Patent ID: 8161915

Claim:
A method of controlling an apparatus for preventing an animal from barking, comprising the steps of: a) initializing stimulation means and an operating time of the animal barking prevention apparatus; b) determining whether the operating time of the animal barking prevention apparatus has been reached; c) if it is determined at step b) that the operating time has been reached, determining whether sound is sensed by a sound sensor; d) after step c), determining whether a vibration is sensed by a vibration sensor; e) determining using a light sensor whether a current time corresponds to daytime or nighttime; f) determining whether a second control switch is operated, and then checking the operating time; g) determining a dial position selected by the first control switch; h) when a dial position other than an eighth dial position of the first control switch is determined to be selected at step g), outputting a stimulation corresponding to the selected dial position; i) when the eighth dial position of the first control switch is determined to be selected at step g), determining whether a recording (REC) switch is operated; j) if it is determined at step i) that the REC switch is not operated, testing the stimulation means of the animal barking prevention apparatus; k) if it is determined at step i) that the REC switch is operated, recording a voice of the user; and l) displaying results of steps h), j) and k), and returning to step b).