LARGE AREA POSITION/PROXIMITY CORRECTION DEVICE WITH ALARMS USING (D)GPS TECHNOLOGY

• US 20110193717A1
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Research Institute, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Research Institute, Inc.
• Inventors: Troxler, Robert Ernest
• Granted Patent: US 8,149,110 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/686.6
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/023 Anti-evasion devices
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0211 Combination with medical sensor, e.g. for measuring heart rate, temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/023 Power management, e.g. system sleep and wake up provisions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0277 Communication between units on a local network, e.g. Bluetooth, piconet, zigbee, Wireless Personal Area Networks [WPAN]

Abstract

A movable boundary detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver operable to receive a positioning signal including actual position coordinates of a movable device in a first space and a memory module including a memory to store predefined position coordinates for defining boundaries of a second space being located within the first space. A processor module is communicatively coupled to the receiver and the memory module and operable to compare the actual position coordinates to the predefined position coordinates. An indicator is communicatively coupled to the processor module and operable to indicate when the actual position coordinates are outside the predefined position coordinates for indicating that the device is outside the second space.

Claims

1. A movable boundary detection apparatus, comprising:

(a) a receiver operable to receive actual position coordinates of a movable device in a first space;

(b) a memory module including a memory to store predefined position coordinates for defining boundaries of a second space being located within the first space;

(c) a processor module communicatively coupled to the receiver and the memory module and operable to compare the actual position coordinates to the predefined position coordinates; and

(d) an indicator communicatively coupled to the processor module and operable to indicate when the actual position coordinates are outside the predefined position coordinates for indicating that the device is outside the second space.