Telemetry-enabled trap monitoring system

摘要

Disclosed is a trap including a status LED configured to indicate a trap status, a door sensor configured to indicate a door status, and a status button, configured to: 1) wake a micro controller such that the telemetry-enabled trap can be registered with a telemetry system, and 2) cause the status LED to indicate at least the trap status and the door status. Also disclosed is a method for monitoring the trap. The method includes receiving GPS data, monitoring the GPS data for valid positional information, and receiving an event message from a trap tracker module.

主权项

1. An apparatus for monitoring an animal trap having a movable trapping member, wherein the movable trapping member is movable between a set state and an actuated state, the apparatus comprising:
a GPS unit; a sensor arranged to sense a state of the movable trapping member; and an indicator configured to indicate a trap status; a controller arranged to receive a signal from the sensor and control the indicator in response to the signal; and the controller having a sleep state and a wake state, at least a portion of the controller receiving power during the sleep state and the controller programmed to change from the wake state to the sleep state independent of the state of the movable trap member; when in the sleep state, the controller programmed to listen for a signal from a clock; and when in the wake state, the controller further programmed to monitor the sensor and generate a registration message to a remote system, the registration message comprising information identifying a location of the animal trap and the state of the movable trapping member.