Animal collar including tracking and location device
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1. An apparatus for locating or tracking animals comprising:
- an animal collar including;
a digital video camera that generates video signals, a global positioning unit operative for receiving a global positioning signal, a controller in communication with the digital video camera and the global positioning unit, the controller including a wireless communications link;
a remote source in communication with the wireless communication link, the controller being operative to transmit the video signals to said remote source.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an animal collar for locating and tracking animals. The animal collar is provided with a digital video camera that may be remotely controlled transmit real time full motion video signals over a broadband wireless communication network to allow a pet owner to view the immediate surroundings of a lost pet. The animal collar is further provided with a global positioning (GPS) unit that communicates with GPS satellites to determine the geographic coordinates of the animal collar.
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1. An apparatus for locating or tracking animals comprising:
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an animal collar including;
a digital video camera that generates video signals, a global positioning unit operative for receiving a global positioning signal, a controller in communication with the digital video camera and the global positioning unit, the controller including a wireless communications link;
a remote source in communication with the wireless communication link, the controller being operative to transmit the video signals to said remote source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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16. An animal collar comprising:
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a digital video camera that generates video signals, a global positioning unit operative for receiving a global positioning signal, a controller in communication with the digital video camera and the global positioning unit, the controller including a wireless communications link, the controller being operative to transmit the video signals and the global positioning signals to a remote source responsive to a command from the remote source.
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