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US 10,292,370 B2Granted
Tracking and monitoring of animals with combined wireless technology and geo-fencing
AssigneenMode Solutions, Inc.
InventorTim Mobley
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Abstract
A networked cattle tracking system may track cattle using a base station, smart tags for cattle, and a mobile device. Tags are placed on each animal within a group of cattle. The tags may communicate with each other and with a base station. The tags may communication animal location and other information, including temperature, movement, blood information, and so on. A user may track cattle location, behavior, health, and other information at a base station monitor or a remote wireless device in communication with the base station and plurality of tags.
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A method for tracking objects, the method comprising:
- forming a node that includes a plurality of tags, wherein each tag in the node is attached to a respective object in a plurality of grouped objects;
- receiving satellite positioning signals at each tag in the node;
- providing respective position information from each tag in the node to a selected tag in the node;
- sending data from the selected tag in the node to a base station over a wireless network;
- determining a location and an identification for each tag in the node from the data sent to the base station;
- determining that the grouped objects are within a geofenced area based on the location and the identification information for each tag in the node;
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- transmitting the location and the identification information for each tag in the node to a recipient device.
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