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US 11,882,813 B2Granted
Wildlife tracking system
OwnerRonnie A Valdezinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system for tracking wildlife such as game animals. The tracking system includes a drone that has a camera and a dart dispenser that dispenses a dart with a location transmitter. The drone sends images from the camera to a remote controller, where a user pilots the drone and observes animals for disease or other behaviors, and sends instructions to dispense the dart. The real-time location of the dart is then provided to a mobile application for use in tracking or hunting the animal.
Claims20
A wildlife tracking system comprising:
- a drone comprising a camera, a wireless transceiver, and a dart dispenser, wherein the dart dispenser comprises a dart having a transmitter;
- a controller having a display screen presenting images from the camera, and having a user input receiving instructions to dispense the dart from the dart dispenser;
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- a mobile application displaying a graphical location marker indicating a real-time location of the dart.
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A method for observing and tracking wildlife, comprising:
- displaying, at a remote controller, an image from a camera on a drone, the image comprising an animal in a field of view of the camera;
- receiving, at the remote controller, a user input to dispense a dart from the drone, wherein the dart comprises a location transmitter;
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- displaying, on a mobile application, a graphical location marker indicating a real-time location of the dart overlaid on a map.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.