An animal feeder which generates sensorially perceivable indicia upon the coincidence an alteration in food or water conditions and the proximity of a person to the animal feeder.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An animal feeder, comprising: a. a feeder containing an amount of feed; b. a first sensor responsive to at least one altered feed characteristic of said amount of feed in said feeder; c. a second sensor responsive to a human locatable a distance from said feeder; d. a s
The invention claimed is: 1. An animal feeder, comprising: a. a feeder containing an amount of feed; b. a first sensor responsive to at least one altered feed characteristic of said amount of feed in said feeder; c. a second sensor responsive to a human locatable a distance from said feeder; d. a signal generator responsive to said first sensor and to said second sensor which generates a signal in response to the coincidence of said at least one altered feed characteristic and said human locatable a distance from said feeder; and e. an indicia generator which emits a sensorially perceivable indicia in response to said signal from said signal generator. 2. An animal feeder as described in claim 1, wherein said first sensor responsive to said at least one altered feed characteristic is selected from the group consisting of a fluid level sensor, a float level switch, a differential pressure switch, a magnetic float sensor, a membrane switch, a solids level switch, a conductivity liquid level switch, a resistivity liquid level switch, an air bubbler liquid level switch, optical fluid sensor, radiofrequency detector, ultrasonic detector, radar detector, thin film pressure sensor, an infrared emitting diode with NPN silicon phototransistor, a timing circuit, and a timer. 3. An animal feeder as described in claim 2, wherein said feed is selected from the group consisting of: a material consumable by an animal, a solid consumable by an animal, a liquid consumable by an animal, dry animal food, canned animal food, prescription animal diets, diets containing medicaments, medicaments, seeds, meals, pellets, flakes, frozen food, and water. 4. An animal feeder as described in claim 3, wherein said altered feed characteristic is selected from the group consisting of an elapse of a duration of time said feed has been contained in said feeder, an alternation in said amount of feed contained in said feeder, an alternation in a level of said amount of feed contained in said feeder, and an alteration of an amount of weight of said amount of feed contained in said feeder. 5. An animal feeder as described in claim 4, wherein said second sensor responsive to a human locatable a distance from said feeder is selected from the group consisting of an infrared motion sensor, modulated infrared light detector, an ultrasonic motion sensor, an infrared emitting diode with an NPN silicon phototransistor, a load sensor, a pressure switch, radar detector, and a thin film pressure sensor, a global positioning locator element, an Internet domain address locator element, an e-mail address locator element, a wireless transmitter locator element, and a broadband transmission address locator element. 6. An animal feeder as described in claim 5, wherein said indicia generator is selected from the group consisting of an emitter of light, an emitter of sound, an emitter of scent, a light emitting diode, an incandescent light, a light emitting diode which flashes, an incandescent lights which flashes, a piezoelectric sound generator, a mechanical buzzer, a magnetic buzzer, a piezoelectric siren, a piezoelectric indicator, a tone generator, a speaker, a digital message player, a vibrotactile bar, a pulsating transducer, an actuatable aerosol dispensers, a telephone, a facsimile, an e-mail, a wireless transmission, a broadband transmission. 7. An animal feeder as described in claim 6, further comprising a third sensor responsive to an animal proximate to said feeder. 8. An animal feeder as described in claim 7, wherein said third sensor responsive to said animal proximate to said feeder is selected from the group consisting of: an infrared motion sensor, modulated infrared light detector, an ultrasonic motion sensor, an infrared emitting diode with an NPN silicon phototransistor, a load sensor, a pressure switch, radar detector, a thin film pressure sensor, and a transmitter-receiver attached to said animal. 9. A method of feeding an animal, comprising the steps of: a. containing an amount of feed in a feeder; b. sensing an alteration in a feed characteristic of said amount of feed contained in said feeder; c. sensing a human locatable a distance from said feeder; d. generating a signal in response to said alteration of said feed characteristic of said amount of feed contained in said feeder coincident with said human locatable a distance from said feeder; and e. emitting a sensorially perceivable indicia in response to said signal generated. 10. A method of feeding an animal as described in claim 9, wherein said step of containing an amount of feed in a feeder comprises the step of containing an amount of feed in said feeder selected from the group consisting of a material consumable by an animal, a solid consumable by an animal, a liquid consumable by an animal, dry animal food, canned animal food, prescription animal diets, diets containing medicaments, medicaments, seeds, meals, pellets, flakes, frozen food, and water. 11. A method of feeding an animal as described in claim 10, wherein said step of sensing an alteration in feed characteristics of said amount of feed contained in said feeder comprises the step of sensing alteration in feed characteristics selected from the group consisting of an elapse of a duration of time said feed has been contained in said feeder, an alternation in said amount of feed contained in said feeder, an alternation in a level of said amount of feed contained in said feeder, and an alteration of an amount of weight of said amount of feed contained in said feeder. 12. A method of feeding an animal as described in claim 11, wherein said step of sensing a human locatable a distance from said feeder comprises the step of sensing said human located within a range of distance of said feeder selected from the group consisting of: between about zero feet and about ten feet, between about 1 foot and about two feet, between about two feet and about three feet, between about three feet and about four feet, between about four feet and about five feet, between about five feet and about six feet, between about six feet and seven feet, between about seven feet and eight feet, between about eight feet and about nine feet, between about nine feet and about ten feet, and between about zero feet and about twenty feet, locatable by global position system tracking, locatable as an Internet domain address, locatable as an e-mail address, locatable as a wireless transmitter address, locatable as a broadband transmission address. 13. A method of feeding an animal as described in claim 12, wherein said step of generating a signal in response to said alteration of said feed characteristic of said amount of feed contained in said feeder coincident with said human locatable a distance from said feeder comprises a signal selected from the group consisting of generating an amount of current in a circuit, an analog signal, and a digital signal. 14. A method of feeding an animal as described in claim 13, wherein said step of emitting a sensorially perceivable indicia in response to said signal generated comprises the step of emitting a sensorially perceivable indicia selected from the group consisting of a light emission, a sound emission, a scent emission, an emission from a light emitting diode, an emission from an incandescent light, a flashing light emission, a flashing incandescent light emission, a sound emission from a piezoelectric sound generator, a sound emission from a mechanical buzzer, a sound emission from a magnetic buzzer, a sound emission from a piezoelectric siren, a sound emission from a piezoelectric indicator, an emission from a tone generator, a sound emission from a speaker, a digital message, a vibration, a pulsation from a transducer, an aerosol spray, a telephone transmission, a facsimile transmission, an e-mail transmission, a wireless transmission, a broadband transmission. 15. A method of feeding an animal as described in claim 14, further comprising the step of step of sensing an animal proximate to said feeder and wherein said step of generating a signal in response to said alteration of said feed characteristic of said amount of feed contained in said feeder coincident with said human locatable a distance from said feeder comprises the step of generating a signal in response to said alteration of said feed characteristic of said amount of feed contained in said feeder coincident with said human locatable a distance from said feeder and said animal proximate to said feeder. 16. A method of producing an animal feeder, comprising the steps of: a. providing an animal feeder; b. locating a first sensor to respond to alteration of at least one feed characteristic of an amount of feed contained by said feeder; c. locating a second sensor to respond to a human locatable a distance from said feeder; d. coupling a signal generator to said first sensor and said second sensor, wherein said signal generator generates a signal in response to alteration of said at least one feed characteristic coincident with said human locatable a distance from said feeder; and e. coupling an indicia generator to said signal generator. 17. A method of producing an animal feeder as described in claim 16, wherein said step of locating a first sensor to respond to alteration of at least one feed characteristic of an amount of feed contained by said feeder comprises configuring said first sensor and said feeder as a single integrated piece. 18. A method of producing an animal feeder as described in claim 17, wherein said step of locating a second sensor to respond to a human locatable a distance from said feeder comprises configuring said second sensor and said feeder as a single integrated piece. 19. A method of producing an animal feeder as described in claim 18, further comprising the step of locating third sensor to respond to an animal proximate to said feeder. 20. A method of producing an animal feeder as described in claim 19, wherein said step of locating third sensor to respond to an animal proximate to said feeder comprises the step of configuring said third sensor and said feeder as a single integrated piece. 21. A method of producing an animal feeder as described in claim 20, where said step of coupling an indicia generator to said signal generator comprises the step of configuring said indicia generator and said feeder as a single integrated piece.
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