Pet restraint system
AssigneeJesurum Scientific Enterprises, Inc.
InventorRobert Jesurum
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a method of controlling a position of an animal includes tracking a position of the animal using a positioning system, such as a global positioning system. A time-varying position of a base object is also tracked using the positioning system, and a relative position of the animal with respect to the base object is determined, based on the positions of the animal and the base object. When the relative position exceeds a minimum value, a stimulus is provided to the animal to encourage the animal to reduce the relative position. A user of the system may define a region for the animal using a map of the surrounding territory.
Claims24
A method of controlling a position of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
- tracking a position of the animal using a global positioning system and a first global positioning system receiver attached to the animal;
- tracking a time-varying position of a user using the global positioning system, the user having a base object comprising a second global positioning system receiver;
- determining a relative position of the animal with respect to the user accurately, based on positions of the animal and the user, the base object acting as a differential global positioning unit;
- computing a velocity of the animal and, based on the velocity, determining a time when the animal will reach a boundary relative to the user;
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- when the relative position exceeds a minimum value, providing a stimulus to the animal to encourage the animal to reduce the relative position.
A method of restraining a position of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at a base station, information defining at least one boundary of a territory;
- monitoring a position of an animal within the territory using a differential global positioning system comprising a first global positioning system receiver attached to the animal and a second global positioning system receiver disposed at a fixed location on the territory;
- determining a distance accurately between the position of the animal and the at least one boundary by receiving satellite data at a substantially same time and with a substantially same displacement error at both of the first and second global positioning system receivers;
- computing a velocity of the animal and, based on the velocity, determining a time when the animal will reach the at least one boundary;
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- providing a stimulus to the animal to encourage the animal to stay within the territory.
A method of restraining a position of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at a base station, information defining at least one boundary of a territory;
- monitoring a position of an animal within the territory using a differential global positioning system comprising a first global positioning system receiver attached to the animal and a second global positioning system receiver disposed at a fixed location on the territory;
- determining a distance accurately between the position of the animal and the at least one boundary;
- providing a stimulus to the animal to encourage the animal to stay within the territory;
- discontinuing the monitoring of the position of the animal within the territory using the differential global positioning system and enabling monitoring of the position of the animal relative to a user having a base object and a time-varying position, the base object comprising a third global positioning system receiver and acting as a differential global positioning system unit;
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- subsequent to the enabling of relative position monitoring, when the relative position exceeds a minimum value, providing a stimulus to the animal to encourage the animal to reduce the relative position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.