Patent ID: 11917981
Assignee: RAMSEIER COATINGS AG
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H  E  G | IPC A  E  G

Claim 0:
1. A device for determining whether to at least one of open and unlock a door for an animal, comprising:
an image recording device adapted to capture images of an approach procedure of the animal located in proximity to the device, the approach procedure comprising a trajectory of the animal;
a pressure sensor in proximity to the door configured to capture a weight;
a database adapted to store reference images of a reference trajectory of characteristic procedures of approach of the animal; and
a control device coupled to the database and the image recording device, the control device determining a degree of matching between the trajectory and the reference trajectory and actuating a drive for at least one of opening and unlocking the door if the degree of matching exceeds a threshold value;
wherein the control device is further configured to determine if the animal is holding a captured animal in jaws of the animal by at least one of:
comparing the images and the reference images; and
comparing the weight captured by the pressure sensor with a reference weight of the animal; and

wherein the drive for opening the door is actuated only if the animal is identified as not holding the captured animal in the jaws.