text: United States Patent 8881686
  12/976987
  119/71-720
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  1. A remote control system for animal training including a remote controller configured for use by a user and a training device worn by an animal to be trained, the remote controller and the training device configured to communicate with each other by radio frequency (RF) communication, the remote controller comprising: a stimulation mode selection button configured for selecting a kind and mode of stimuli to be applied to the animal, the stimuli including at least an electrical impulse stimulation; a volume control configured to set the level of electrical impulse stimulation to be applied to the animal, the volume control including a three-terminal potentiometer; a voltage-to-frequency converter configured to convert a voltage level set by the volume control to a corresponding frequency signal proportional to the voltage level; a RF communication circuitry configured to transmit signals including the kind and mode of stimuli and the level of electrical impulse stimulation to the training device through a transmitting antenna; and a microprocessor configured to receive and process inputs from the stimulation mode selection button and the voltage-to-frequency converter to produce the signals to be transmitted by the RF communication circuitry and control the RF communication circuitry.
  2. The remote control system of claim 1, the training device comprising: a RF communication circuitry configured to receive the signals transmitted from the remote controller, the RF communication circuitry including a receiving antenna; an electrical impulse stimulation generator configured to generate an electrical impulse stimulation to be applied to the animal through stimulation terminals with a level set by the control of the remote controller; and a microprocessor configured to process the signals and control the electrical impulse stimulation generator.
  3. The remote control system of claim 2, the training device further comprising a buzzer for applying a sound stimulation to the animal and a buzzer driver for driving the buzzer; and the remote controller further comprising a buzzer selection button for selecting the sound stimulation.
  4. The remote control system of claim 2, the training device further comprising an LED and a light driver for lighting the LED; and the remote controller further comprising a light selection button for selecting the LED lighting.
  6. The remote control system of claim 2, the training device further comprising a transmitter for transmitting information of the training device including a residual battery capacity of the training device to the remote controller; and the remote controller further comprising a receiver for receiving the information of the training device transmitted by the transmitter and a display for displaying the residual battery capacity of the battery of the training device.
  7. The remote control system of claim 2, the training device further comprising a GPS for obtaining position data of the animal, and a transmitter for transmitting information of the position data of the animal; the remote controller further comprising a module configured to receive position data of the user, a receiver configured to receive the information of the position data of the animal transmitted by the transmitter and a display for displaying the information; and wherein the microprocessor of the remote controller is configured to calculate a position information of the animal relative to the user based on the position data of the animal and the user, and the display displays the position information of the animal.