Patent Document ID: 20070095303
Application ID: 11261821
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. An electronic animal training apparatus that adjusts a correction profile for an animal based upon the animal's temperament, said electronic animal training apparatus comprising: a triggering unit detecting a behavior of an animal and generating a trigger signal; a processor in communication with said triggering unit, said processor responsive to said trigger signal; a trigger counter in communication with said processor, said trigger counter counting a number of trigger signals occurring within a single bark episode; an episode timer in communication with said processor, said episode timer counting a time between successive trigger signals to define said single bark episode; a base intensity storage unit in communication with said processor; an applied intensity storage unit in communication with said processor, said base intensity storage unit, and said trigger counter, said applied intensity storage unit holding a value corresponding to an intensity level for a stimulus applied to the animal; a stimulus generation device in communication with said processor and with said applied intensity storage unit, said stimulus generation device producing a stimulus signal in response to each said trigger signal; and a stimulus delivery device in communication with said stimulus generation device, said stimulus delivery device transferring a stimulus to the animal upon receipt of said stimulus signal.