Patent ID: 9545082
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A pet toy launching system for use with mobile devices, comprising: a handheld, manually manipulated ball launcher having a ball holder, a shaft supporting the ball holder, and a handle supporting the shaft, and including a transmitter; a dog-wearable sensing apparatus, including a transmitter; a ball or other projectile, configured to be cradled in the ball holder and manually thrown therefrom, including a transmitter; a mobile device, on which an application software program is installed; and one or more sensors, each of which is disposed in, and electrically connected to the transmitter in, one of the ball launcher, the dog-wearable sensing apparatus, and/or the ball; wherein the mobile device communicates with at least one of the ball launcher, the dog-wearable sensing apparatus, and/or the ball; and wherein the application software program presents a user interface, to a user, such that a game may be carried out, via the application software program, when the dog-wearable sensing apparatus is worn by a dog and the ball launcher is utilized to throw the ball or other projectile for the dog to retrieve.