US 6,043,748 A · Satellite relay collar and programmable electronic boundary system for the containment of animals

Abstract

A programmable boundary pet containment system is provided for controlling the access of animals to areas outside of programmed boundaries. A programmable relay collar is provided on an animal to transmit positional data as detected from positional satellites to a remotely located processing station. The processing station calculates the relayed data to determine the position of the animal relative to a configuration data file establishing confinement area boundaries. Animals that are detected as venturing beyond the programmed boundaries are subject to a correction stimulus, such as a mild shock or audible signal, delivered to the animal by the relay collar as enabled by the remotely located processing station.

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Dependent claims

An animal containment system for detecting the location of an animal relative to a positional satellite, the system comprising:

(a) a transponder carried by the animal having a satellite data receiver for detecting positional satellite data of a selected characteristic, a transmitter responsive to said receiver for re-transmitting selected positional satellite data and a stimulus generator for generating a selected stimulus to the animal;
and
(b) a control station responsive to the selected positional satellite data from the transmitter including an animal speed monitor for updating retransmission rate of the transmitter relative to the change in location by the animal, and an animal controller for providing a control signal to the transponder to deliver the stimulus to the animal.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Satellite relay collar and programmable electronic boundary system for the containment of animals

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Satellite relay collar and programmable electronic boundary system for the containment of animals

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Abstract

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