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US 10,863,718 B1Granted
System for designating a boundary or area for a pet technical field
OwnerAleksandar Lazarevicinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for designating a boundary for a pet is usable both outdoors and indoors. A collar device communicates with satellites or indoor location devices to define a boundary for containment of an animal or pet. The device also includes an altimeter for detecting an altitude of the pet, for example, when a pet may jump up onto a table, counter or bed, or when a pet may travel to a different floor of a home, building or other structure.
Claims17
An animal feedback apparatus comprising:
- a housing in which a processor, a memory, a radionavigation-satellite service (RNSS) sensor, an altimeter, a wireless communication device and a power source are at least partially disposed;
- a connector coupled to the housing, the connector configured to selectively attach to an animal;
- a feedback emitter in communication with the processor, said feedback emitter providing a feedback signal to the animal as an electric shock or an audible signal;
- wherein, the feedback emitter outputs a first feedback signal in response to a command from the processor if the RNSS sensor determines that a current position of the animal is near a set of coordinates stored in the memory;
- and
- wherein the feedback emitter outputs a second feedback signal in response to a command from the processor if the altimeter determines that a current position of the animal is near an elevation stored in the memory.
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A method of delivering corrective feedback to an animal, the method comprising:
- providing a housing in which a processor, a memory, a radionavigation-satellite service (RNSS) sensor, an altimeter, a wireless communication device and a power source are at least partially disposed;
- providing a connector coupled to the housing, the connector configured to selectively attach to the animal;
- providing a feedback emitter in communication with the processor, said feedback emitter providing a feedback signal to the animal as an electric shock or an audible signal;
- sensing, with the RNSS sensor that a current position of the animal is near a set of coordinates stored in the memory and outputting a feedback signal with the feedback emitter;
- and
- sensing, with the altimeter that a current position of the animal is above a certain elevation and outputting a feedback signal with the feedback emitter.
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An animal feedback system comprising:
- a feedback device, said feedback device further comprising:
- a housing in which a processor, a memory, radionavigation-satellite service (RNSS) sensor, an altimeter, a wireless communication device and a power source are at least partially disposed;
- a connector coupled to the housing, the connector configured to selectively attach to an animal;
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- a feedback emitter in communication with the processor;
- a plurality of indoor location devices further comprising a radio transmitter in communication with the wireless antenna;
- wherein, the feedback emitter outputs a feedback signal comprising at least one of an electric shock or an audible signal in response to a command from the processor if the processor determines that a current position of the animal relative to the indoor location device is near a set of coordinates stored in the memory;
- and
- wherein the feedback emitter outputs a feedback signal comprising at least one of an electric shock or an audible signal in response to a command from the processor if the altimeter determines that a current position of the animal is near an elevation stored in the memory.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.