Patent ID: 9542835
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A01M,G01N,G08C,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of pest control devices, each pest control device including (i) a bait including a pest-consumable material, (ii) a sensor operable to generate a detection signal indicative of a pest presence, (iii) a controller configured to receive the detection signal and generate an electronic signal based on the detection signal, and (iv) a wireless communication circuit operable to transmit the electronic signal, a gateway to receive electronic signals from the plurality of pest control devices, and a wireless communication node operable to relay electronic signals to the gateway from the plurality of pest control devices, wherein the wireless communication node, the plurality of pest control devices, the gateway are configured to establish a wireless communication network, and (ii) each pest control device includes a human-detectable indicator to indicate establishment of the wireless communication network.