ELECTRONIC FENCE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An electronic fence system capable of guiding animals to return, comprising:
- a transmitter unit for generating radio frequency (RF) signals wherein the transmitter unit is operable to select between a plurality of functions and to generate a control command specifying at least one of vibration, high-frequency beep, vibration with high frequency beep, shock and shock intensity; and
a receiver unit for receiving the transmitted RF signals and the control command wherein the received initiates a stimulation based upon the control command, the receiver unit further including;
a plurality of antennas structurally arranged in relation to a collar worn by an animal;
first receiver unit module for receiving control commands from the transmitter unit;
second receiver unit module for receiving satellite information from a global positioning satellite (GPS) transceiver;
wherein the receiver unit is operable to define an electronic fence based upon a specified location in relation to the position information received through the second receiver unit module and further wherein the specified location is based a coordinate defined in a control command received from the transmitter unit.
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Abstract
An electronic fence system capable of guiding animals under training to return to a predetermined restricted area is disclosed. The fence system may utilize either a plurality of loops to determine direction of travel for a receiver unit or, alternatively, a GPS system. For embodiments utilizing the GPS system, electronic fences are defined in relation to GPS location information. A lock-down mode is used to contain an animal to a very constricted area when a control command is received to initialize the lock down mode or upon a specified condition. Specified conditions include the animal approaching or entering a specified area or, alternatively, a threshold level of charge being reached for a battery that provides power for the receiver unit.
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37 Claims
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1. An electronic fence system capable of guiding animals to return, comprising:
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a transmitter unit for generating radio frequency (RF) signals wherein the transmitter unit is operable to select between a plurality of functions and to generate a control command specifying at least one of vibration, high-frequency beep, vibration with high frequency beep, shock and shock intensity; and a receiver unit for receiving the transmitted RF signals and the control command wherein the received initiates a stimulation based upon the control command, the receiver unit further including; a plurality of antennas structurally arranged in relation to a collar worn by an animal; first receiver unit module for receiving control commands from the transmitter unit; second receiver unit module for receiving satellite information from a global positioning satellite (GPS) transceiver; wherein the receiver unit is operable to define an electronic fence based upon a specified location in relation to the position information received through the second receiver unit module and further wherein the specified location is based a coordinate defined in a control command received from the transmitter unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31)
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28. An electronic fence system, comprising:
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a handheld master terminal for restricting the activity area of a control unit to a limited area, which is an invisible fence, using a bidirectional RF modem module capable of configuring a network; and the control unit for receiving a command provided from the handheld master terminal and performing the command. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 32)
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33. A method for an electronic fence system, comprising:
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an electronic collar receiving GPS satellite position information; determining a fence boundary area; and determining to apply a stimulation to an animal based upon a location of the animal in relation to the determined boundary area. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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