ANIMAL TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD
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1. An animal tracking apparatus operable to be worn by an animal wearing a collar and a body harness, the apparatus comprising:
- a location determining component to determine an apparatus location;
a primary communications element coupled with the location determining component, the primary communications element transmitting information relating to the apparatus location to a remote navigation unit; and
a housing to house at least portions of the location determining component and the primary communications element, the housing removably coupling with both the collar and the body harness.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a tracking apparatus (100) and method that are operable to efficiently track an animal. The tracking apparatus (100) is operable to be worn by an animal, determine its current geographic location, and transmit information relating to its current geographic location to an external device such as a portable navigation unit (200). The navigation unit (200) is operable to display a representation of the geographic location of the tracking apparatus (100) for consideration by a user.
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1. An animal tracking apparatus operable to be worn by an animal wearing a collar and a body harness, the apparatus comprising:
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a location determining component to determine an apparatus location; a primary communications element coupled with the location determining component, the primary communications element transmitting information relating to the apparatus location to a remote navigation unit; and a housing to house at least portions of the location determining component and the primary communications element, the housing removably coupling with both the collar and the body harness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An animal tracking system comprising:
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an animal tracking apparatus operable to be worn by an animal, the animal tracking apparatus including a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to determine an apparatus location, a sensor to sense a condition, a memory to store the apparatus location and the sensed condition, a primary communications element to transmit information relating to the apparatus location and the sensed condition, and a housing to house at least portions of the GPS receiver, the sensor, the memory, and the primary communications element; and a portable navigation unit including a GPS receiver to determine a unit location, a primary communications element to receive the information from the animal tracking apparatus, a processor coupled with the receiver and the primary communications element, the processor to generate a representation of the apparatus location independent of the unit location, and a display to display the generated representation of the apparatus location and the sensed condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An animal tracking system comprising:
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an animal tracking apparatus operable to be worn by an animal, the animal tracking apparatus including a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to determine an apparatus location, a sensor to sense a condition, a memory to store the apparatus location and the sensed condition, a long range communications element to transmit information relating to the apparatus location and the sensed condition, a short range communications element, independent of the long range communications element, to receive configuration information, and a housing to house at least portions of the GPS receiver, the sensor, the memory, and the communications elements; and a portable navigation unit including a GPS receiver to determine a unit location, a long range communications element to receive the information from the animal tracking apparatus, a short range communications element, independent of the long range communications element, to transmit the configuration information, a display to display representation of the apparatus location, the sensed condition, and the unit location.
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