogrammable to set at least one of the type, the duration, and the intensity of the stimulation based on the intensity of the signal outputted from the sensor.